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An Object From Another Star System Just Passed Through Ours
In 2025, astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS -- only the third object ever identified as having originated outside our solar system. Like its predecessors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, it was spotted moving through our solar system on a trajectory that could not...
New Fremont, California Pedestrian Accident Study
Fremont, a city known for its amusing history and beautiful vistas, has many walkable neighborhoods. Nevertheless, pedestrians in the city are still at risk of accidents, especially when crossing busy intersections, because of careless drivers. A recent study takes a...
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...
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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, where the passengers and some of the crew are to disembark.The World Health...
The country where lethal hantavirus cases are on the rise. Experts blame climate change
Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018.The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who traveled extensively in...
4 epic myths hiding in the May sky — and how to find them
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Spring is here and with it, a new set of sparkling constellations rises to prominence! But what are the stories behind these mesmerizing stellar citadels and how can...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 209 — Astronauts for America
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.[embedded content]On Episode 209 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Garrett Reisman and Steve Lindsey, the leaders of the new organization...
NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The pioneering Voyager probes might only have a few years left to explore interstellar space, and that's assuming a planned, risky maneuver in 2026 goes well.NASA's...
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not...
NASA’s Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon’s far side
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Just weeks before the first Artemis 2 launch window, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy had a last-minute idea: What if he could get the Artemis 2 astronauts to shoot...
Pentagon unveils trove of declassfied ‘UFO’ videos. How to see them all, from ‘a football-shaped body’ to ‘a misshapen and uneven ball of white light’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.UFO enthusiasts just got a big old bone to sink their teeth into.The Pentagon released its first tranche of declassified "UFO files" on Friday (May 8), responding to...
Black holes slamming into scorching stars may be causing mysterious blue flashes in the cosmos
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Out in the universe, there exist mysterious and powerful bright blue cosmic explosions called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients (LFBOT) — and new research may...
A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover
For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from the kind of rapid ice melting unfolding in the Arctic. But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically. Now, scientists say they...
What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino
Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.“I think we’re going to see weather events that we’ve never seen in modern history before,” WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist and Climate...
This is your best chance to spot the Milky Way’s core in May
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The moonless nights of mid-May are a fantastic time to spot the glowing band of the Milky Way arching across the spring sky, before the encroaching twilight of the...