When 3I/ATLAS swept past the Sun in late October 2025, it became only the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space ever detected. Unlike the mysterious ‘Oumuamua, which revealed almost nothing about itself during its brief flyby…
Category: 7. Science
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Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
Supernovae are the spectacular explosions that result from dying massive stars, seeding the universe with heavy elements like carbon and iron. Kilonovae occur when two binary neutron stars begin circling into their death…
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New Israeli research shows coral reefs shape the ebb and flow of local microbial life
A new peer-reviewed study led by Israeli researchers has found that coral reefs help control the daily lives of microbes, tiny bacteria, and microscopic algae that live in the water around them.
The researchers believe that as climate…
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All the eclipses, supermoons, meteor showers and planets to spot in 2026
LONDION – Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to look to the sky in 2026. The new year kicks off with the full wolf moon on Saturday, the first of three…
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SpaceX Rocket Launch, Landing Reset for Friday Evening at Vandenberg | Local News
A SpaceX rocket’s launch to deliver an Italian satellite into orbit has been rescheduled for Friday evening at Vandenberg Space Force Base after being delayed several days by technical troubles involving ground support equipment….
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BACKYARD ASTRONOMER: Jupiter rules the night this month – Herald/Review Media
- BACKYARD ASTRONOMER: Jupiter rules the night this month Herald/Review Media
- January Podcast: Jupiter and Orion Sky & Telescope
- Stargazing: Jupiter to appear at its biggest and brightest Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- NARIT invites public to watch…
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Ancient Bedrock Unveils Earth’s Violent Origins
You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps even going right back to its beginnings,…
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Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps even going right back to its beginnings, beaming…
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Why René Descartes Believed That Machines Will Never Be Able to Genuinely “Think”
The idea of machines as capable of thinking like humans is as old as human imagination itself. René Descartes mused about “thinking machines,” but argued that such machines could never genuinely “think” nor possess genuine…
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