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Winter night skies will bring meteor showers and a possible return of the northern lights

The winter night skies will feature some major meteor showers, and possibly another sighting of the northern lights, according to officials with the National...

NASA awards launch services contract for Dragonfly mission to SpaceX

The Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft to Titan to explore the solar system's second-largest moon NASA announced this week that it has selected SpaceX to...

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on the 400th Falcon 9 rocket

The 400th Falcon 9 rocket soars to space on November 23, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Image: SpaceX Update 12:56 a.m. EST (0556...

Wolves in Ethiopia spotted licking ‘red hot poker’ flowers like lollipops

Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar. One species of...

65,000-year-old hearth in Gibraltar may have been a Neanderthal ‘glue factory,’ study finds

Neanderthals may have used specialized hearths to make tar around 65,000 years ago, a new study finds. A stock image depicting a Neanderthal monitoring a...

Brain Models Uncover Our Mechanism for Handling Life’s Unexpected Moments

Overview: Scientists have developed computer algorithms to forecast daily occurrences, demonstrating that addressing uncertainty—rather than solely focusing on prediction mistakes—enhances comprehension. This finding questions...

This weekend, the Leonid meteor shower will reach its peak coinciding with a supermoon. Here’s what you need to be aware of.

The Leonid meteor shower can be observed in the night sky from early November until early December. This weekend marks the peak of this...

Researchers have discovered that microplastics could influence weather and climate patterns by contributing to cloud formation.

Clouds develop when water vapor, an unseen gas present in the atmosphere, adheres to minuscule airborne particles like dust, transforming into liquid droplets or...

A vast ocean has been found beneath the Earth’s crust, holding greater volumes of water than what exists on the surface.

Lately, it seems like remarkable scientific revelations are popping up almost daily, each one leaving us in awe. Initially, we learned about a frightening...

A recent study reveals that the asteroid known as the ‘God of Chaos’ could undergo changes due to tremors and landslides when it makes...

In 2029, when the asteroid Apophis, often called the 'God of chaos,' approaches Earth closely, our planet's gravitational pull may induce tremors and landslides...

Over a hundred researchers are urging a halt to the launches of Musk’s Starlink satellites.

A group of over 100 researchers is calling on the federal government to hit the brakes on any more low-orbit internet satellite launches until...

Several hazardous asteroids are simultaneously heading toward Earth.

In the upcoming days, a number of asteroids are set to fly by Earth, with some approaching at surprisingly close distances in the context...

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