Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Finally Wakes Up, Spewing Organics and Water
There’s been plenty in the news about 3I/ATLAS over the course of the past 8 months. Our third…
This Galaxy Is 99% Dark Matter—and Basically Invisible
Dark matter doesn’t emit, absorb, or reflect light. It’s invisible but supposedly makes up 85% of the universe’s…
They spent the deadliest winter of the 17th century in a makeshift cabin eating whale blubber, not knowing if anyone would ever come back to rescue them
Almost four hundred years ago, eight English sailors spent a winter stranded on the shores of Spitsbergen in…
Antarctic researchers solve long-standing Blood Falls mystery
Scientists have linked a sudden burst of rust-red water at Antarctica’s Blood Falls to a measurable drop in…
NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attempt
NASA is set to fuel the Artemis II rocket once more for a “wet dress rehearsal” on Thursday…
Colchester zoo celebrates birth of endangered pileated gibbon
The birth of a pileated gibbon was “great news for the conservation of the species”, said a zoo.…
Green energy project halted over Chile observatory concerns
A new analysis finds that a planned green hydrogen and ammonia complex in northern Chile would have added…
NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars
There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance…
An exciton crystal in a moiré excitonic insulator
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A Gigantic, Almost One-Meter-Long Australian Trumpet!
The Australian trumpet snail (Syrinx aruanus), a giant gastropod found in the waters of Western and Northern Australia,…
Some forest fungi tear themselves apart to save carbon
When fungi spread through a fallen log, they leave behind a web of tiny threads that quietly break…
City-size, cold-volcano comet transforms into a glowing ‘snail shell’ after major explosive outburst
A mysterious volcanic comet has transformed into a giant, “fossil-like” spiral of light after one of its most…