A team of astronomers from several countries, led by researchers in Canada, has identified a galaxy cluster that appears far earlier and far hotter than current science predicts. The cluster is filled with intensely hot gas and existed just 1.4…
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China’s Zhurong Rover reveals Mars held liquid water longer than previously believed
China’s Zhurong rover has uncovered evidence that liquid water persisted on Mars far longer than scientists previously believed, according to a report by Xinhua on Wednesday citing a new peer-reviewed study.
Analysis of ground-penetrating…
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Puffy young exoplanets reveal origin of super Earths
by Riko Seibo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026
Astronomers have identified a young planetary system that links newborn giant worlds to the compact super Earths and sub Neptunes that dominate the Milky Way. V1298 Tau, a star about 20…
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Paleontology: Moroccan hominin fossils shed light on the emergence of modern humans (Nature)
Paleontology: Moroccan hominin fossils shed light on the emergence of modern humans (Nature) | Nature Portfolio
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Twitter Data Reveals Partisan Divide in Understanding Why Pollen Season’s Getting Worse
Newswise — Two things are clear from a University of Michigan analysis of nearly 200,000 Twitter posts between 2012 and 2022.
One, people are really good at identifying peak pollen season: The largest volume of…
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ULA Eyes Second Vulcan Space Force Launch amid Leadership Change
United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket is…
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Viruses in Wastewater: Silent Drivers of Pollution Removal and Antibiotic Resistance
Newswise — These findings suggest that current monitoring strategies, which rely heavily on bacterial indicators alone, may miss critical viral-driven risks and opportunities for safer wastewater reuse.
Viruses are…
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Hundreds of Nearby Stars Flagged as Prime Candidates to Support Life : ScienceAlert
One of the critical aspects of exoplanet habitability is the long-term stability of the stars they orbit. Some stars are extremely massive and blast through their hydrogen fuel in only a few million years.
Rigel, the blue supergiant in Orion,…
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Eric and Wendy Schmidt to fund space telescope, three ground-based observatories
Lazuli will be the largest privately funded space telescope ever built — larger than the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: Schmidt Sciences
On Wednesday, Schmidt Sciences — an organization…
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A crew member’s “medical concern” foils a planned spacewalk outside the ISS
A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station has been postponed due to a “medical concern” with one of the crew members aboard the orbital complex, NASA announced…
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