For the first time, a raging dust storm has been observed on a planet outside our Solar System. The storm was discovered on exoplanet VHS 1256b, approximately 40 light-years from Earth. The detection was made possible by the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has remarkable capabilities. The dust particles consist of small grains…
International researchers have made breakthrough discoveries in the onset of autism, using mouse models to help understand the condition. The study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, found that endogenous retrovirus activation increases a fetus’s susceptibility to autism. The researchers also identified that mice from the subspecies BTBR/R display autistic-like behaviors without reduced learning ability,…
Artificial Intelligence Could Help Identify Signs of Life on Mars, Study Finds An international team of researchers led by astrobiologist Kimberley Warren-Rhodes of the SETI Institute has developed a new tool to identify hidden patterns in geographical data that could indicate the presence of signs of life on Mars. Artificial intelligence and machine learning were…
Climate change is causing rapid erosion of the coastal cliffs at Mavericks, a world-renowned big-wave surf spot off the coast of Half Moon Bay, California. According to Grant Washburn, a legendary big-wave athlete and cinematographer who has surfed there for over 30 years, the coastline at the Mavericks break has retreated by 20 to 30…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has recorded a giant coronal hole in the sun’s atmosphere, which could fit 20-30 Earths. Coronal holes are cooler in temperature, and so do not glow as brightly as other areas of the sun, which makes them appear black. However, this does not mean there is a physical hole in…
New research suggests that the universe could actually be shaped like a giant doughnut despite earlier evidence that pointed to it being flat like a pancake. Scientists have discovered strange patterns in echoes of the Big Bang that could be explained by a universe that is more complicated in shape. It appears that astronomers haven’t…
Nile Monitor Lizards, known for their ability to grow over five feet long and weigh close to 15 pounds, are spreading throughout Florida. The invasive species, originally from Africa, prey on small animals including domestic cats, and have been known to attack small pets and livestock such as chickens in areas where they are abundant…
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery after finding the building blocks of RNA on the asteroid Ryugu. The new study has reinforced the theory that life on Earth may have originated from materials from outer space. The team used data gathered from the Hayabusa-2 probe, analysing 5.4 grams of rocks and dust from the asteroid….
On Monday, a giant black region on the sun, known as a coronal hole, was spotted by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The coronal hole is cooler in temperature, so it doesn’t glow as bright and looks black against the rest of the sun. “The current coronal hole, the big one right now, is about 300,000…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recently captured a video of a massive black hole in the Sun’s atmosphere, known as a coronal hole. These holes are cooler in temperature, therefore appear to be black against the rest of the Sun. The current coronal hole is about 300,000 to 400,000 kilometers across, or about 20-30 Earths lined…
