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Although we’re still searching for observational evidence of dark matter, scientists haven’t been able to account for about 15 percent of the regular matter in the universe with just stars, planets, and other celestial objects.
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A new study by…
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50% of the Universe’s Matter Has Been Missing for Years. Scientists Just Found It.
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AI paper by 4 Chinese paved way for ChatGPT, AlphaGo. It’s set for greater glory by 2030
The most-cited scientific paper of the 21st century was written by four Chinese researchers in 2016, and it is on track to become the most-cited paper of all time, according to an analysis by British scientific journal Nature.
The paper’s…
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This Weird Martian Rock Has Scientists Scratching Their Heads
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured an image of a never-before-seen Martian rock formation that scientists believe could hold vital clues about the planet’s ancient history.
The striped, black-and-white boulder—dubbed ‘Freya…
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Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: ‘The jury is still out on what it all means.’
The universe’s largest structure, the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, was already a challenge to explain with models of the universe due to its incredibly vast size — and now, using the most powerful blasts of energy in the universe,…
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In 1982, Gophers Were Dropped Onto Mount St Helens To Help It Recover After Eruption. It Worked Perfectly.
When Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It was clear the land would take a long time to recover from the eruption. But one team of scientists had an idea about how…
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It’s Springtime on Polaris-9b, and the Exoflowers Are Blooming
Imagine setting out for a springtime stroll. Not here on Earth but on some distant planet — call it Novathis-458b — orbiting a distant star. Even light-years from home, you recognize some familiar pleasures: The sun (albeit a different sun)…
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Nasa’s oldest astronaut celebrates 70th birthday with return to Earth | Space
Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens celebrate their 70th birthday.
But Nasa’s oldest serving astronaut, Don Pettit, became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up a…
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Ground cover plants: experts recommend 8 low-growing picks
Ground cover plants are incredibly useful in a garden. Not only do they add colour and texture to otherwise bare spaces, but the dense mats they form help to prevent weeds from taking hold. They also tend to be easy to look after, and many…
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A 630-Foot Deep Sinkhole in China Just Revealed a Lost World From the Age of Dinosaurs
In the limestone heartlands of southern China, massive sinkholes known as tiankengs are revealing untouched ecosystems and species previously unknown to science. These enormous chasms, also referred to as heavenly pits.
Sinkholes with a…
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Hubble Captures Breathtaking ‘Pillar of Creation’—And It’s One of the Largest Ever Seen
NASA has unveiled a newly reprocessed image from the Hubble Space Telescope that offers a stunning look at a 9.5-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust rising from the heart of the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16). Released on April 18, 2025, the image…
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