Ancient Bronze Statues Unearthed from Etruscan Healing Spring in Italy
Bronze statues, including depictions of snakes and a child priest, have been uncovered from a hot spring at San Casciano...
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Study Explores Sun’s Magnetic Field Changes and Solar Wind Acceleration
In The Astrophysical Journal, a University of Michigan-led study detailed how the Sun's magnetic field evolves as it moves through...
FAST Telescope Detects New Pulsar PSR J1922+37 in Open Cluster NGC 6791
A new pulsar, PSR J1922+37, has been discovered with a spin period of 1.92 seconds using the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical...
Alien Plant Fossil in Utah Stumps Scientists, Defies Known Plant Families
Fossilised plant remains unearthed near the now-abandoned town of Rainbow, Utah, have defied classification. The plant, named Othniophyton elongatum, was...
Shark Gut Design Enables Valve-Free Pipes for Efficient Fluid Flow
Pipes designed to enable one-way liquid flow without the use of valves have been developed, drawing inspiration from the intestinal...
Is the ‘missing link’ black hole in Omega Centauri real
Research published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has cast doubt on the supposed discovery of an intermediate-mass black hole in the...
SpaceX to launch cutting-edge lunar tech aboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander
Firefly Aerospace's inaugural lunar mission is prepared for takeoff, as the Blue Ghost lander is scheduled to launch on a...
SpaceX to Launch Two Private Lunar Landers in January 2025
Two private lunar landers are scheduled to embark on separate missions aboard the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in January...
ISRO Begins Assembly of Human-Rated Launch Vehicle Mark-3 for Gaganyaan Mission
India's space programme achieved a significant milestone on December 18, 2024, as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) began assembling...
NASA Finds Black Hole Rotating at Unexpected Angle in NGC 5084 Galaxy
NASA researchers have identified a black hole within galaxy NGC 5084 that appears to be rotating at an unexpected angle...
New Study Challenges Planet Formation Models with PDS 70b’s Chemical Mystery
New research on PDS 70b, a forming exoplanet located approximately 400 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus, suggests that prevailing...
TRAPPIST-1b Could Have Carbon Dioxide-Rich Atmosphere, Study Reveals
The innermost planet of the TRAPPIST-1 system, TRAPPIST-1b, may possess a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere, according to research published in Nature...
SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX the launch licence required for the Starship Flight 7 test. This decision,...
New Study Suggests the Moon Is 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought
A recent study published in Nature suggests that the Moon could be over 100 million years older than estimates based...
New Study Reveals Incredible Microbial Life Deep Under Earth’s Surface
A landmark global study, published in Science Advances, has revealed the extraordinary diversity of microbial life thriving deep below Earth's...
Chiron’s Unique Surface and Coma: Key Insights from Recent Space Research
Researchers have examined (2060) Chiron, a celestial body orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, revealing its unusual surface and gaseous composition....
Magnetic North Pole shift triggers new World Magnetic Model
On December 17, an updated version of the World Magnetic Model (WMM) was issued by the National Centers for Environmental...
Boeing Starliner Astronauts’ Return Delayed Until March 2025 Following SpaceX Delay
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who embarked on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in June 2024, will now extend their...
New discovery: Binary star system D9 orbits Sagittarius A in Milky Way
A pair of stars, designated D9, has been identified orbiting Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the core of...
James Webb and Chandra Capture Images of Star Clusters in Distant Galaxies
A striking new image has been captured near the edge of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy located approximately 200,000...
