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Scientists Just Found Proof That Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Were More Than Neighbors
A recent study published in Nature Human Behaviour shows that a cave in central Israel suggest that Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens not only coexisted but also collaborated, rewiring long-held assumptions about prehistoric human…
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This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system
In 2017, scientists spotted our solar system’s first confirmed interstellar visitor: ‘Oumuamua. While not an alien spacecraft, ‘Oumuamua was an interstellar object (ISO), which came from another planetary system far, far away — and traveled at…
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Giant, Ancient Life Form Doesn’t Fit Into Any Known Branch of Life
Hundreds of millions of years ago, mysterious life forms called Prototaxites towered toward the sky. Believed to be the first giant organisms to thrive on dry land, some species of Prototaxites grew up…
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NASA and Boeing investigate Starliner’s ‘anomalies’ before its next crewed flight
NASA and Boeing are preparing the Starliner for its next flight after technical issues left the spacecraft unable to ferry its astronauts back to Earth for months. On Thursday, NASA announced that it’s working with Boeing to “resolve…
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NASA’s Broken Moon Lander Caught a Cosmic Signal No One Expected
A groundbreaking NASA experiment has delivered the first successful radio astronomy observations from the lunar surface, signaling the beginning of a new phase in space-based exploration of the early universe.
Despite the rough landing of the…
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James Webb telescope zooms in on bizarre ‘Einstein ring’ caused by bending of the universe
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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Mahler
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of a bizarre astronomical optical…
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Ask Ethan: What does it mean to live in a quantum universe?
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The Star Set to Explode Totally Flaked. Here’s What to Expect Next
Sky watchers were disappointed last night when a binary star system didn’t erupt in a nova explosion that was predicted to take place on Thursday. But fear not, the famous blaze star is still due for…
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So long, Gaia: Europe officially retires prolific star-mapping space telescope
Europe’s star-mapping Gaia space observatory has entered its final orbit, after gathering valuable cosmic data for more than a decade.
The spacecraft’s control team at the European Space Operations Centre in Paris switched off Gaia‘s subsystems…
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