Astronomy
Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight
The deformed wing and sacbrood viruses were thought to cause asymptomatic infections in adult bees. But the viruses make the insects fly slower and faster than normal, respectively
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Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics
The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.
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Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris
Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.
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Scientists find oldest-known black hole in the universe: 'This is about as far back as you can practically go'
A newfound supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe challenges how early cosmic giants formed.
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Rogue Planets Can Spawn Their Own Planetary Systems
New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star.
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Icy Comets Can Alter Exoplanet Atmospheres and Shape Habitability
Earth's history was shaped by the bombardment of icy and rocky bodies. These impacts delivered volatiles and organic compounds to the planet. They also brought water, helping Earth become the life-supporting planets it is today. Could the same thing happen on exoplanets?
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Little Red Dots Eat Fast, But Not Faster Than Eddington
Little Red Dots are thought to be young supermassive black holes at the center of early galaxies. That would make them young versions of Active Galactic Nuclei. But Little Red Dots don't emit much x-ray light, and we're starting to learn why.
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How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table
In an unprecedentedly precise accelerator experiment, researchers directly observed how some of the heaviest known elements react and form molecules
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How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table
In an unprecedentedly precise accelerator experiment, researchers directly observed how some of the heaviest known elements react and form molecules
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What would Mars look like under an Earth-like blue sky? NASA's Perseverance rover just showed us
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a breathtaking panorama of the Red Planet surface depicted in false-color under a blue sky.
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Rare Type of Black Hole Snacks on Star
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact star cluster in a giant elliptical galaxy.
'Alien: Earth' creators Noah Hawley and David W. Zucker want to 'mimic the feeling of discovery' you felt when watching the original (exclusive)
Ahead of Alien: Earth's two-episode premiere, we talked to series creator Noah Hawley and executive producer David W. Zucker.
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Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
A perfect storm of conditions priming the atmosphere for extreme heat could result in devastating droughts and deadly temperatures lasting for weeks across Europe
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Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
A perfect storm of conditions priming the atmosphere for extreme heat could result in devastating droughts and deadly temperatures lasting for weeks across Europe
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Will the bright moon ruin the Perseid meteor shower, or is it still worth watching?
While moonlight might steal the spotlight, it won't steal the Perseids' show.
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Astronomers gather more clues about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
The latest observations of 3I/ATLAS suggest it resembles comets from the outer reaches of our solar system, but may be smaller than initially estimated
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Astronomers gather more clues about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
The latest observations of 3I/ATLAS suggest it resembles comets from the outer reaches of our solar system, but may be smaller than initially estimated
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Discovery Space Projector review
It’s a disappointing star projector, but the Discovery Space Projector has some nice scientific images of moons and planets.
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LaView Galaxy Star Projector review
The LaView Galaxy Star Projector posits itself as a premium option, but doesn’t quite live up to the competition.
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