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Space Shield Against Solar Storms Uses Lithium and Barium

A scientist at Boston University is developing a space shield against solar storms that would use lithium and barium to reinforce Earth's natural m...

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Cats Prefer Silvervine Over Catnip, Study Reveals

A new study reveals that cats prefer silvervine (matatabi) over catnip, according to Japanese researchers who tested feline attraction to both plan...

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China's Rare Earth University Degrees Build Talent Moat

China's rare earth university degrees are creating a talent pipeline that reinforces the country's dominance in critical minerals. According to a R...

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Water-Powered Spacecraft: Argo Space's Solar System Ambitions

Water-powered spacecraft are gaining attention as a promising solution for deep space exploration. Three former SpaceX engineers have founded Argo ...

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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, 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

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 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 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 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 Teases SR-71 Blackbird Successor with Mysterious Shadow

NASA has teased the possibility of a successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird with a mysterious shadow shown by administrator Jared Isaacman at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles. The...

Anthropic's Claude AI Makes Novel Biology Discovery: What It Means

Anthropic's Claude AI has made a novel biology discovery, identifying a previously uncharacterized biological system in millions of DNA sequences. Dubbed ART (Array-associated Reverse Transcriptase), the system appears mainly in...

Mysterious Exoplanet GJ 3090 b Orbits Backwards and Defies Explanation

The exoplanet GJ 3090 b has left astronomers scratching their heads: it orbits its host star in the opposite direction, a retrograde motion that contradicts standard planet formation models. This...

Soviet Kola Superdeep Borehole: Why Drilling Stopped at 12,262 Meters

The Soviet Kola Superdeep Borehole reached a depth of 12,262 meters in 1970, making it the deepest artificial point on Earth. But what stopped the drilling was neither the rock...

Ozone Layer Hole Is Closing: How Science and a Historic Treaty Saved Us

The ozone layer hole is closing, and the story behind this environmental victory is a testament to scientific research and international cooperation. For decades, humans used products that harmed the...

Scientists Turn Plastic Into Billions of Nanodiamonds Using Laser Shots

Scientists have successfully turned plastic into billions of nanodiamonds using powerful laser shots, a breakthrough that could revolutionize how these tiny particles are made. The research, conducted by a team...

Space Junk Solution: $200,000 Satellite Deposit Proposed by Scientists

Space junk solution: scientists propose a $200,000 deposit for satellite operators to ensure they deorbit their satellites and reduce orbital debris. The idea, from researchers at the University of Colorado...

Cosmic Shockwave Defies Known Rules: The Mystery Engine Behind

A cosmic shockwave that defies known rules has been discovered emanating from a dead star 730 light-years away, leaving astronomers puzzled about the engine driving it. The unexpected finding challenges...

Jupiter's Role in Creating Asteroid Bennu: A Cosmic Mixer

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, played a crucial role in creating the asteroid Bennu by acting as a cosmic mixer, according to new analysis of samples returned...

NASA Dropped Five Pieces of Space Junk on Mars: A Breakthrough Impact

NASA dropped five pieces of space junk on Mars in 2021, and the resulting craters have become a groundbreaking experiment for understanding impact dynamics. The Perseverance rover released several pieces...

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NASA Tang Myth: The Most Profitable Space Misunderstanding

The NASA Tang myth—that the space agency invented the orange powdered drink for astronauts—is one of the most enduring and profitable misunderstandings in space history. For decades, millions have believed... 続きを読む...

Over 6,000 Exoplanets Found, But None Like Earth: PLATO Telescope

Astronomers have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets since 1992, but none truly resemble Earth. That may soon change with PLATO, a European Space Agency telescope designed to find Earth 2.0. When... 続きを読む...

White Dwarfs Aren't Always White: New Study Reveals Colorful Stars

White dwarfs aren't always white, according to a new study that reveals some of these stellar remnants could appear green, pink, or purple to the human eye. The research, from... 続きを読む...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Mirror-Image Molecules

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two scientists for their groundbreaking work on mirror-image molecules. Henri B. Kagan of Paris-Sud University and Kensō Soai of Tokyo University... 続きを読む...

Human Hibernation for Mars: Is It Possible?

Long-term space travel is bad for your health, but human hibernation could be the key to overcoming the dangers of radiation, muscle loss, and psychological strain on a journey to... 続きを読む...