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A Volcanic Eruption with lava flowing down from the mountain. By Tetiana Grypachevska on Unsplash

We now know what caused Earth’s largest extinction event – and it is happening again

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We now know what caused Earth’s largest extinction event known as the Great Dying - and it is happening again

This freaky video shows that our pupils shrink with age

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Researchers used a video display of 64 eyeballs, captured with eye trackers, to compare the pupil sizes of younger and older study participants under different lighting conditions. This study confirme...

Carbon dioxide’s powerful heat-trapping effect has been traced to a quirk of its quantum structure. The finding may explain climate change better than any computer model.

Scientists Uncover the Quantum Origin of the Greenhouse Effect

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Carbon dioxide’s powerful heat-trapping effect has been traced to a quirk of its quantum structure. The finding may explain climate change better than any computer model.

Catalina Sky Survey's images identifying Asteroid 2024 RW1. Catalina Sky Survey via X

An Asteroid Hit Earth’s Atmosphere

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On September 4, 2024, at approximately 16:46 p.m. GMT, asteroid 2024 RW1 entered Earth’s atmosphere near Luzon Island in the Philippine. This small space rock, measuring about 3 feet (1 meter) i...

This composite simulated image shows how M87* is seen by the Event Horizon Telescope at 86 GHz (red), 230 GHz (green), and 345 GHz (blue). The higher the frequency, the sharper the image becomes, revealing structure, size, and shape that was previously less discernible.

Highest-resolution observations from the surface of Earth

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EHT scientists make highest-resolution observations yet from the surface of Earth The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has conducted test observations, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/su...

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China’s Chang e rover detects water molecules on the Moon

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China's Chang e rover detects water molecules on the Moon, in a sample of rock retrieved in 2020 and brought back to Earth

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover viewed these yellow crystals of elemental sulfur using its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 7, 2024, the 4,208th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The discovery marks the first time this mineral has ever been found in a pure form on Mars.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprising Yellow Green Rock on Mars

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Among several recent findings, the rover has found rocks made of pure sulfur — a first on the Red Planet.

A cave on the Lunar Survace

Scientists found lava caves on the Moon

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Scientists found lava caves on the Moon, a milestone in lunar research and with important implication for future lunar exploration by humans

Artist’s impression: the galaxy SDSS1335+0728 lighting up

Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time & feed

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Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time & feed on its surrounding gases. This is the first time this had been observed