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Object mistaken as a galaxy is actually a black hole pointed directly at Earth 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1864
Asteroid Didymos May Spin So Fast It Flings Rocks into Space 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1473
New additives could turn concrete into an effective carbon sink 1 Wicked Blue Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1845
Hubble telescope spies mysterious celestial object that defies classification 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 24 1302
Webb telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1382
New NASA Map Details 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses in the US 3 sl8 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 2305
Psychedelic brew ayahuasca's profound impact revealed in brain scans 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1484
Redness of Neptunian asteroids sheds light on early Solar System 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1446
The man who discovered the 'abyss of time' - BBC News 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 17 2450
Rolls-Royce go-ahead to build a nuclear reactor on Moon 4 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1157
The Mystery of Alleged Alien Object 'Oumuamua Has Been Solved, Scientists Say 8 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 2800
Scientists discover enzyme that can turn air into energy, unlocking potential new energy source 8 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 12 2190
Here's the full analysis of newly uncovered genetic data on COVID's origins - Ars Technica 1 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 2376
Here's What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like 12 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 28 3142
Beethoven's DNA decoded from locks of hair saved by his fans 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1681
New NASA spacesuit from Axiom Space promises better fit for Artemis III moonwalkers 2 Uncle Joe Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1819
A Growing Number of Scientists Are Convinced the Future Influences the Past 4 Javaman Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1276
How The Matilda Effect Removes Women in STEM From History - Beyond the Scenes The Daily Show 0 YoshidaYui Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 1799
Satellites are photobombing Hubble (earthsky.org) 4 eppur_se_muova Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 1298
60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' snapped showering the sun with impossibly fast fire 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 40 3054
The Unpredictable Abilities Emerging From Large AI Models 0 Pluvious Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1048
A systematic "omics" (molecular biology) approach to the effects of radiation on living tissue. 5 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 24362
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Javaman Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 663
How Evolution Brought a Flightless Bird Back From Extinction 2 sl8 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1398
The Little-Known Origin Story behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics 1 BootinUp Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1663
Fossil site is 'Rosetta Stone' for understanding early life 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 12 1046
James Webb Space Telescope captures star going supernova in a dazzling cloud of dust 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1602
Unearthed genetic sequences from China market may point to animal origin of COVID-19 0 milestogo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 682
The Multiverse: Our Universe Is Suspiciously Unlikely To Exist - Unless It Is One Of Many 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1775
'Extremely rare' fossilized dinosaur voice box suggests they sounded birdlike 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 1082

Science Continued...

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Planets Might Protect their Water Until their Star Settles Down 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1135
Potentially Active Volcanoes Have Been Found on Venus 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 657
Scientists discover signs of 'modern' glacier on Mars that hints at buried water ice 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1312
Study: Experimental COVID shot made via egg-based technology elicits higher antibody proportion ... 4 Jim__ Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 2530
Faint gravitational waves may be from primordial fractures in space-time 2 milestogo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1283
A saliva test for triple negative breast cancer? 5 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1302
Hummingbirds use torpor in varying ways to survive cold temps 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1462
Radio telescope on moon's far side will peer into universe's 'Dark Ages' 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 1666
Oldest sea reptile from Age of Dinosaurs found on Arctic island 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 9 1157
Oceans May Have Once Graced Venus Before It Became a Hell Planet 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1280
The Fly: The first full map of an animal brain has been completed. 4 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1669
Rare galaxy with three black holes leads astronomers to the most massive objects in the universe 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 10 1710
See the first clear images of 'sun rays' on Mars in eerie new NASA photos 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 20 1589
Watch SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts leave the space station March 11 after delay 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 829
'Missing link' protostar may prove solar system's water is older than the sun 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1593
Strange circular dunes on Mars spotted in these NASA photos 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 1077
Ghostly scraps of oldest recorded supernova revealed in stunning telescope image 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 1595
See the night sky shine with ghostly zodiacal light this month 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 15 1073
James Webb Space Telescope spots galaxy from early universe rich in star formation 4 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 1310
Galaxy-size shock waves found rattling the cosmic web -- the largest structure in the universe 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 11 1761
Lagoon Nebula shines in gorgeous new Hubble image 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 15 912
'Missing link' for Earth's water found around remote baby star 0 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1138
A Mystery Object Is Being Dragged Into The Black Hole at The Center of Our Galaxy 5 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 18 5672
Bright new comet discovered zooming toward the sun could outshine the stars next year 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1337
Physicists stored data in quantum holograms made of twisted light 3 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1365
The Cognitive Tests in Which Humans Lose to Chimpanzees 2 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 16 1734
Moondust for mitigating climate change 11 LunaSea Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1149
JAMA Psychiatry: Mass Violence and the Complex Spectrum of Mental Illness and Mental Functioning 5 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 2053
'bout time: 50% of the highest scientific awards given by the ASMS were to women. 1 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1186
"A chemicist, an astronomer, a Helium-3-miner and an asteroid-prospector walk into a bar..." 0 DetlefK Mar 2023 Mar 2023 13 1435

Science Continued...

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We Can Now Hear The 'Sound' of One of The Most Beautiful Stars 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1205
Brazilians Discover a Ring on Quaoar, 'Cousin' of Pluto 1 Judi Lynn Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 989
Russia Transports New Span to Repair the Crimean Bridge 7 Warpy Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1165
Lab-grown minibrains will be used as 'biological hardware' to create new biocomputers, scientists pr 9 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Mar 2023 3 1568
Newly confirmed meteor crater at site of French winery (earthsky.org) 3 eppur_se_muova Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1176
Question for astronomy buffs, 20 grumpyduck Feb 2023 Mar 2023 2 2096
Dinosaur-killing asteroid splashed mile-high tsunamis that swept the entire world 27 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Mar 2023 60 4539
Scientists target Biocomputing breakthrough 4 BootinUp Feb 2023 Mar 2023 0 1114
Supernova From the Year 185: A Rare View of the Entirety of This Supernova Remnant 0 Ptah Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 1280
Parkinson's Disease Symptoms Significantly Improved By Non-Surgical Ultrasound Treatment 5 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Mar 2023 29 1823
Sometime Yesterday 2 2naSalit Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 1242
'Building blocks of life' recovered from asteroid Ryugu are older than the solar system itself 4 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 7 1492
All about wind and where it comes from 6 Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 Feb 2023 8 1097
Wormholes might bend light like black holes do -- and that could be the key to finding them 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 1249
Where We Get Wind From May Blow You Away 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 22 1400
Giant New Species Of Extinct Predatory Fish Was The Length Of Five Corgis 5 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 1419
China-led Pacific Ocean dive reveals deep-sea secrets in Kermadec Trench 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 8 1200
Fragment of 1,000-pound meteor that exploded over Texas could reveal new insights about our solar sy 2 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 5 1192
Out in Space Lies a Mysterious, Massive Planet That Shouldn't Exist 8 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 38 2253
A Magnetic Sixth Sense Is Surprisingly Common In Animals 1 Judi Lynn Feb 2023 Feb 2023 18 1444
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