A team of astronomers at the University of Milano-Bicocca has uncovered a colossal spiral galaxy that existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang, which gave birth to the universe some 13.8 billion years ago. Nicknamed “Big Wheel,” it is in…
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Cryo-EM reveals fine structural details of human chromatin remodeler in action
Chromatin remodeling plays a vital role in gene regulation, affecting how DNA is accessed. Disruptions in this process can also lead to cancer and other diseases. To better understand how chromatin remodeling works, scientists at…
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Blaze Star that’s 3,000 lightyears away will soon explode
Stargazers may soon get a rare, celestial treat.
A star system 3,000 lightyears away is ready to go nova — and when it blows, it will be visible from Earth.
T Coronae Borealis, a.k.a. Blaze Star, only explodes once every 80…
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The Moon Could Be Our Next Destination for Colonization!
Recent findings suggest that living on the Moon may be more feasible than scientists previously thought. New data from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission points to the presence of water ice just beneath the…
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Rare colorful lightning caught on camera by ISS astronaut. ‘OK, this is kind of out there’
Colorful sprites, or transient luminous events, flash above clouds in a video taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit aboard the ISS. (Image credit: Don Pettit/NASA) NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric…
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No bones about it: New details about skeletal cell aging revealed
It’s no coincidence that our bodies feel a little creakier as we age. The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones.
Scientists and researchers around the globe are…
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NASA’s Perseverance rover watches as 2 Mars dust devils merge into 1 (video)
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil devouring a smaller storm swirling close behind it on the rim of Jezero Crater.
Martian dust devils are spinning columns of warm air that pick up dust and debris as they move across the…
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NASA finds ‘glass-smooth lake of cooling lava’ on Jupiter’s moon Io
Among all of the moons in our solar system, Jupiter’s Io, stands out for many reasons. Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions sending sulfur and magma shooting high above the surface….
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From Fruit Punch to Brain Damage: The Party Gas That’s Killing Americans
Deaths from laughing gas misuse are skyrocketing, despite growing warnings from health officials. Researchers are uncovering the dangerous rise in recreational use of nitrous oxide, a substance once considered relatively harmless. With its…
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Japan’s oldest human fossils aren’t human at all, new study reveals
For decades, a collection of fossils found in a Japanese quarry was believed to be the oldest evidence of human presence in the archipelago. But a new investigation has turned that story on its head—revealing that those ancient bones…
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