According to the US Space Force, China’s unnamed space plane appears to have released another object into space. The nature of the object is unknown, but it has been named 59884 (International designation 2023-195G). The Chinese spaceplane has been in orbit for more than 165 days and the new object was spotted on May 24. … Read more
American news By means of Richard Pollina Published May 25, 2024, 5:48 am ET A glamping groundskeeper came across a bizarre space object along a remote trail in the mountains of North Carolina. Justin Clontz and a colleague were doing maintenance around the Glamping Collective, a luxury campground in Haywood County, when he was “shocked” … Read more
A surprisingly low methane reservoir could explain how a planet around a nearby star became strangely puffy, according to new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The finding shows that planetary atmospheres can inflate to remarkable amounts without resorting to esoteric theories of planet formation, astronomers say. “The Webb data tells us that … Read more
Mars’ moon Phobos could be a comet — or at least part of it — that was captured by the Red Planet’s gravity long ago, according to a new preprint study based on previously unpublished images. For years, researchers have puzzled over the origins of Phobos and its twin brother, Deimos. Some have theorized that … Read more
Off the coast of Big Sur, California, deep beneath the waves, lies a mysterious landscape littered with large holes in the clay, silt and sand. Decades after its discovery, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and Stanford University believe they have discovered what makes up the field’s curious circular pattern. The generally … Read more
Researchers have mapped a tiny slice of the human brain on an unprecedented scale, vividly visualizing every brain cell, or neuron, and the intricate networks they form with other cells. The groundbreaking brain map, created by researchers at Harvard and Google, reveals about 57,000 neurons, 230 millimeters of blood vessels and 150 million synapses, or … Read more
The ‘grotesque’ baobab tree has long been known as the ‘tree of life’ for its ability to create and maintain its own ecosystem in arid areas. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians, people have marveled at what researchers say are among the “most charismatic species on our planet,” but until now no one knew … Read more