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A chance configuration of objects arrayed across deep space has just revealed the hiding place of a giant glob of dark matter. Configurations like these, known as Einstein crosses, typically consist of four distinct points of light. This particular example, named HerS-3, has a feature never seen before. At the center of the cross appears a fifth blob of light. …

A long-tailed comet has been spotted close to the sun, and some astronomers are predicting it could be seen with the naked eye in mid-October — just as another comet is forecast to do the same. It could mean two bright comets will be visible in the night sky at the same time, on the peak night of a meteor …

Reconstruction of a large mawsoniid coelacanth from the British Rhaetian. Credit: Daniel Phillips Researchers found dozens of Triassic coelacanth fossils in UK museums. The fish were once mistaken for reptile bones. The coelacanth is often called a “living fossil.” Once believed to have vanished millions of years ago, it was unexpectedly rediscovered in 1938 when one was caught in the …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of an asteroid orbiting the sun alongside Earth, much like the potential new quasi-moon. | Credit: Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo A new paper describes another possible “quasi-moon” of Earth, and the interloping asteroid may have been following our planet …

A new paper describes another possible “quasi-moon” of Earth, and the interloping asteroid may have been following our planet around for decades, undetected. Quasi-moons, the Planetary Society states, are “like a gravitational sleight of hand.” They are asteroids, which — from our point of view on Earth — appear to be orbiting our planet like our permanent moon does. However, …

Donald Trump was not welcomed to Yankee Stadium on Thursday in the best of fashions, appearing to waves of boos from the New York crowd. Security had been heightened in advance of the president’s arrival at the game against the Detroit Tigers, with bulletproof glass added to the front of his suite. But that couldn’t stop the sound of fans’ …

NASA‘s Perseverance rover has snapped an intriguing photo of a “turtle” appearing to poke its head out of its shell on the surface of Mars. The reptile-like structure is the latest in a long list of Martian rocks that look similar to living creatures or other Earth objects. Perseverance captured the new image on Aug. 31, on what was its …

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown quasi-moon that’s been shadowing Earth’s orbit for decades, undetected, and will likely remain there for a few decades more. The quasi-moon, named 2025 PN7, is one of around seven quasi-satellites that share Earth’s orbit around the Sun. The Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii spotted the quasi-moon on August 2, according to a paper published in …

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According to a recent study, events geologists use to distinguish transitions between geological chapters in Earth’s story follow a hidden hierarchical pattern, one that could shed light on both past and future tumult. “Geological time scales may look like tidy timelines in textbooks, but their boundaries tell a much more chaotic story,” says study co-author Andrej Spiridonov, a geologist and …