$3 million to get rid of ‘poop’ on the Moon? NASA’s new challenge offers big prize
The contest, called the LunaRecycle Challenge, is part of NASA’s bigger plan to support human life beyond Earth without depending too much on supplies
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Copernicus may have leaned on ancient Muslim astronomer in developing his cosmological system
New research has revealed that the cosmological model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus, the renowned European Renaissance polymath, bears striking resemblance to the one designed by an Arab Muslim astronomer nearly two centuries earlier.
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Supernova Death Blasts May Have Wiped Out Life on Earth – Twice
Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two of Earth's mass extinction events may have been triggered by…
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Mystery Fossil From Taiwan Identified As Denisovan – A Game-Changer for Human Evolution
Ancient protein analysis revealed that the oldest hominin fossil found in Taiwan belonged to a male Denisovan. Penghu 1, a jawbone from Taiwan, was identified as Denisovan, expanding their known range to Southeast Asia. The find reveals Denisovans had stronge…
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Shocking Theory Questions Our Understanding of Time!
A recent study introduces a captivating idea: what if time is not a fundamental dimension of the universe, but rather an illusion created by quantum physics? ... Continue Reading →
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Astronomers Say They Finally Found Half the Universe’s Matter. It was Missing In Plain Sight
It was beginning to get embarassing but vast clouds of hydrogen may finally resolve a cosmic mystery.
ZME Science (www.zmescience.com)
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Webb Captures a Planet’s Final Plunge Into Its Star – And It Wasn’t What Scientists Expected
Lingering Brightness Provides Evidence for How the Planet Met Its Demise Each year, scientists from around the world compete for a chance to use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Proposals go through a rigorous review process, and approved projects are added…
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Pulsar Fusion unveils vision for ‘Sunbird’ nuclear rocket to reach Mars in half the time (video)
This superfast propulsion system could aid humanity's exploration goals someday.
Space.com (www.space.com)
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A resurrected defence of beanbag genetics
Today a bitter dispute about the nature of biology is underway. A simple bag of beans may be what tips the balance
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Tuesday Telescope: Is the James Webb Space Telescope worth $10 billion?
The rings are real, and they’re spectacular.
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NASA Expert Explains Why No Astronaut In History Has Ever Left Earth's Atmosphere
If you wanted to be a pedant, you could even argue we have never been to space.
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Entanglement as the Currency of Quantum Measurement
A powerful framework allows scientists to understand and classify joint quantum measurements—procedures essential for many quantum technologies.
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ATLAS gets under the hood of the Higgs mechanism
The detection of longitudinally polarized W boson production at the Large Hadron Collider is an important step towards understanding how the primordial electroweak symmetry broke, giving rise to the masses of elementary particles.
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Maryland congressmen vow to block proposed NASA science budget cuts
Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation expressed confidence that Congress will ultimately reject sharp cuts in NASA science programs proposed by the White House, citing competition with Chi…
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There's Something Special About Meteors That Collide With Earth
Much of what scientists know about the early Solar System comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere.
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New sub-Neptune exoplanet orbiting nearby star detected
Using the radial velocity method, an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a nearby star known as GI 410. The newfound alien world was classified as a sub-Neptune exoplanet with a mass of at least 8.4 Earth masses. …
Phys.Org (phys.org)
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Webb brings dying star's energetic display into full focus
Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 (MIRI image)
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17 km into Antarctica, a missing submarine reveals the South Pole’s secrets
An extraordinary expedition recently ventured deep into the icy heart of Antarctica, offering a rare look at a world so remote and unexplored that it feels ... Continue Reading →
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The mouse, 'The Matrix,' and the revolutionary brain map
Researchers mapped 84,000 neurons in a mouse brain after it watched video clips. The 3D map links structure and activity.
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Our Galaxy's Neighbour Is Potentially Being Torn Apart by Its Bigger Sibling
A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud is potentially being torn apart by gravitational forces from its larger companion.
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