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Friday, July 4

AFP

It's Official: NASA Confirms New Interstellar Object Is Zooming Through Solar System - ScienceAlert

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System – only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed.

Thursday, July 3

Keith Cowing

Janet Petro’s ‘Embrace The Challenge’ Holiday Feel Good Edition - NASA Watch

As we approach Independence Day

Wednesday, July 2

Ancient 47-Million-Year-Old Cicada Fossil Found in Europe - Indian Defence Review

A 47-million-year-old cicada fossil has been discovered in Europe.

Wednesday, July 2

Daniel Lawler

Why is there no life on Mars? Rover finds a clue - Yahoo

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? - Ultimately, scientists are searching for...

Wednesday, July 2

Sharmila Kuthunur

A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say - Space

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental breakup."

Wednesday, July 2

Andy Corbley

Two Meteor Showers Will Peak on the Same Night in July and Be Visible in the U.S. - Good News Network

The α-Capricornids and the Southern δ-Aquariids will light up the night of July 30th-31st with a combined total of 30 shooting stars per hour.

Wednesday, July 2

Benjamin Taub

125,000-Year-Old Neanderthal “Fat Factory” Shows They Gorged On Bone Grease - IFLScience

The energy-packed fat could've been added to stews to make them more nutritious.

Wednesday, July 2

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NASA detects new planet with temperatures that suggest habitable conditions - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Wednesday, July 2

Passant Rabie

‘Death Wish’ Planet Actively Triggers Destructive Flares From Its Host Star - Gizmodo

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.

Wednesday, July 2

Perri Thaler

James Webb telescope discovers tentacled 'jellyfish' galaxy swimming through deep space - Live Science

A possible new "jellyfish" galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could deepen our understanding of galaxy evolution and star formation.

Wednesday, July 2

Physicists Start To Pin Down How Stars Forge Heavy Atoms - Quanta Magazine

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses. They definitely exist in East Lansing, Michigan.

Wednesday, July 2

Destiny Johnson | The Oregonian/OregonLive

There are mysterious signals above Antarctica, and scientists aren’t sure why - OregonLive.com

Scientists say the phenomenon could “hint at” new particles or interactions between known particles that haven’t been observed before.

Wednesday, July 2

PopMech Editors

Scientists Found a Third State of Life. It Begins After Death. - Yahoo

Scientists discovered a potential third state of life, where dead cells reorganize into conscious-like forms—challenging what it means to be alive.

Wednesday, July 2

The Conversation

Antarctica's Ocean Is Mysteriously Getting Saltier, Spelling End to Sea Ice - ScienceAlert

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace.

Wednesday, July 2

Andy Corbley

Newly Unveiled T-Rex Relative Was Sitting in Museum Drawer for 50 Years and ‘Rewrites’ Family Tree - Good News Network

Paleontology may be entering another great era of discovery: characterized by serial misidentification in decades past.

Wednesday, July 2