A pulsar gobbling up its companion star gives scientists an unprecedented look at some of the…
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Atmospheric CO2 hits 23-million-year peak, plant fossils reveal
The current levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are the highest they’ve been in a…
Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few infections
The city of Wuhan has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented 19-day campaign to…
Finally, Software That Turns Confusing Math Equations Into Simple Images
Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon university have come up with a new tool to automatically turn…
Two studies find that humidity prevents coronavirus spread
Two independent studies have identified a useful tool for stopping the coronavirus: humid air. Dry air…
Study finds that patterns formed by spiral galaxies show that the universe may have a defined structure
The different colors mean different statistical strength of having a cosmological quadrupole at different points in…
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known land animal. It’s 425 million years old.
The fossil belongs to the world’s oldest known land animal. It lived during the silurian period,…
Astronomers find cosmic golden needle buried for two decades
Determined to find a needle in a cosmic haystack, a pair of astronomers time traveled through…
In Mathematics, It Often Takes a Good Map to Find Answers
Leonardo da vinci’s “aerial screw” appears fanciful and poignantly ahead of its time. The device itself…
Can Astronauts Masturbate in Space? An Investigation
We know space sex might come with significant logistical difficulties, but what about self-pleasure? Read more…
The surfaces that kill bacteria and viruses
By copying the texture of insect wings or using new types of materials to create surfaces…
Growing Anomalies at the Large Hadron Collider Raise Hopes
Researchers have spent years documenting rare collision events featuring the particles. The particle appears to go…
Watch two jets burst from a black hole at 80% the speed of light
Scientists captured a stellar-mass black hole shooting hot material into space at 80% the speed of…
Sun unleashes biggest flare since 2017. Is our star waking up?
It’s too soon to tell if we’re already in Solar Cycle 25. Read more at Space.com…
For Russia, SpaceX success is ‘wakeup call’
Russia has lost its long-held monopoly as the only country able to ferry astronauts to the…
Solar Orbiter to pass through the tails of Comet ATLAS
ESA’s Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days.…
The Inevitable Abyss: Each Year, We Lose Yet Another Section of The Universe
At the outer reaches of the known Universe, entire galaxies – and all of the stars, planets,…
SpaceX makes history with successful first human space launch – TechCrunch
SpaceX made history today, flying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to space aboard its…
Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space!
Watch history unfold on Saturday, May 30, as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and…
Dino-Killing Asteroid Spawned a Huge Magma Chamber That Lasted Millions of Years
When the dinosaur-snuffing asteroid hit Earth some 66 million years ago, it produced a subterranean pool…