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Scientists Destroy 99% of Cancer Cells in Lab Using Vibrating Molecules - ScienceAlert
24 December 2024Scientists have discovered a remarkable way to destroy cancer cells.
ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a 'space interceptor' to defend satellites - Space.com
24 December 2024"To keep the peace, we also must have a credible space defense."
Scientists Say They Might Have Discovered a Portal to the ‘Fifth Dimension’ - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
24 December 2024Physicists believe they may have uncovered a pathway to a hidden fifth dimension, one that could finally explain the universe’s most elusive mystery: dark matter. This bold theory suggests particles slipping through dimensional "portals" might hold the answer…:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(773x334:775x336)/Suni-Williams-and-Butch-Wilmore-121924-2-febf868d155546cfb55b13d60672661c.jpg)
What the Astronauts Whose Return to Earth Was Delayed Will Eat in Space for Christmas Dinner - Yahoo! Voices
24 December 2024Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are set for a Christmas feast the outer space way.
Discovery: Early humans in America coexisted with giant sloths and mastodons - Earth.com
24 December 2024Fossils show humans coexisted with giant sloths and mastodons for thousands of years. Evidence includes modified sloth bones used as jewelry.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe completes historic Christmas Eve flyby of the sun — but it could take days to know if it survived - Livescience.com
24 December 2024On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969.
Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos) - Space.com
24 December 2024Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
'Like nothing we've seen before': James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid lurking past Jupiter - Livescience.com
24 December 2024The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.
Thermodynamic model identifies how gold reaches Earth's surface - Phys.org
24 December 2024A research team including a University of Michigan scientist has discovered a new gold-sulfur complex that helps researchers understand how gold deposits are formed.
Your family may have questions about Seattle. We have answers - The Seattle Times
24 December 2024Just in time for family holiday gatherings, we're answering some of the most-asked questions about the Emerald City, ranging from crime to the Seattle Freeze.
Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried - CNN
24 December 2024SpaceX stunned onlookers when it returned a Super Heavy booster to a precise landing at its launchpad. But the resulting sonic boom may spark environmental concerns.
NASA spots Christmas "tree" and "wreath" in the cosmos - ZME Science
24 December 2024NASA has captured the holiday spirit in space with stunning images of NGC 602 and NGC 2264.
How Our Human Lineage Broke All the Rules of Vertebrate Evolution - ZME Science
24 December 2024New study challenges traditional views on human evolution with "bizarre" findings.
Dark Energy ‘Doesn’t Exist’: Scientists Reveal a ‘Lumpy’ Universe Driving Its Own Expansion - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
24 December 2024Scientists used to think that dark energy was the reason for the expanding universe, but new research suggests that it might not exist. Instead, a new theory says that the universe is made of lumps, and time and gravity shape how we see space. Could this fina…
Webb Telescope Solves a 20-Year-Old Planetary Mystery Sparked by Hubble - Gizmodo
24 December 2024Perplexing data in the early 2000s raised questions about how planetary formation began in the universe, and new data from Webb provides some answers.
Supermassive Black Hole Found Tipped Onto Its Side by Mystery Event - ScienceAlert
24 December 2024A glowing galaxy not far from the Milky Way has been harboring a strange, puzzling secret at its core.
24 amazing space images from 2024 - Space.com
24 December 2024It was a big year for space.
Man who lived in cave with no concept of time ended up experiencing unbelievable effect on his body clock - LADbible
24 December 2024Michel Siffre conducted a groundbreaking investigation into how people experience time
Aurora alert: Geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights in upper Midwest skies this Christmas - Space.com
24 December 2024Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions on Dec. 25. Northern lights could be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.
X-59: NASA jet hits silent supersonic milestone with first full afterburner test - Interesting Engineering
24 December 2024NASA achieves a major milestone with the successful completion of the X-59 engine burn test, in preparation for test flights in 2025.
US sky glows as dead China satellite burns in dramatic cosmic goodbye - Interesting Engineering
24 December 2024The space junk in the spotlight is the fiery demise of a defunct Chinese commercial Earth-imaging satellite called Superview 1-02 (also known as GaoJing 1-02).The Year in (Weird) Science: Test Your Knowledge With Our Quiz - The Wall Street Journal
24 December 2024Surprising mummy, quixotic deep-sea search and evidence of ancient cancer surgery
Astronomer Calculates True Color of Rudolph's Nose on Christmas Eve - ScienceAlert
24 December 2024With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or Santa) and his reindeer must be travelling at breakneck speeds to deliver them all in one night.
