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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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A bright star will disappear for up to an hour tonight — here’s what’s happening
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Regulus, in the constellation Leo. | Credit: Franco Tognarini via Getty ImagesIf you live in the middle Atlantic or southeast part of the United States, you'll have...
This X-ray image shows our solar system ‘breathing’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground emission from the cosmic X-ray sky, for the Western Galactic hemisphere. The stripe patterns visible in the SWCX...
How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV’s new ‘Star City’?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Apple TV[embedded content]The world just witnessed Artemis 2's inspiring loop around the moon and back and we’re all still enraptured by NASA’s triumphant...
Mysterious golden orb discovered on the ocean floor near Alaska is identified over 2 years later
Huzzah! The mystery of an unidentified golden object that had been discovered on the ocean floor off Alaska’s Pacific Coast in 2023 has been solved.While scientists often encounter unfamiliar organisms in the deep sea, those mysteries are usually resolved quickly as...
Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars
The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven that had never been detected before on the red planet.These carbon-containing compounds are the same building blocks that enabled life to emerge on...
Hot, dry and hurricane-scarred: How climate change fueled wildfires in Georgia and Florida
Wildfires raging this week in southern Georgia and northern Florida were fueled by a combination of hot and windy conditions, severe drought and dried-out vegetation from past hurricanes all feeding the blazes.It’s a combination climate scientists have been warning...
The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good.The U.S. National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab released the latest photo of the popular hat-shaped galaxy on Friday. A telescope in Chile observed it four years...
Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This image from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Chasma Borealis at Mars' northern ice cap. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of...
Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want when they die
Nearly two-thirds of Americans now opt for cremation – a figure that has been steadily increasing over five decades.On the surface, that proportion tells a simple story: The nation has embraced cremation, while its preference for casket burials has fallen off.But as a...
How you store produce can make it last longer
A few small changes to how you store fruits and vegetables can have big benefits for the planet – and your wallet.From herbs that wilt in days to berries that seem to mold even faster, what we toss in the trash often has less to do with what we buy than how we store...
A bright star will disappear for up to an hour on April 25 — here’s what’s happening
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Regulus, in the constellation Leo. | Credit: Franco Tognarini via Getty ImagesIf you live in the middle Atlantic or southeast part of the United States, you'll have...
Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East
Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week's blaze that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia, fire scientists said.Researchers blame a number of factors...