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Intermediate Black Holes: New Method to Find the Missing Link

Intermediate Black Holes: New Method to Find the Missing Link

Intermediate black holes, the long-sought missing link between stellar and supermassive black holes, may finally be within reach thanks to a new de...

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Mars Tunnel Exploration: Pill Bug Robot and Dandelion Drones

Mars Tunnel Exploration: Pill Bug Robot and Dandelion Drones

Mars tunnel exploration may soon be revolutionized by a robot inspired by the humble pill bug, or roly-poly. This biomimetic creation, developed by...

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Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion: Bezos's 2026 Hopes Dashed

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion: Bezos's 2026 Hopes Dashed

The Blue Origin New Glenn explosion during a ground test at Cape Canaveral has dealt a severe blow to Jeff Bezos's space company, just as it was ai...

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Pinnacle SkyTower: Canada's 351m Twisted Skyscraper Sets Record

Pinnacle SkyTower: Canada's 351m Twisted Skyscraper Sets Record

Canada is set to welcome a new architectural icon: the Pinnacle SkyTower in Toronto, a 351.85-meter (1,154-foot) skyscraper that will become the ta...

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Comet Halley 1910: The Panic That Gripped Spain

Comet Halley 1910: The Panic That Gripped Spain

In 1910, Comet Halley passed so close to Earth that it seemed within reach, and it triggered a wave of panic in Spain and beyond. The fear was fuel...

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SpaceX Starshield: Pentagon's $2.29B Military Communications Backbone

SpaceX Starshield: Pentagon's $2.29B Military Communications Backbone

SpaceX has secured a $2.29 billion contract from the Pentagon to serve as the backbone of the U.S. military's telecommunications system, marking a ...

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Phoebe's 2019 Brightening in the Large Magellanic Cloud: Dark Matter Clues

Phoebe's 2019 Brightening in the Large Magellanic Cloud: Dark Matter Clues

On December 18, 2019, a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud increased its brightness in a way that caught the attention of scientists analyzing data...

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Tunguska Event: The 1908 Siberian Space Explosion Explained

Tunguska Event: The 1908 Siberian Space Explosion Explained

The Tunguska event of 1908 remains one of the most powerful and mysterious explosions in recorded history. On June 30, 1908, a massive blast rocked...

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Elon Musk's Lunar Catapult: Moon as Satellite Factory

Elon Musk's Lunar Catapult: Moon as Satellite Factory

Elon Musk's latest idea is to turn the Moon into a satellite factory using an electromagnetic catapult, a concept that could revolutionize space la...

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Astronomers Disagree on Universe Origin, New Survey Reveals

Astronomers Disagree on Universe Origin, New Survey Reveals

A recent survey of astronomers has revealed that there is significant disagreement about the origin of the Universe, even among experts. The survey...

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Human Evolution Study: Body Size Growth Did Not Define Homo

Human Evolution Study: Body Size Growth Did Not Define Homo

A new study on human evolution body size growth reveals that the origin of our genus Homo was not marked by a sudden, dramatic increase in stature, as previously thought....

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Ancient Smallpox DNA from Inca Mummies Confirms European Origin
Ancient Smallpox DNA from Inca Mummies Confirms European Origin
The ancient smallpox DNA recovered from two 500-year-old Inca mummies in Chile has confirmed that the virus responsible for devastating epidemics in the Americas originated in the Old World. This... Leia mais...
China's New Tantalum Alloy Withstands 2,400°C Loads
China's New Tantalum Alloy Withstands 2,400°C Loads
China's new tantalum alloy can withstand mechanical loads at over 2,400°C, a threshold no metal has ever reached. Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong University developed a tantalum-tungsten-rhenium alloy with a small... Leia mais...
Calculate Your Birthday on Every Planet in the Solar System
Calculate Your Birthday on Every Planet in the Solar System
Have you ever wondered how old you would be on Mars? A new website lets you calculate your birthday on every planet in the solar system and beyond, including exoplanets... Leia mais...
Meta's Hyperion Data Center: The City-Sized Scale Explained
Meta's Hyperion Data Center: The City-Sized Scale Explained
Meta's Hyperion data center, currently under construction in Louisiana, is so enormous that when its outline is overlaid on Paris, it stretches from Levallois-Perret in the northwest to the area... Leia mais...
NASA's Space Shuttle: Why It Remains Irreplaceable 15 Years Later
NASA's Space Shuttle: Why It Remains Irreplaceable 15 Years Later
NASA's space shuttle program, which ended with Atlantis's landing on July 21, 2011, still stands as the most complex and versatile spacecraft ever built. Fifteen years later, no vehicle has... Leia mais...
Asteroid 44 Nysa Revealed as First Known Three-Lobed Space Rock
Asteroid 44 Nysa Revealed as First Known Three-Lobed Space Rock
Asteroid 44 Nysa has been hiding a secret for over 170 years: it is not a typical two-lobed asteroid but the first known three-lobed asteroid ever identified. Discovered in 1857... Leia mais...
NASA's 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Plan: Jets, Balloons, and Global Science
NASA's 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Plan: Jets, Balloons, and Global Science
NASA is preparing an ambitious plan for the total solar eclipse on August 12, using a high-speed jet and dozens of balloons to study the Sun's corona and Earth's atmosphere.... Leia mais...
Cosmic Hydrogen Measurement Unlocks Dark Energy Secrets
Cosmic Hydrogen Measurement Unlocks Dark Energy Secrets
Astronomers can now measure cosmic hydrogen without relying on traditional galaxy maps, a breakthrough that could transform our understanding of dark energy. An international team has refined an existing technique... Leia mais...
99% vs 100% Solar Eclipse: The Brutal Difference Explained
99% vs 100% Solar Eclipse: The Brutal Difference Explained
The solar eclipse on August 12 will be visible across all of Spain, but only a narrow strip from Galicia to the Balearic Islands will experience totality. In the rest... Leia mais...
SpaceX Rocket to Crash Into Moon: Why Astronomers Are Excited
SpaceX Rocket to Crash Into Moon: Why Astronomers Are Excited
A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is set to crash into the Moon on August 5, and astronomers are eagerly anticipating the event. While rocket impacts might seem alarming, this... Leia mais...
Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The World's Longest Immersed Tunnel Takes Shape
Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The World's Longest Immersed Tunnel Takes Shape
The Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, set to become the world's longest immersed tunnel, is a groundbreaking infrastructure project linking Denmark and Germany. This colossal undertaking is not just about connecting two shores... Leia mais...
Spanish Startup Kreios Space Nears VLEO Satellite Breakthrough
Spanish Startup Kreios Space Nears VLEO Satellite Breakthrough
Spanish startup Kreios Space is on the verge of solving one of the biggest challenges in satellite operations: maintaining very low Earth orbit (VLEO) with its innovative air-breathing electric propulsion... Leia mais...

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