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Scientists have been left baffled after a mysterious ‘alien helmet’ was spotted on the surface of Mars. The object was spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover through its Mastcam-Z. A pointed peak with a pitted, nodular texture would make people think of armor worn here on Earth in a bygone era. But does this prove that Martians are really living on …

In August 2023, downed power lines on Maui, Hawaii, sparked a wildfire that quickly exploded into multiple, fast-moving blazes fanned by high winds. Over several days, the fires reduced much of the town of Lāhainā to ashes, displacing thousands and killing more than 100 people. New research published Thursday, August 22, in the journal Frontiers in Climate suggests this disaster …

The latest mission of the U.S. Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is underway. The robotic X-37B lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida tonight (Aug. 21) at 11:50 p.m. EDT (0350 GMT on Aug. 22). The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth as planned 8.5 minutes later, touching down …

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STING induces ZBP1-mediated necroptosis independently of TNFR1 and FADD  Nature Source link

Why the Next Solar Superstorm Could Hit Satellites Even Harder  SciTechDaily Climate pollution is making GPS and communications satellites even more vulnerable to solar storms  CNN Climate Change Increasing Satellite Vulnerability to Solar Storms  eu-policies.com Satellites face new challenges from solar storms  Astronomy Magazine RAW: STUDY: CLIMATE POLLUTION TO HAMPER SAT COMMS  KXLY.com Source link

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon that was forecast to erupt sometime this year doesn’t look imminent, according to volcanologists who are closely monitoring it. The Axial Seamount is located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s 4,900 feet below the surface of the sea along the Juan de Fuca Ridge. …

Little by little, the moon is becoming less visible. Which can only mean one thing: we’re getting closer to the new moon. The new moon is a part of the lunar cycle, which is a series of eight unique phases of the moon’s visibility. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases happen as …

In a high-resolution satellite image taken by NASA’s Landsat 8 on May 3, 2016, a series of dark, swirling shapes appeared in the clouds above Heard Island, a remote volcanic island in the Southern Ocean. Located roughly 1,000 kilometers north of Antarctica, this uninhabited landmass became the center of attention after the release of the image revealed what looked like …