The mighty Himalayas came into existence because of a massive collision between two giant pieces of Earth’s crust, the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate. This powerful impact began around 60 million years ago and has been shaping the region…
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Astronomers Discover the Universe’s Largest Structure is Bigger Than We Thought
Astronomers have just revealed that the largest known structure in the universe, the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall, might be even larger than we initially thought. The latest findings, published in a preprint study hosted on arXiv,…
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What Are Phantom Traffic Jams? You’ve Almost Certainly Been Stuck In One
Have you ever been stuck in a big queue of traffic and wondered what the holdup was, only to find no signs of a car crash or any other type of holdup by the time you get to the front?
If so, you may have fallen victim to a “phantom traffic jam”,…
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Once-Promising Green Comet Breaks Apart Before Earthbound Viewers Could See It
A much-anticipated green comet that had stirred excitement among amateur astronomers and skywatchers around the world has met a dramatic and disappointing end. The icy object, known as Comet SWAN (C/2025 F2), originated from the far edges of the…
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Webb Spots Surprising Signal From Galaxy Formed 330 Million Years After Big Bang
Astronomers have uncovered a discovery that could reshape our understanding of the early Universe. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have observed a distant galaxy, JADES-GS-z13-1, emitting a strong Lyman-α signal — a…
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“The Signal Is Clear”: James Webb’s Discovery on K2-18b Stuns Astronomers With Mind-Blowing Evidence Beyond Imagination
IN A NUTSHELL - ? The James-Webb Telescope has detected intriguing signals from the atmosphere of K2-18b, a distant exoplanet.
- ? Researchers identified the presence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide, compounds…
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Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they’re weirdly pointing at us
Our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, or M31) appears to sport a lopsided arrangement of satellite galaxies that defy scientific models, stumping astronomers who are also trying to figure out why so many of this galaxy’s family members…
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Amateur astronomers capture groundbreaking photos of sun’s corona during partial solar eclipse
In an achievement that defies conventional wisdom among astronomers, a trio of eclipse chasers has captured what experts confirm is the first documented observation of the solar corona during a partial solar eclipse.
The remarkable images —…
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This Is (By Far) the Oldest Mammoth Ever Discovered in America — And We’re learning a Lot from It!
A major breakthrough in paleontology has shifted our understanding of the woolly mammoth’s presence in North America. A 216,000-year-old mammoth tooth, discovered along the Old Crow River in the Yukon Territory, Canada, is now recognized as…
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SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule arrives at the ISS with 6,700 pounds of supplies (video)
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) this morning (April 22), wrapping up about 28 hours traveling on orbit to close the gap between them.
Elon Musk’s company launched its 32nd robotic resupply…
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