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NASA announces "groundbreaking discovery" of life on Mars - Earth.com
NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the Red Planet.
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'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars - Space
'We want to begin to learn how to live away from the Earth.'
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"Earth Trembles for 9 Days Straight as Greenland Collapses": Massive Landslide Creates 656-Foot Mega-Tsunami While Climate Change Triggers Global Seismic Chaos - Rude Baguette
In September 2023, an enigmatic seismic signal reverberated across the globe, captivating scientists and sparking a wave of intrigue. This signal, originating
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Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day - Space
"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end."
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"Toxic Worms Glow Bright Yellow in Boiling Death Vents": Scientists Stunned as Paralvinella Hessleri Creatures Transform Deadly Arsenic Into Harmless Beauty Pigment - Energy Reporters
In a recent study that has captivated the scientific community, researchers have revealed the remarkable resilience of the Paralvinella hessleri worm, a
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Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes - Space
A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing intricate details.
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Millennials Have Too Much Self-Esteem - The Free Press
Before Instagram and TikTok, there was Barney, participation trophies, and mirrors telling us we were special. It raised my generation to expect the world—before it came crashing down.
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Scientists think they found evidence of a hidden planet beyond Neptune and they are calling it Planet Y - ZME Science
A planet more massive than Mercury could be lurking beyond the orbit of Pluto.
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'Totally unexpected’: Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video) - Space
"This tells us that the magnetized plasma swirling near the event horizon is far from static; it's dynamic and complex, pushing our theoretical models to the limit."
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Melting glacier creates a new island in Alaska, satellite images show - NBC News
A melting glacier in southeastern Alaska has birthed a brand-new island in the middle of a growing lake, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites
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The ‘ghost particle’ machine rewriting our understanding of the universe - The Times
At a futuristic underground observatory in China, particle physicists hope that by studying neutrinos, they can unlock the greatest secrets of science
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Astronomers discover rare Einstein cross with a fifth image, revealing hidden dark matter - Phys.org
When Rutgers theoretical astrophysicist Charles Keeton first saw an unusual picture shared by his colleague, he was intrigued.
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Scientists Gather to Confront the Doomsday Risks of ‘Mirror Life’ - Gizmodo
At an international conference this week, experts will work to chart a path forward as they tackle the promise and perils of mirror-image cells.
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Trump Executive Order Quietly Declared That NASA Is Now a Spy Agency - yahoo.com
The Trump administration quietly issued an executive order late last month, declaring that NASA will primarily be a national intelligence and security agency...
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Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth - CNN
A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our planet in a similar orbit for 60 years.
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Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live - Live Science
The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The space rock was previously predicted to have a slim chance of impacting our planet in 2089, temporarily earning it the top spot on a ma…
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Regions on Asteroid Explored by NASA’s Lucy Mission Get Official Names - NASA Science (.gov)
The IAU (International Astronomical Union), a global naming authority for celestial objects, has approved official names for features on Donaldjohanson, an asteroid NASA’s Lucy spacecraft visited on April 20.
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2 billion people will be able to see 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis when it buzzes Earth in April 2029 - Space
"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be."
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Geologists discover where energy goes during an earthquake - Phys.org
The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that a quake releases. A quake can also generate a flash of heat, along with a domino-like fracturing of underground rocks. But exactly how much energy goes into each of th…
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