Category: 7. Science
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Chinese satellite reveals mysterious cosmic ‘fireworks’
This undated illustration provided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows EP240904a, an exceptionally faint X-ray burst within the Milky Way captured by China”s astronomical satellite Einstein Probe in… -
Recycling water and growing plants would help make life in space more feasible for humans (and cats alike)
Dear Dr. Universe: Can humans live in space for a month? – Maya, 11, Seattle
Dear Maya,
I mostly keep all four paws on the ground. It’s hard to imagine living out in space.
I asked my friend Erica Crespi about it. She’s a…
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University of Texas astronomy students help locate unexpected black hole in nearby galaxy — EdTech Innovation Hub
Previously, researchers believed at Segue 1, a small nearby galaxy, was held together by dark matter, preventing it from scattering across space. New research, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letter, has located a giant black hole at…
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This tiny African berry looks alien-blue and it has zero pigment |
Blue is one of the rarest colours in the natural world, particularly in plants, which usually rely on chemical pigments to create vibrant hues. Yet a small African berry known as Pollia condensata defies this norm by displaying an intensely…
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Chinese satellite reveals mysterious cosmic “fireworks”-Xinhua
BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — In the course of almost two years after China’s astronomical satellite named Einstein Probe (EP) was launched, it has managed to capture many extraordinary transient events in the universe that flicker like…
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Satellites spot rapid “Doomsday Glacier” collapse – ScienceDaily
- Satellites spot rapid “Doomsday Glacier” collapse ScienceDaily
- CU Boulder team discovers why Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier lost half its mass in two months The Denver Post
- Experts issue warning after studying massive collapse from 9,000…
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Satellites spot rapid “Doomsday Glacier” collapse – ScienceDaily
- Satellites spot rapid “Doomsday Glacier” collapse ScienceDaily
- CU Boulder team discovers why Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier lost half its mass in two months The Denver Post
- Experts issue warning after studying massive collapse from 9,000…
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Protecting fish key to preventing starfish outbreaks on Great Barrier Reef: study-Xinhua
CANBERRA, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — Protecting predatory fish on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has helped to prevent more frequent outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS), new research revealed Monday.
The study provides new…
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Chernobyl’s ruins, where no species dared to survive, are now home to strange radiation-powered fungi – Firstpost
Researchers find melanin-rich fungi inside the ruined reactor, thriving by converting gamma rays into energy
Nearly four decades after the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster turned an entire region into an uninhabitable exclusion zone, scientists have…Continue Reading
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December 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month? – Astronomy Magazine
- December 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month? Astronomy Magazine
- Northern California Set for Double Meteor Shower Spectacle in December Active NorCal
- The Sky this Week: December’s Cold Super Moon takes center stage Wausau…
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