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A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ounces) piece of space rock that is believed to have formed in the outer solar system — suggests that rocky planets like Earth and distant icy …

Image: @yveltalgriffin It never ceases to amaze me how modders, hackers and homebrew enthusiasts continue to push the envelope when it comes to retro gaming tech. Take the incredibly talented YveltalGriffin, for example; not only are they part of the team which gave us the “Wii-on-a-keychain” Kawaii, but they’re also behind the αSNES project – described as “a modern handheld …

One of the brightest and most colorful stars in the sky and the most brilliant planet are on stage in the early morning dawn sky this weekend and will be joined by the moon on Monday morning. The star in question is Aldebaran, a first-magnitude star that shines with a distinct orange hue and marks the right eye of Taurus, …

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) celebrates after their win over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP) APAP Soak it in, Rip City. Take a moment to really, truly bask in the beautiful absurdity of this whole thing, the delicious and delirious storybook …

Eighty years ago today, at 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of New Mexico, a dreadful slice of history was made. The dawn calm was torn asunder as the United States Army detonated a plutonium implosion device known as the Gadget – the world’s very first test of a nuclear bomb, known as the …

NASA scientists have found that cell-like compartments called vesicles, needed to form the precursors of living cells, could form in the lakes of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. These lakes and Titan‘s seas are filled with liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane rather than water. And though we know water is a key ingredient of life on Earth, astrobiologists have theorized …

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A key method of forming planets finally has observational evidence, thanks to a network of radio telescopes in the U.K. that have resolved the existence of a huge abundance of centimeter-sized pebbles that will stick together and grow into planets around two young stars. “This is potentially enough to build planetary systems larger than our own solar system,” said Katie …

Movie theaters around the country may be showing “Superman,” but the real Man of Steel was doing his own hero work in Fort Lauderdale. Lionel Messi continued his super-human form Saturday night at Chase Stadium, logging a brace for a record fifth-consecutive MLS match to help Inter Miami CF dispatch Nashville SC, 2-1, and end their league-best 15-match unbeaten run. …

Hurricane center eyes potential system to form near Florida  Orlando Sentinel Florida in bull’s-eye for heavy rains as developing system could become tropical trouble  FOX Weather Tropical trouble could be brewing around Florida, hurricane forecasters say  USA Today Why forecasters are concerned about losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak hurricane season  PBS Watching the Gulf for tropical development  WITN Source link