Scripps Oceanography launching deep-sea voyage
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is sending a world-class submarine and a team of researchers to the sea floor, taking one of the deepest dives in human history.
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FuturismScientists Identify Seven Star Systems That May Be Hosting Alien Megastructures
Astronomers have identified seven stars in our galaxy that could potentially host a Dyson sphere — a hypothetical megastructure an alien civilization could build around its home's host star or black hole to capture most of its power in the form of radiation. The concept, first proposed by theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson in 1960, […]
- Futurism
NASA Mars Rover Following Path of What Appears to Be Ancient River
Lazy River NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has made up its mind and will continue on down a rocky ridge that scientists believe was once a raging river. Earlier this month, the lonely rover arrived at the upper area of the Gediz Vallis ridge, a snake-like path that's reminiscent of the channels rivers carve back on […]
- BBC
Scientists may have solved mystery behind Egypt's pyramids
Scientists say the ancient wonders are likely to have been built along a now-dried up branch of the River Nile.
- Popular Mechanics
Scientists May Have Found a Particle Made of Pure Force
Scientists potentially uncovered a glueball particle, an enigmatic entity believed to be made entirely of the strong nuclear force's gluons.
- The Canadian Press
Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes. These two gigantic black holes and their galaxies consolidated just 740 million years after the universe-forming Big Bang. It's the most distant detection ever made of merging black holes, scientists reported Thursday. One black hole is 50 million times more massive than our sun. The other is thought to be similar in size, but is buried in dense gas, which makes it harder to measure. Unt
- Popular Mechanics
Weird Supermassive Forces Are Making Black Holes Collide
In the vastness of space, the gravitational pull of the cosmos orchestrates a stellar collision.
- CNN
Study proves black holes have a ‘plunging region,’ just as Einstein predicted
Astronomers say they have for the first time observed an area of a black hole predicted by Albert Einstein about 10,000 light-years from Earth.
- Futurism
NASA Experts Concerned Billionaire Space Tourist Will Accidentally Break Hubble Space Telescope While Trying to Fix It
It's been 15 years since the last time NASA's groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope was serviced by astronauts. And the aging observatory, which has been circling our planet in a low Earth orbit since 1990, is looking a little worse for wear. Ongoing technical issues have forced teams back on the ground to halt scientific activities […]
- CNN
DNA helps link killings of 4 young women to an American man who lived in Canada illegally
After 48 years of investigation, Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police linked the deaths of four young women killed in the Calgary area in the 1970s to one man – a serial sexual offender who they believe may have committed more violent crimes until his death.
- CNN
Unusual giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy spotted by astronomers
Astronomers say they have uncovered an unusual planet that’s about 50% bigger than Jupiter and somehow still the second lightest planet ever found.
- LA Times
As national wastewater testing expands, Texas researchers identify bird flu in nine cities
As researchers increasingly rely on wastewater testing to monitor the spread of bird flu, some are questioning the reliability of the tests being used.
- CBC
New exhibit at Royal Tyrrell Museum features fossils from beginning of life on Earth
It's a new look into some very, very, very old ways of life — like, 4.6 billion years ago.The Royal Tyrrell Museum has a new exhibit that explores fossils from the Precambrian era. It explains how those fossils evolved in the Cambrian era about 500 million years ago, when the surface of the Earth cooled down, oceans began to form, and the first life appeared. The exhibit officially opened Friday. The new exhibit, called First Life, will feature some of the oldest known fossils, including the ear
- Time
How to Prepare for the Next Solar Storm
We face a year or more of peak solar activity. It pays to get ready.
- CNN
Highly anticipated Boeing Starliner launch gets a new target date
Days after Starliner teams reported a small helium leak in the spacecraft’s service module, the target date for the highly anticipated mission has moved once more.
- USA TODAY
After three decades, a skeleton found in a Wisconsin chimney has been identified
The skeletal remains — along with clothing and a cross necklace — were found stuffed inside a Madison, Wisconsin, chimney in 1989.
- The Conversation
Are we really about to talk to whales?
It’s certainly an exciting time to study communication in whales and dolphins.
- People
Barron Trump, 18, Graduates High School with Parents in Attendance: Photos
The Associated Press caught a glimpse of the event on Friday, which saw Donald and Melania Trump sitting front row in the audience
- People
Gavin Rossdale Enjoys Beach Vacation with Girlfriend Xhoana X, Who Fans Think Resembles Ex Gwen Stefani
The Bush rocker and his new love were spotted out in their swimsuits soaking up some sun in Los Cabos, Mexico
- CBC
3 teen girls expected to plead guilty in swarming death of Kenneth Lee in Toronto, court hears
Three teenage girls are expected to plead guilty in the swarming death of Kenneth Lee near Union Station in December 2022, court heard Friday.The girls, aged 13, 13, and 14, appeared in provincial court in Toronto.Three other girls, aged 15, 16, and 16, are expected to plead not guilty, court heard. Eight teenage girls were initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with Lee's death. They range in age from 13 to 16 years old. Lee, 59, was pronounced dead in hospital on Dec. 18, af