Is the Universe a Fractal? - Universe Today
24 December 2024For decades cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal: if it looks the same no matter the scale. And the answer is: no, not really. But in some ways, yes. Look, it’s complicated. Our universe is unimaginably vast and…
Cracked Piece of Metal Self-Healed in Experiment That Stunned Scientists - ScienceAlert
23 December 2024File this under 'That's not supposed to happen!'.
26,000 Dead Stars Offer Clues to Dark Matter Mysteries - SciTechDaily
23 December 2024Researchers have unlocked a fascinating cosmic mystery: hotter white dwarf stars — remnants of dying suns — are puffier than their cooler counterparts, even when they weigh the same. By studying over 26,000 of these ultra-dense stars, scientists are getting c…
Astronomers say they found a tunnel connecting our solar system to other stars - BGR
23 December 2024Researchers say they have discovered a cosmic tunnel running from our solar system to other constellations.
World's most expensive Indo-US NISAR satellite likely to be launched in March: Nasa - The Times of India
23 December 2024India News: Nasa announced that NISAR, the advanced earth observation satellite developed by India and the US, is set to launch in March 2025. With dual-frequency- No Image Available
Scientists observe 'negative time' in quantum experiments - Japan Today
23 December 2024Scientists have long known that light can sometimes appear to exit a material before entering it -- an effect dismissed as an illusion caused by how waves are distorted by matter. Now, researchers at the University of Toronto, through innovative quantum exper… 
Watch NASA’s Moon Capsule Violently Break Apart During Abort Test - Gizmodo
23 December 2024The Orion crew capsule is designed to jettison away from the SLS rocket in a launch abort scenario.
World's Oldest Mammal Ancestor Unearthed: A 'Saber-Toothed' Predator That Preyed Before Dinosaurs - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
23 December 2024A stunning fossil discovery on the island of Mallorca has unveiled an ancient predator that rewrites the story of mammalian ancestry. Dating back over 270 million years, this saber-toothed creature bridges a critical evolutionary gap. What secrets does it rev…
Enough water to fill trillions of oceans found circling a black hole - Earth.com
23 December 2024Astronomers have identified a remarkable water reservoir in deep space, circling a huge quasar more than 12 billion light-years away.
Twisted Edison: Filaments curling at the nanoscale produce light waves that twirl as they travel - Phys.org
23 December 2024Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown. The finding adds nuance to fundamental physics while offering a new avenue for robotic vision systems and other applic…
Gene editing tool reduces Alzheimer’s plaque precursor in mice - University of Illinois News
23 December 2024A new gene editing tool helps cells skip gene regions with problematic mutations.
Microbiome study finds bacteria in human gut rarely update their CRISPR defense systems - Phys.org
23 December 2024Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form communities that help digest food, fend off harmful microbes, and play many other roles in maintaining human health.
Smaller brains? Fewer friends? An evolutionary biologist on how AI might change humanity's future - PsyPost
23 December 2024In a world shaped by artificial intelligence, human evolution may be subtly influenced by AI's integration into our physical, biological, and social environments, potentially altering traits like memory, social behavior, and intelligence.
'There's no real competitor': Theoretical physicist Marika Taylor on how black holes could help us to find a theory of everything - Livescience.com
23 December 2024String theory remains our best candidate for a theory of everything, but where can it be tested? By studying black holes, says Marika Taylor.
Buried water found on Mars sparks new hopes and headaches - Earth.com
23 December 2024A new study uncovers vast deposits of liquid water beneath the surface of Mars, redefining its watery past.
Toward a Second Law for Living Systems - Physics
23 December 2024A new theory related to the second law of thermodynamics describes the motion of active biological systems ranging from migrating cells to traveling birds.
