Category: 7. Science

Astronomers have captured the glowing “wings” of a vast nebula shaped like a bat, unfurling in deep space about 10,000 light-years…

Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species — including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge — have been confirmed in the depths of one of the most remote regions on the planet, thanks to new research from The Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean…

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Strange features of a collision point between pieces of Earth’s crust are evidence that the structure may be nearing its end, new analysis suggests.

A careful analysis of the complex boundary where four tectonic plates meet reveals that one of…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is celebrating Halloween with a stunning image showing never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula.

The image, snapped by JWST’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), shows dust and gas being shed by a dying…

Nuclear chemists and nuclear physicists at the University of Cologne provide experimental proof of a long-suspected atomic decay pathway. The article published in ‘Physical Review’ shows that technetium-98 occasionally decays into…

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Yesterday’s report on a non-gravitational acceleration of 3I/ATLAS near perihelion (discussed here) stems…