As water levels in the Great Salt Lake continue to drop, a hidden and fascinating geological discovery has surfaced, bringing new scientific interest to an already fragile ecosystem. At the heart of this exploration is the discovery of mysterious “oases” dotting the exposed lakebed, revealing significant insights into the underground systems that supply the lake with fresh water. These reed-covered …
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In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists were taken aback by a peculiar event that unfolded on Greenland’s ice sheet in 2014, now revealed by recent research. A study, published by Nature Geoscience, documents the unexpected eruption of meltwater from a subglacial lake, which pierced through the ice sheet in an extraordinary manner. The findings have left researchers perplexed, as this development …
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Humans have long imagined space to be an empty frontier where only roving planets and far-off stars may travel. However, new research puts that idea to the test as astronomers have discovered a hidden system of ‘interstellar tunnels’ that connect our Solar System to the rest of the galaxy in surprising ways. According to the study published in the journal …
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Self-lofting devices propelled by sunlight have been tested for the first time in near-vacuum conditions akin to those in Earth’s upper atmosphere, paving the way for a revolution in atmospheric science. The tiny, lightweight membranes — which are made of aluminum oxide and a layer of chromium — take advantage of a phenomenon known as photophoresis, which occurs when one …
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A strange signal in the background hum created by a merger between two black holes could be the first ever detection of a system of three stellar-mass black holes locked in a gravitational waltz. According to a new analysis of data from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, data from a 2019 binary black hole collision showed signs of an anomalous acceleration that …
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Space is full of surprises, and it continues to baffle even experts! While most of us imagine our Solar System as planets surrounded by an empty void, astronomers are claiming that there’s much more happening in the cosmic neighborhood. New studies conducted by astronomers at the Max Planck Institute, led by Dr. L. L. Sala and his colleagues have confirmed …
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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies. And they understand how certain stars form the comparatively smaller stellar mass black holes once they reach …
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Astronomers have confirmed the earliest, most distant black hole yet – and it’s surprisingly monstrous for its time. Residing in a galaxy called CAPERS-LRD-z9, it was already approximately 300 million times the mass of the Sun just 500 million years after the Big Bang, when the baby Universe was just 3 percent of its current age. Additionally, this discovery sheds …
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Martha’s Vineyard has been forced to go vegan due to an explosion of tick-borne illnesses this summer. The island, which sits off the coast of Massachusetts and serves as a getaway for celebrities and wealthy New Englanders, is known not only for its picturesque beaches but also its fresh seafood, meat and soft cheeses. However, these upscale staples have been …
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Researchers think that members of the most recently identified “hominin” group (the Denisovans) mixed with early modern humans and passed along parts of their DNA. Evidence points to several separate interbreeding events, each leaving a genetic imprint that influenced the course of human history. In 2010, scientists released the first draft of the Neanderthal genome. Comparing it with modern human …
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