For years, the center of our galaxy has been painted as a place where stars go to meet their end — a region ruled by Sagittarius A*, a black hole so massive that its gravity can stretch, tear, and swallow anything that wanders too…
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242-million-year-old mini predator changes lizard evolution
A recently analyzed fossil from Devon is giving scientists a rare look at what the earliest members of the lizard lineage may have looked like, and the findings come with several unexpected twists, according to researchers at the University of…
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The Sky Today on Sunday, November 30: Watch Titan reappear
Saturn’s large moon Titan reappears from an occultation behind the ringed planet early this evening, as smaller moons stand nearby.
This view shows…
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Dinosaur mummy found with hooves and a hidden crest
In a new paper in Science, researchers from the University of Chicago describe how, about 66 million years ago, the bodies of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus annectens were transformed into remarkably detailed dinosaur “mummies” that…
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Astronomers focus on Eta Cassiopeiae after new data hint at life-friendly worlds
New orbital analyses suggest this binary star could support stable, Earth-like worlds that have gone undetected so far.
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Insights into the occurrence, ecotoxicity, and biodegradation of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in the marine environment
Researchers from Ocean University of China have conducted a review entitled “Insights into the occurrence, ecotoxicity, and biodegradation of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in the marine…
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Webb Telescope sees strange dust spirals produced by a pair of rare stars, and gives astronomers a surprise
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has given astronomers a new view of a system of strange dust spirals in space generated by two ageing stars.
Webb’s infrared image captured an image of the four spirals of dust, revealing there’s more to this…
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Lithuanian researchers convert textile waste into low-emission cement
Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania are exploring how waste textiles can be converted into alternative fuels or integrated into cement and concrete mixes to cut pollution and support circular-economy…Continue Reading
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World’s largest lithium deposit lies under a supervolcano in the U.S.
Buried beneath an ancient volcanic crater on the Nevada Oregon border sits an enormous deposit of lithium rich clay. Scientists now think this quiet landscape may hold enough lithium to influence the global battery market for decades.
A new study…
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