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This Strange Comet-Asteroid Hybrid Is Like Nothing Else in The Solar System

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object.

ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com) • Published 18 days ago

Ancient Observatory or Something Else? Groundbreaking Study Challenges Famous “Wheel of Ghosts” Purpose

A scientific discovery challenges the common perception of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights. A new study by Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has unveiled groundbreaking insights into the Rujm el-Hiri site, also known as the "Wheel o…

SciTechDaily (scitechdaily.com) • Published 18 days ago

Why ‘Kessler Syndrome’ could turn from a hypothetical to a space disaster reality

This week, uncover why experts are worried about Kessler Syndrome, meet the species newly discovered in 2024, marvel at a mystery volcano revealed, and more.

CNN (www.cnn.com) • Published 16 days ago

Scientists Find Largest Dinosaur Footprint Site Ever Found in the U.K. — Here’s Why It’s ‘Exhilarating’

Researchers in England have found the largest dinosaur footprint site ever discovered in the U.K. about 60 miles northwest of London. The tracks date back to 166 million years ago and appear to belong to two distinct types of dinosaurs.

PEOPLE (people.com) • Published 16 days ago

Space photo of the week: Hubble celebrates 10 years of hunting giants

Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Live Science (www.livescience.com) • Published 15 days ago

Evidence of a massive, early-universe black hole stuns astronomers

Astronomers found a massive black hole that spent ages in a "quiet" phase when everything around it in the early universe roared.

Earth.com (www.earth.com) • Published 15 days ago

Quadrantid meteor shower to light up skies with dazzling ‘fireball’ shooting stars — and New Yorkers may be in luck

The Quadrantid meteor shower — one of the best annual meteor showers — will be peaking overnight from Thursday to Friday, producing "fireball" brightness and...

New York Post (nypost.com) • Published 15 days ago

Sci-Fi No More: First-Ever Image of a Sunlike Star’s Astrosphere Captured in Space - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Astronomers have captured a stunning first: an image of a protective bubble around a star like our sun. This mysterious astrosphere, a cosmic shield against harmful radiation, could hold clues about the sun’s turbulent youth. Nicknamed The Moth, this star boa…

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel (dailygalaxy.com) • Published 15 days ago

NASA to Reveal New Mars Sample Return Plans on Jan. 7 – Here’s How to Tune In

NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission faces a pivotal moment. With costs soaring and timelines slipping, the agency is rethinking its approach to one of its most ambitious goals: bringing Mars rocks back to Earth. A major announcement on Jan. 7 could reshape the …

Indiandefencereview.com (indiandefencereview.com) • Published 15 days ago

Strange structures discovered in the Pacific could change our understanding of Earth

Scientists believe they’ve found a window into the dawn of time on Earth, and it’s hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean.A team led by geophysicist Simon Lamb, of the University of Wellington and scientist Cornel de Ronde, of GNS Science, said the key to our past …

indy100 (www.indy100.com) • Published 16 days ago

Hidden Beneath Antarctica’s Frozen Lake Enigma: Something Extraordinary Lurks Under 14 Meters of Ice - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Deep beneath Antarctica’s frozen Lake Enigma, hidden under 14 meters of thick ice, scientists have uncovered something extraordinary that defies expectations. This mysterious discovery challenges long-held beliefs about where life can thrive and could hold se…

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel (dailygalaxy.com) • Published 16 days ago

Century-Old Challenge Of “Atomic Diffraction” Finally Solved Thanks To Graphene

This experiment is “fundamentally different” from all previous atomic diffraction experiments.

IFLScience (www.iflscience.com) • Published 16 days ago

Astronomers Finally Pin Down the Origins of Fast Radio Bursts–By Analyzing Their Powerful Twinkling

Astronomers finally discovered the origin of fast radio bursts (FRBs)–mysterious and powerful bursts from outer space first seen in 2007.

Good News Network (www.goodnewsnetwork.org) • Published 16 days ago

NASA's Stunning New Image Reveals Dust Devils in Action on Mars

An incredible image of Mars has been released that captures the relentless activity of dust devils, swirling across the planet's surface.

ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com) • Published 15 days ago

Physicists Measure Quantum Geometry of Electrons For First Time

A new breakthrough may help scientists solve some of the mysteries of the quantum realm.

ScienceAlert (www.sciencealert.com) • Published 18 days ago

Fighter aircraft ‘activates its cloaking device’ and people have a lot to say about it

Footage of a fighter aircraft ‘activating its cloaking device’ has gone viral and people have been left stunned, to say the least.

Unilad.com (www.unilad.com) • Published 18 days ago

Dear Abby: Man invites grandkids to meteor shower event and amateur astronomer in-law isn’t over the moon

I thought they understood it would be an adult event, as we’ll be up half the night and traveling 30 minutes to get to the dark sky site.

nj.com (www.nj.com) • Published 19 days ago

Ants better than humans at group projects

A new study found that ants perform better at solving puzzles in a group than humans, especially when the humans are not allowed to speak with one another. Longhorn crazy…

Boing Boing (boingboing.net) • Published 19 days ago

“Homo juluensis”: Scientists Claim To Have Discovered New Species of Humans

Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A University of Hawaiʻi researcher may have identified a new human species, Homo juluensis, which could encompass enigmatic groups like the De…

SciTechDaily (scitechdaily.com) • Published 18 days ago

Venus and crescent Moon stun stargazers

The planet appeared shining brightly above a crescent Moon on Friday.

BBC News (www.bbc.com) • Published 19 days ago