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Four years ago, back in 2020, a group of scientists at Cardiff University in the UK discovered phosphine in the clouds on Venus. This significant discovery, the researchers said, showed that a gas closely related to life on Earth existed on Earth’s twin still to this day, spurring theories that life on Venus might not be completely extinct just yet.
However, many scientists called back to those researchers and those theories, calling them crazy for even suggesting such a thing. And while it is always good to have a healthy amount of skepticism about things, those scientists didn’t give up. And...

Scientists find more proof of life on Venus

A team of astronomers has observed a star in a distant galaxy repeatedly interacting with a supermassive black hole. Initially thought to be destroyed in 2018, the star survived and has since made periodic close passes, leading to additional material being consumed by the black hole. This ongoing study provides insights into the dynamics of black holes and their ability to disrupt and absorb nearby celestial objects.

Will This Star Survive Another Round With a Black Hole?

Ripples in space-time caused by the death of massive spinning stars could be within the limits of detection of projects like LIGO and Virgo. Collapsars, the collapsing remains of massive stars, may produce detectable gravitational waves, according to new simulations. These waves, created by material spiraling into black holes, could offer insights into the inner workings of stars and black holes, although identifying them remains a challenge.

Dying Stars Send Out Gravitational Waves Across the Universe

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THE remains of a deep-space asteroid could soon be on a collision course with Earth and Mars. Nasa has been testing its ability to redirect the course of objects floating near our home planet. The agency selected Dimorphos, a small moon orbiting a larger asteroid, Didymos, as its target nearly...

Out-of-control 1,120mph debris from Nasa asteroid impact headed for Earth as experts share when first chunks will strike

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have advanced our understanding of black holes using supercomputer simulations, revealing how magnetic fields cause turbulence that heats plasma and produces X-ray radiation observable from Earth. Their groundbreaking study, which included all significant quantum interactions between radiation and plasma, shows that the plasma around...

Solving the Puzzle of X-Ray Radiation From Black Holes

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Horoscope of the Day, Saturday, August 24th

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A trio of citizen scientists have made a discovery that will see them published in the prestigious journal Astrophysical Journal Letters. That's pretty impressive, but the nature of the discovery is also remarkable by itself. While working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project, Martin Kabatnik, Thomas P. Bickle, and Dan Caselden spotted a faint object moving unbelievably fast. Follow-up observations confirmed this weird object as an astronomical first—a tiny star (or a huge planet) rocketing out of our galaxy.

Citizen Scientists Spot Mysterious Object Clocked at 1 Million Miles Per Hour

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Remember when NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid last year? Well, the aftermath of that cosmic collision just got a whole lot more interesting. In a groundbreaking study published in the Planetary Science Journal, scientists have uncovered some unexpected results from NASA’s Double...

NASA’s asteroid-smashing mission has permanently knocked a moon off its orbit

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of exoplanets with extremely small orbits around their stars. But what about exoplanets that get close enough to be devoured by their star, and what if it's an Earth-sized exoplanet?. This is what a recent study posted to the arXiv preprint server and accepted to...

Good thing we found this Earth-sized planet now—it's about to be destroyed

The European mission to Jupiter’s icy moons provided us with some amazing views closer to home, of Earth and the Moon. An intrepid interplanetary traveler paid our planetary neighborhood a visit early this week. The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) slingshotted around the Moon and Earth on Monday and Tuesday night. The mission's trajectory is taking it on a complex path through the inner solar system en route to Jupiter.

See Amazing Images from First-Ever Earth-Moon Flyby

In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet just 40 light-years away — a relatively neighbourly 378 trillion kilometres from earth. Researchers from across the world, including key...

Nearby Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in Habitable Zone

SCIENTISTS have discovered a unique trait on the metal-rich asteroid Psyche by using the James Webb Space Telescope. Researchers identified a water component on the mysterious – and priceless – asteroid 16 Psyche, suggesting that hydration exists in the form of rust. In 2017, researchers discovered traces of water on Psyche’s surface. “Spectra from the […]

Precious ‘golden asteroid’ worth $100,000 quadrillion might be rusting as scientists probe rock before 2029 Nasa visit

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Chinese scientists have discovered a “brand-new method” of producing large quantities of water using lunar soil brought back from a 2020 expedition, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. In 2020, China’s Chang’e-5 mission marked the first time humans had retrieved lunar samples in 44 years. Researchers from the...

Chinese scientists use lunar soil to produce water, state media reports

Research indicates hospitals contribute to the local spread of antibiotic-resistant infections. A recent study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America suggests that family members of patients discharged from hospitals may be at an increased risk of contracting antibiotic-resistant infections, commonly referred to as superbugs. This risk persists even if the patient themselves was not diagnosed with such an infection, indicating that hospitals may contribute to the spread of resistant bacteria in the community.

Watch Out After a Hospital Stay: You Could Be Exposing Your Family to Superbugs

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

A team over at the European Space Agency (ESA) are on a mission to Jupiter with their spacecraft ‘Juice’. Juice will pass by Earth at 5:57 p.m. ET on August 20. The European Space Agency will provide animated tracking of the spacecraft, accessible here. For enthusiasts in Southeast...

Juice spacecraft is zooming by Earth and the moon today on its way to Jupiter

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A Jupiter-bound European spacecraft made history as it briefly returned to Earth in a “flawless” fly-by.The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) performed a risky manoeuvre known as gravity assist, coming just 4,250 miles (6,840km) above the planet’s surface on Tuesday at 10.56pm UK time.The tricky move – the first ever fly-by of its kind – saw the spacecraft use the moon and the Earth’s gravity as a natural brake to slow itself down and send it towards Venus.This technique allows Juice to take a shortcut to Jupiter through the inner solar system and save precious fuel, according to the European...

ESA’s Juice spacecraft on its way to Venus after ‘flawless’ Earth fly-by

UC Berkeley archaeologists suggest that the findings could help settle the debate over Clovis points and offer new insights into what life was like approximately 13,000 years ago. Researchers propose early humans used Clovis points to impale charging megafauna by bracing spears on the ground, inflicting severe wounds akin to...

Rewriting History: Ice Age Hunters Used Planted Pikes, Not Throwing Spears, To Bring Down Mammoths

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

For a long time, scientists have relied on a straightforward model to understand planetary composition: Earth has an iron core, a mantle made of silicate bedrock, and water on its surface. This model has also been commonly applied when studying exoplanets – planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system.

Planets are hiding much more water than we thought

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Dramatic Surge in Deuterium/Hydrogen Ratio Unveiled in Venus’ Atmosphere

Recent findings from the Venus Express mission reveal unexpected water molecule concentrations in Venus’ atmosphere, suggesting it once harbored Earth-like water volumes. The study explores how...

Dramatic Surge in Deuterium/Hydrogen Ratio Unveiled in Venus’ Atmosphere

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