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New observations of a strange object that wobbles around the space between Jupiter and Uranus reveal what looks like a system of rings forming and evolving, even as we watch. The object, named Chiron, is a chunk of rock shaped a bit like a jelly donut, measuring around 210 kilometers (130 miles) across at its widest point. The discovery that …

For several years, social media pages and accounts have claimed that a new ocean is forming in Africa. The claim has been spread by YouTube (archived) videos (archived) with views in the millions, Facebook posts (archived) that refer to it as if it were a recent discovery and Reddit threads (archived) featuring dramatic images of the ground splitting open. What …

For several years, social media pages and accounts have claimed that a new ocean is forming in Africa. The claim has been spread by YouTube (archived) videos (archived) with views in the millions, Facebook posts (archived) that refer to it as if it were a recent discovery and Reddit threads (archived) featuring dramatic images of the ground splitting open. What …

Saturn isn’t the only planet in our solar system with a ring system. While Saturn’s rings are the most dramatic, the three other gas giants — Jupiter, Neptune, and Uranus — each have a ring system as well. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Astronomers have also spotted rings around smaller celestial bodies: dwarf planets Haumea and Quaoar, as well …

The first-ever detection of heavy water in a planet-forming disk around a young star offers evidence that the water predates the star itself — and it appears this substance even originated in the cold, dark molecular cloud that gave birth to the star. Scientists spotted the heavy water (which we’ll get into in just a moment) in the planet-forming disk …

Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body Chiron  Reuters Celestial Body – Chiron  INSIGHTS IAS Astronomers spot first-ever ring formation around icy Chiron after 50 years  The News International Source link

California announces coalition of Governors forming new alliance to protect public health from political interference  CA.gov Democratic governors form a public health alliance in a rebuke of Trump  NPR Gov. JB Pritzker joins Democratic governors’ health coalition to combat Trump’s ‘war on science’  Chicago Sun-Times Exclusive | Blue States Are Setting Up a Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK Jr.  The Wall Street Journal …

Although an artificial intelligence-driven bubble has emerged in the market, there are plenty of “real projects” to which investors can still confidently allocate funds, Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO and co-founder Josh Brown said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.” “Of course, there’s a bubble, but … that doesn’t mean there aren’t real projects that are going to have world-transforming outcomes,” Brown …

Astronomers have captured an image of a small planet forming within the dusty disc surrounding a distant star. The still-forming planet is carving out a gap in the dusty disc as it orbits the star. Credit: C. Ginski/R. van Capelleveen et al. Astronomers had long theorised that planets probably exist in the gaps in these ‘circumstellar’ discs, and that they …

Cracks are forming in the AI capex boom, warns Morgan Stanley. What to buy and sell.  MarketWatch One force is propping up the economy. Fears are growing it won’t last.  The Washington Post If AI is a bubble, the economy will pop with it  Reuters Jim Cramer explains why he thinks the AI boom is different than the dotcom bubble  CNBC This Is How …