Oldest sinew bowstrings ever found in Europe have been hiding in Spain's 'Bat Cave' for 7,000 years - Livescience.com
23 December 2024The bowstrings were found with wood-and-reed arrows and were used by the first European farmers.
Earth’s magnetic North Pole is shifting! Here's how it'll change the GPS too - The Times of India
23 December 2024Earth’s magnetic North Pole is shifting from Canada to Siberia due to changes in the flow of molten iron and nickel in the outer core. This movement h
How might NASA change under Trump? Here’s what is being discussed - Ars Technica
23 December 2024“Elon get those rocket ships going because we want to reach Mars before the end of my term.”…
Two Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting nearby star detected - Phys.org
23 December 2024An international team of astronomers has reported the discovery of two exoplanets orbiting a nearby star known as HD 101581. The newfound alien worlds are slightly smaller than Earth and orbit its host very closely. The discovery was detailed in a paper publi…
Ants vs. Humans: Putting Group Smarts to the Test - Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries - Weizmann Institute of Science
23 December 2024Cooperation worked better for ants than for humans in a Weizmann Institute experiment
Christmas Eve asteroid the size of a 10-floor building makes ‘close approach’ to Earth tonight - New York Post
23 December 2024Are we about to get Jingle Bell rock-ed?
Could that be Santa's sleigh? Early risers can spot the ISS from the UK this Christmas - Space.com
23 December 2024A bright streak of light in the pre-dawn skies above the U.K. could easily be mistaken for Santa Claus getting an early start to his Christmas deliveries.
Lasers powered by sunlight could beam energy through space to support interplanetary missions - Livescience.com
23 December 2024New research has found a way to power spacecraft with lasers generated using solar energy alone.
A Comet For Christmas: See 2024’s Spectacular Comet Dazzle One Final Time - Forbes
23 December 2024Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible one last time on Dec. 23 via a virtual observatory before fading from view for thousands of years.
Desert ant vision powers sci-fi style super chip to spot cancer, boost security - Interesting Engineering
23 December 2024The team envisions a wide range of applications for the chip, including navigation, fingerprint detection, cancer tissue identification, and even de-haze images.
The Gogottes Of The Fontainebleau Dunes Are Nature's Weirdest Sculptures - IFLScience
23 December 2024They might look like abstract art, but gogottes are made by nature alone.
'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life? - Livescience.com
23 December 2024Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 billion years old, new research suggests.
Hubble Unveils the Supernova That Illuminated a Galaxy - SciTechDaily
23 December 2024Explore the dynamic life of the spiral galaxy NGC 337 as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, featuring a mix of old and new stars and the site of the stunning supernova SN 2014cx. This week’s featured image from the Hubble Space Telescope showcases the sp…
Accidental discovery reveals 'millinovas' a new class of cosmic explosion 100 times brighter than the sun - Space.com
23 December 2024"We came across a group of outbursting variable stars exhibiting very characteristic triangle-shaped symmetrical outbursts that did not resemble any previously known variable stars."
New study documents evolution of fast-growing, fish-eating herring in Baltic Sea - Phys.org
23 December 2024Atlantic and Baltic herring are typical plankton-eating fish of central importance for the northern Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea ecosystems. A new study published in Nature Communications led by scientists from Uppsala University (Sweden) documents the disco…
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (photos) - Space.com
23 December 2024Thirteen of the 21 satellites are can beam service directly to cellphones.
Scientists Quantified The Speed of Human Thought, And It's a Big Surprise - ScienceAlert
23 December 2024The speed of the human brain's ability to process information has been investigated in a new study, and according to scientists, we're not as mentally quick as we might like to think.
Swarm of Black Holes Found Lurking in The Heart of a Giant Star Cluster - ScienceAlert
23 December 2024The plot has just thickened in the mystery tale about the unseen mass skulking inside the largest cluster of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
Quantum Correlations Could Solve the Black Hole Information Paradox - Universe Today
23 December 2024The black hole information paradox has puzzled physicists for decades. New research shows how quantum connections in spacetime itself may resolve the paradox, and in the process leave behind a subtle signature in gravitational waves. For a long time we though…
Timeline of life’s evolution extended by nearly 1.5 billion years - Earth.com
22 December 2024Virginia Tech’s study traces early eukaryotic evolution, highlighting life’s diversification since 2 billion years ago.
SpaceX Reportedly Lost Communication With Private Astronaut Mission Before Historic Spacewalk - Gizmodo
18 December 2024The incident raises concerns about companies failing to disclose issues during commercial spaceflight missions.
