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Russia’s towering Klyuchevskoy volcano, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula, has captured the world’s attention after its latest eruption sent a dramatic display of smoke, ash, and lava flowing into the atmosphere. This event has become one of the most visually striking volcanic eruptions in recent months, as captured in remarkable satellite images and videos. A Volcano’s Devilish Display The eruption …

Earlier this month, astronomers were thrilled to spot an interstellar object — only the third of its kind ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system on an extremely unusual trajectory and at a breakneck velocity. While we’re only beginning to understand the unusual object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the discovery led to widespread speculation, with some scientists suggesting that …

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered an oddball galaxy, dubbed the Infinity Galaxy, that could be host to a “direct collapse black hole.” That is, a black hole originally created directly from a vast cloud of collapsing gas and dust rather than a dying star. The Infinity Galaxy gets its name from the fact that its …

NASA’s Perseverance rover has officially set a new milestone on Mars, completing the longest road trip by any robot vehicle on another planet. On June 19, 2025, the six-wheeled explorer rolled a remarkable 411 meters (over a quarter mile) across the Martian surface. While this might seem like a modest distance, it marks a significant achievement compared to previous rovers …

A giant plasma plume dubbed “The Beast” was recently spotted dancing above the sun as it showered our home star with blobs of impossibly fast fire. The shapeshifting projection, which stretched more than 13 times wider than Earth, was the first of several sizable solar structures to emerge in recent days. The animalistic mass appeared Saturday (July 12) over the …

New research has uncovered a fascinating link between volcanic eruptions and mysterious structures deep within Earth’s interior, challenging long-standing assumptions about the planet’s lower mantle. These structures, known as “BLOBS,” may be the key to understanding some of the most catastrophic volcanic events in Earth’s history. Are Earth’s Deep Secrets Triggering Doomsday Eruptions? Volcanic eruptions can have devastating effects, ranging …

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Tortoises Have Feelings, Similar to Ours  SciTechDaily Grumpy tortoise? Reptiles can experience mood swings too  Earth.com Tortoises Have Feelings Too, Or At Least Moods  IFLScience Tortoises can feel emotions and mood swings, groundbreaking research reveals  Daily Jang New study shows tortoises experience feelings similar to our own  Phys.org Source link

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The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for more than $30 million. The 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock named NWA 16788 was discovered in the Sahara Desert in Niger by a meteorite hunter …

In a groundbreaking discovery published in The Planetary Science Journal, a team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has confirmed the existence of a rare object located far beyond Neptune. Known as 2020 VN40, this trans-Neptunian object is in a unique orbital resonance with the giant planet Neptune. For every ten orbits Neptune completes, …