Facebook Tweet Email Link The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses that embedded themselves into our genetic code over the course of human evolution. These ancient viruses lie …
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The summer months offer a great time to view the night sky. Starting this weekend and into next week, there is a great opportunity to view a nighttime double-header, the unique alignment of six planets, and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Thanks to clear skies in the coming days, you can see a unique planetary event set to …
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Avi Loeb, the chair of the astronomy department at Harvard, has suggested that a Manhattan-sized interstellar object, which has been discovered speeding through our cosmic neighborhood, could have an alien origin. He has advised to stay ready as it “may come to save us or destroy us,” the Independent reported. The asteroid 31/ATLAS was first spotted by a Chile-based telescope.(Representative …
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Tom Hanks People in entertainment Space programs Movies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Tom Hanks is honoring the real-life hero that he once portrayed in a popular, Oscar-winning film. After the death of astronaut Jim Lovell was announced on Friday, Hanks shared a poignant social media post to his Instagram, writing, “There are people who dare, who dream, …
Read More »Rare planet parade is coming to Texas skies—no telescope needed Chron Six-planets align, meteor shower over Seattle this weekend MyNorthwest.com Six planets and near-peak meteor shower to brighten weekend sky WKBN.com Rare planetary parade to take place in UK skies this month – best time to see Bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk You Can See 6 Planets Aligned In The Sky Right Now – And 2 Conjunctions IFLScience Source …
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ATHENS, Ga. — A meteorite that punched a hole i n a Georgia homeowner’s roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself, according to scientist who examined fragments of the space rock. People in several Southern states reported seeing the mysterious fireball in broad daylight on June 26 as it hurtled toward …
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Re-Entry and Splashdown – YouTube Watch On SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronauts will return to Earth today (Aug. 9) after living on the International Space Station for nearly five months, and you can watch the action live. The mission’s Crew Dragon capsule, named Endurance, is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast today at …
Read More »How to Watch the Perseids, the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer The New York Times Blame it on the moon. This year’s Perseids meteors won’t be as visible at their peak NPR Attention stargazers! It’s time for one of the best meteor showers of the year — the Perseids CBC The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here’s what to expect …
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G Caspari and M Vavulin Daniel Riday A maze of books This is one of the world’s largest private book collections, known as Anke Gowda Jnana Prathistana, or “Knowledge Shrine”, in the village of Kennalu, near Mysore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It’s thought to be home to more than 1.5 million books. They’re written in 22 Indian languages, …
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