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Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

The earliest controlled use of fire by human ancestors may date back 1.8 million years, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. The researc...

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Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, may have played a crucial role in allowing life to emerge on Earth by acting as a gravitational ba...

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Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Astronomers have finally found a long-period radio transient that acts as a cosmic Rosetta Stone, unlocking the mystery of these enigmatic signals ...

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Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid rocket fuel has long been the workhorse of spaceflight, but its inability to stop and restart has been a persistent Achilles' heel. Now, a te...

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China's Tianwen-2 Mission to Reach Kamo'oalewa Asteroid

China's Tianwen-2 Mission to Reach Kamo'oalewa Asteroid

China's Tianwen-2 mission is about to reach Kamo'oalewa, a near-Earth asteroid that has puzzled scientists for years. The spacecraft, launched in M...

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Space Data Centers: Why They Make More Sense Than You Think

Space Data Centers: Why They Make More Sense Than You Think

Space data centers are often dismissed as a sci-fi fantasy, but a deeper look reveals they might actually make sense. Elon Musk and others are push...

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NASA Evacuation Alert on ISS: Astronauts Shelter in Crew Dragon

NASA Evacuation Alert on ISS: Astronauts Shelter in Crew Dragon

NASA issued an evacuation alert on the International Space Station (ISS) after an air leak in the Russian segment worsened, prompting astronauts to...

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James Webb Corrects Hubble's Exoplanet WASP-94A b Atmosphere Data

James Webb Corrects Hubble's Exoplanet WASP-94A b Atmosphere Data

The James Webb Space Telescope has resolved a long-standing mystery surrounding the exoplanet WASP-94A b, showing that earlier Hubble observations ...

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Massive Black Hole Weighs 6 Billion Suns, Study Finds

Massive Black Hole Weighs 6 Billion Suns, Study Finds

A massive black hole weighing 6 billion times the mass of the Sun has been measured for the first time by researchers at Carnegie Science in Califo...

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Supermassive Black Hole Awakens: First Ultraviolet, Then X-Rays

Supermassive Black Hole Awakens: First Ultraviolet, Then X-Rays

A supermassive black hole awakening has been observed in unprecedented detail, with astronomers capturing the sequence from ultraviolet spark to X-...

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TRON: The Japanese OS That Became the Asian Windows

TRON: The Japanese OS That Became the Asian Windows

In 1984, Japan launched a project that seemed designed for a world that didn't yet exist. Ken Sakamura, a professor at the University of Tokyo, created TRON (The Real-time Operating...

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Google Maps Fruit Fly Brain, Community Trains It to Play Doom
Google Maps Fruit Fly Brain, Community Trains It to Play Doom
Google has mapped the brain of a fruit fly, and the community has already trained it to play Doom and Super Mario 64. This isn't a joke—it's a remarkable demonstration... Læs mere ...
Wurtzite Memory Breakthrough: China's Ferroelectric Chip Edge
Wurtzite Memory Breakthrough: China's Ferroelectric Chip Edge
Wurtzite memory, a ferroelectric technology based on aluminum scandium nitride (AlScN), is poised to revolutionize data storage, and a recent breakthrough by Chinese researchers at Xidian University has put China... Læs mere ...
China's New Battery Works at -70°C: EV Cold-Weather Breakthrough
China's New Battery Works at -70°C: EV Cold-Weather Breakthrough
China has achieved what seemed impossible: a battery capable of operating at -70°C. This breakthrough in cold-weather battery technology could transform electric vehicles (EVs) in freezing climates, where range loss... Læs mere ...
China's Tianyu Telescope: A New Era for Fast Astronomy
China's Tianyu Telescope: A New Era for Fast Astronomy
China's Tianyu telescope, a one-meter optical instrument, has successfully achieved first light, marking a major step forward in the quest to observe the fast-changing universe. Installed at the Saishiteng Mountain... Læs mere ...
US Confirms Space Weapons in Orbit for First Time
US Confirms Space Weapons in Orbit for First Time
The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has space control weapons in orbit, marking a significant shift in how the Pentagon discusses space-based military capabilities.... Læs mere ...
Spanish Astrobiologist Recreates Space Smells as Perfume
Spanish Astrobiologist Recreates Space Smells as Perfume
Spanish astrobiologist and perfumer Marina Barcenilla has recreated the smells of space, from Jupiter's clouds to asteroid Bennu, and some of these cosmic scents are available as perfumes through her... Læs mere ...
Fossils Now a Millionaire Treasure, Paleontologists Worry
Fossils Now a Millionaire Treasure, Paleontologists Worry
Fossils have become the new treasure of millionaires, and that worries paleontologists. The growing private market for dinosaur remains is turning scientific specimens into luxury collectibles, often hidden from researchers.In... Læs mere ...
Water-Rich Exoplanet KIC 9139163 Ab Found Orbiting Too Close
Water-Rich Exoplanet KIC 9139163 Ab Found Orbiting Too Close
A team of astronomers has discovered a water-rich exoplanet, KIC 9139163 Ab, that orbits its star at an extremely close distance, defying current models of planet formation and survival. The... Læs mere ...
NASA Intern's $218 Purchase of Apollo 11 Tapes Becomes a Fortune
NASA Intern's $218 Purchase of Apollo 11 Tapes Becomes a Fortune
In 1976, a NASA intern named Gary George bought approximately 1,150 magnetic tapes for $217.77. Decades later, he discovered that three of those tapes contained the original Apollo 11 moon... Læs mere ...
Black Hole Plasma Jets Seen at 13 Times Light Speed
Black Hole Plasma Jets Seen at 13 Times Light Speed
A black hole has been observed ejecting plasma at 13 times the speed of light, a record-breaking visualization made possible by 30 years of images and advanced AI. This historic... Læs mere ...
Beyond Meat Stock Collapse: The Fall of Fake Meat Industry
Beyond Meat Stock Collapse: The Fall of Fake Meat Industry
Beyond Meat stock collapse has become a symbol of the struggling fake meat industry, as the company's shares plummeted from $235 in 2019 to under $1 in 2026. This dramatic... Læs mere ...
Space Gas Stations: Why Titan Could Fuel Our Cosmic Future
Space Gas Stations: Why Titan Could Fuel Our Cosmic Future
Space gas stations could be the key to conquering the cosmos, and a new study suggests that Titan, Saturn's largest moon, might be the ideal refueling spot. As we look... Læs mere ...

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