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A super-Earth exoplanet in the habitable zone of its star has been detected less than 20 light-years away, putting it near the top of the list for best places to look for life beyond our solar system. The planet, known as GJ 251c, orbits a red dwarf star 18.2 light-years away in the constellation of Gemini, the Twins. The planet’s …

This week’s science news was led by a spate of climate stories that were as worrying as they were fascinating. Topping the bill are microbes that were woken up after lying frozen in the Alaskan permafrost for up to 40,000 years, only for them to begin churning out carbon dioxide. The ability of these microbes, some of which have been …

A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer could help speed up diagnosis according to a new study. Results of a trial in north America show that the test was able to identify a wide range of cancers, of which three quarters don’t have any form of screening programme. More than half the cancers were detected at an …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A composite image of three infrared wavelengths captured by JWST showing the jet erupting out of Messier 87’s supermassive black hole. | Credit: Figure reproduced from: Röder J et al (2025), Astronomy & Astrophysics 701: L12. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202556577. © 2025 The Authors. Licensed under …

New images from the James Webb telescope have captured previously unseen details of the gargantuan jets shooting out of the famous black hole M87* — the first-ever black hole to be directly imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope. The new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images, published Sept. 22 in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, have also revealed the clearest …

When Peter Atkinson first heard a faint ringing in his ears one Monday morning at work, he thought it was nothing to worry about. But the noise refused to go away – and soon the 62-year-old business owner was barely sleeping. Despite how much it was affecting him, doctors dismissed his concerns, saying his scans were clear and that he’d …

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Cross your fingers for a spectacular show on Wednesday night. Oct. 8 marks the peak of the annual Draconid Meteor Shower—a famously unpredictable event that can produce anywhere from a handful to over a thousand shooting stars per hour. The Draconid shower is started on Oct. 6 and lasts through Oct. 10. There are typically 10 meteors per hour visible …

Cross your fingers for a spectacular show on Wednesday night. Oct. 8 marks the peak of the annual Draconid Meteor Shower—a famously unpredictable event that can produce anywhere from a handful to over a thousand shooting stars per hour. The Draconid shower is started on Oct. 6 and lasts through Oct. 10. There are typically 10 meteors per hour visible …

Tesla Stock Rises Slightly. Why Affordable ‘Standard’ Models Aren’t Exciting Wall Street.  Barron’s Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3  The New York Times Elon Musk’s Assurances About Affordable Teslas Ring Hollow  Bloomberg.com Tesla Model Y Standard vs. Hyundai Ioniq 5: The Better Value Is Obvious  Edmunds Tesla went back to basics with its latest big announcement  Business Insider Source link