Homo floresiensis — a small ancient human species nicknamed the “hobbit” — may have gone extinct around 50,000 years ago because declining rainfall levels reduced the prey available for hunting. This may have forced them to migrate to areas…
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Artemis II Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez Gets Orion Ready for “Go”
By the time the Artemis II Orion spacecraft launches to the Moon next year, its many components will already have traveled thousands of miles and moved across multiple facilities before coming together at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Branelle…
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The Longest Solar Eclipse for 100 Years Is Coming. Don’t Miss It
The duration of a total solar eclipse always varies. In April 2024, the eclipse that crossed North America lasted 4 minutes and 28 seconds. By contrast, the one that will reach Spain in August 2026 will only last 1 minute and 43 seconds. In less…
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Snap! Jupiter spacecraft captures brand new image of 3I/ATLAS. Here’s why it’s got scientists excited
A brand new image of comet 3I/ATLAS has been captured by a European spacecraft on its way to Jupiter.
3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet, meaning it originated in another corner of the Galaxy, far beyond our Solar System.
It’s one of only three…
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The Sky Today on Monday, December 8: Saturn’s moons shine – Astronomy Magazine
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520mn-year-old discovery in China leaves scientists stunned
Scientists have discovered a rare, 520-million-year-old fossil with its internal organs fully preserved, which offers insights into the earliest ancestors of arthropods. The researchers at the University of Durham made the discovery in China and…
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NASA’s Perseverance detects electrical sparks on Mars
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Giant sunspot could match the most powerful magnetic storm in history causing electrics to explode
Scientists are monitoring one of the biggest sunspot groups of the past decade, though experts say the likelihood of a major solar storm similar to the historic 1859 Carrington Event remains low
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A violent star explosion just revealed a hidden recipe for life
“Why are we here?” remains one of the most enduring questions humans have posed. One way scientists approach this idea is by tracing where the elements around us first formed. Many elements are created inside stars and in the explosive debris of…
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X1.1 solar flare erupts from Sun, causing radio blackout | Science News
Science NewsAn X1.1 flare erupted from the Sun, causing a brief radio blackout on the sunlit side of the Earth. The modelling of the associated CME is awaited.
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