On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station
The four are set to dock with the space station on Saturday, returning the orbital lab to its full complement of seven. NASA’s last mission
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Newly visible, city-size ‘green comet’ will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS
Comet Wierzchoś, also known as C/2024 E1, is rapidly brightening as it approaches its closest point to Earth next week. But experts predict it will
Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.
A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
‘It’s telling us there’s something big going on’: Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere temporarily lost its ability to break down methane, leading to a huge spike in the greenhouse gas.
The earliest black holes in the universe may still be with us, surprising study claims
The earliest black holes in the universe may not have disappeared from Hawking radiation after all, new research hints. Instead, they fed on the energy
China’s carbon emissions may have reached a critical turning point sooner than expected
The carbon emissions of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter have plateaued for nearly two years.
Antarctica ‘ghost particle’ observatory gets major upgrade that could ‘pave the way’ to physics breakthroughs
The National Science Foundation’s massive IceCube neutrino detector at the South Pole just got a major new upgrade, which promises to take the search for
This inside-out planetary system has astronomers scratching their heads
A rocky exoplanet in the LHS 1903 system defies planet formation models, hinting that gravitational upheaval reshaped the red dwarf’s four worlds.
NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.
Subterranean tunnel, possibly used for medieval cult rituals, discovered in Stone Age tomb in Germany
A tunnel system discovered in a Stone Age tomb in Germany suggests medieval people created hiding places for their cultic rituals.
Have astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole?
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it’s collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole.
China banned fishing in its biggest river, and species are starting to recover
Decades of overfishing and habitat degradation led to huge declines in freshwater biodiversity in China’s longest river, but there are signs of recovery after a
Astronomers discover ‘unique inside-out system’ with a rocky planet far from where it belongs
Astronomers have spotted an unusual ‘inside-out’ planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants.
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