Science

Since 2005, a 35-mile-long crack known as the East African Rift has been forming. In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama. Over millions of years, the African continent will cleave in two, and scientists say a new ocean will one day fill the gap. The Afar region is …

On March 28, Myanmar was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed over 5,000 lives and caused damage even in neighboring countries. In a study published July 10 in The Seismic Record, seismologists confirmed previous research indicating that the southern part of the large earthquake’s rupture, or fracture, took place at astounding speeds of up to between 3.1 and …

Science & Exploration 21/07/2025 1356 views 30 likes   The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth. A stratospheric helium balloon lifted a dummy descent module and released it above the Arctic Circle at an altitude of nearly 30 km, triggering the deployment …

Just a moment… Enable JavaScript and cookies to continue This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm that you’re human. Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green. Thank you for your cooperation! Press and Hold Press and hold the button If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team. 209.74.74.26 …

In world breakthrough, scientists see star survive encounter with a black hole  The Times of Israel Israeli-led team first to observe star survive black hole and return  Ynetnews This star survived a black hole—and came back for more  Phys.org In a Stunning First, Scientists Have Watched a Star Survive a Black Hole Encounter  The Debrief Source link

Mysterious Object Orbits the Sun Once for Every 10 Neptune Orbits—But Why?  SciTechDaily Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: ‘Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song’  Yahoo Home Newly Discovered Space Rock Is Caught In A Unique 10:1 Dance With Neptune  IFLScience Mysterious object found dancing with Neptune  ScienceDaily Astronomers Just Unveiled a Mysterious Object in the Outer …

Astronomers have seen what appears to be a forming planet carving out a complex pattern in a disk of gas and dust around a young star. The discovery of this spiral architect could help us better understand how planetary systems like the solar system came to be. The infant extrasolar planet, or “exoplanet,” is creating a spiral arm pattern in …

Scientists Discovered a New Human Species That Defies Conventional Wisdom  AOL.com Source link

● ● • We dissent to changes to NASA’s Technical Authority capacities that are driven by anything other than safety and mission assurance. The culture of organizational silence promoted at NASA over the last six months already represents a dangerous turn away from the lessons learned following the Columbia disaster. Changes to the system of …

A group of 287 scientists and current and former NASA employees has issued a declaration lambasting budget cuts, grant cancellations and a “culture of organizational silence” that they say could pose a risk to astronauts’ safety. The document — titled “The Voyager Declaration” and dedicated to astronauts who lost their lives in tragic spaceflight incidents of the past — is …