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Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune. The object, designated 2020 VN40, is part of a family of distant solar system objects called trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). 2020 VN40 is the first object discovered that orbits the sun once for every ten orbits Neptune makes. …

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Giant space ‘boulders’ unleashed by NASA’s DART mission aren’t behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids  Live Science NASA’s asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication — DART ejected large boulders into space  Space Deflecting Asteroids Isn’t Simple According to New Data from DART  Universe Today “Something Unknown Is At Work Here”: Unexpected Results From NASA Mission To Deflect Asteroid  IFLScience DART’s …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 NASA’s Artemis mission will deploy advanced tools to explore the moon’s south polar region. 🔍 The Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) will carry two instruments to detect minerals and map the lunar surface. 🛰️ The Ultra-Compact Imaging Spectrometer will orbit the moon to assess surface water and human impact. 🌑 These efforts aim to uncover lunar secrets …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 The James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged its first exoplanet, TWA 7b, revolutionizing exoplanet discovery. 🪐 TWA 7b, a planet with a mass similar to Saturn, is located about 100 light-years from Earth, offering insights into planetary formation. 🌟 Webb’s advanced infrared capabilities and coronagraph technology enable it to overcome challenges in direct imaging of …

Using ancient DNA recovered from prehistoric bones and teeth, scientists have built a 37,000‑year timeline of human infections, stretching from the icy mammoth camps of Siberia to medieval graveyards in Denmark. The new genetic map shows how early microbes began shaping human history. The scientists sequenced remains from 1,313 individuals and found genetic traces of 214 different pathogens. These range …

Durham University scientists examining radar images of the ice sheet above the east coast of Antarctica have discovered an 80-million-year-old ancient landscape hidden beneath the ice that is filled with mysterious flat surfaces. The scientists suggested this hidden array of flat surfaces was preserved by the ice sheet rather than eroded over the millions of years since. The research team …

A new Apple-backed AI model trained on Apple Watch behavioral data can now predict a wide range of health conditions more accurately than traditional sensor-based approaches, according to a recently published study. The research paper, titled “Beyond Sensor Data: Foundation Models of Behavioral Data from Wearables Improve Health Predictions,” introduces a machine learning model that analyzes user behavior to flag …

Niagara Falls pulls in tourists by the boatload. Angel Falls towers higher than city skyscrapers. Yet both pale in comparison to Earth’s largest waterfall – an enormous, rushing torrent concealed below Arctic waves. The Denmark Strait cataract drops in slow motion beneath the chilly surface between Iceland and Greenland. The chute begins thousands of feet down, rolls over …

Pain isn’t just a physical sensation — it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting injury into long-term suffering. Researchers at the Salk Institute have now identified a brain circuit that gives physical pain its emotional tone, revealing a new potential target for treating chronic and affective pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, migraine, and …