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A mysterious fungus is turning spiders into real-life ‘zombies,’ consuming their organs and taking control of their behavior. Known as Gibellula attenboroughii, the fungus attaches to the spider, invades its body and devours it from the inside out. It then manipulates the spider’s brain chemistry, altering dopamine levels to force the insect out of its web and into the open, …

Watch Live: Secretive mini space shuttle set for Space Coast launch; late-night sonic boom possible  Orlando Sentinel USSF-36 Mission  SpaceX Live coverage: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center  Spaceflight Now US Space Force prepares X-37B Mission 8 for launch  spaceforce.mil SpaceX readies for 8th flight of U.S. Space Force’s Orbital Test Vehicle  Spectrum News 13 Source …

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Orbiting astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured remarkable imagery of an unusual white formation in the heart of Africa’s largest desert. This conspicuous marking, visible from space, sits atop an isolated volcanic peak in northern Chad, creating a stark contrast against the surrounding dark volcanic rocks. Volcanic remnants hide ancient climate secrets The Emi Koussi stratovolcano rises more than 3,400 meters …

US Military’s Mysterious Spaceplane May Have Limited Horizon  Bloomberg.com Live coverage: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center  Spaceflight Now US Space Force prepares X-37B Mission 8 for launch  spaceforce.mil Watch SpaceX launch US Space Force’s classified X-37B space plane today  Space SpaceX readies for 8th flight of U.S. Space Force’s Orbital Test Vehicle  Spectrum News 13 …

Astronomers discover strange new type of supernova: ‘This is the first time we have seen a star that was essentially stripped to the bone’  Space Onionlike Space Explosion May Be a New Type of Supernova  The New York Times Extremely stripped supernova reveals a silicon and sulfur formation site  Nature Supernova Reveals What The Inside of a Star Really Looks Like  ScienceAlert Astronomers have …

Scientists Solve 90-Year-Old Mystery in Quantum Physics  SciTechDailyView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

There are several candidates for the biggest star in the universe. One of them, VY Canis Majoris, is over 1,500 times the width of the sun. If it were placed in our solar system, it would stretch to nearly the orbit of Saturn. But how can such a beast exist? The answer, as always, is physics. VY Canis Majoris is …

New analysis of ancient household burners from Qurayyah in northwest Saudi Arabia points to smoke from Peganum harmala seeds being inhaled in daily life nearly 2,700 years ago. The work opens a window onto how Iron Age communities used scent, smoke, and bioactive plants to manage health and mood without leaving written manuals. The evidence comes from residues …