A viral Reddit video shows the terrifying moment NASA astronaut Dale Gardner floated untethered in space to capture a satellite. There are a lot of terrifying things you can find in space, from mysterious massive voids 250 to 330 million light-years across, to tiny droplets of water in your space suit that could very easily drown you. But the moniker of “most …
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Astronomers have spotted the earliest known signs of rocky planet formation around a young, sun-like star for the first time. The discovery offers an unprecedented glimpse into what may have happened at the dawn of our own solar system. What did the researchers see? Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s ALMA array in Chile, researchers …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,” scientists reported Wednesday, when new worlds begin to gel. “We’ve captured a direct glimpse of the hot region …
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In 2020, a huge wildfire struck the Brazilian Pantanal – the largest tropical wetland area in the world. Driven by extreme drought, high temperatures and human activities, the blaze cut through more than 44,515km² of habitat and killed an estimated 17 million vertebrates. Yet, despite the devastation, a new study published in Global Change Biology has found that, once the fire …
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