Satellogic signs a multiple launch contract with SpaceX
byEarth observation company Satellogic announced on January 19 that it has signed a contract with SpaceX that will cover several of its satellite launches…
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The habitability of the Earth today appears mainly due to luck, as do millions of simulations
byIt took evolution 3 or 4 billion years ago To produce Homo sapiens. If the climate had completely failed only once in that time,…
Butterflies clap their wings while flying and propel themselves forward
byNow, experts have found that insects “clap” their wings together – and that their wings are fully developed for better propulsion. Biologists from Sweden’s…
A 100-million-year-old beetle fossil sheds light on the ancient insect family
byClose-up view of the well-preserved Cretophengodes azari beetle, a light-producing fossil beetle covered in amber. Chenyang Kai A beetle trapped in amber for more…
An exoplanet “Super puff” is as large as Jupiter but 10 times lighter, which confuses astronomers
byAbout 212 light-years from Earth, a gas giant planet light enough to be called “Super Puff” or “Spinning Girl” is orbiting very close to…
Dinosaur fossils could belong to the largest creature in the world ever
byPaleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 98-million-year-old titanosaur in the province of Neuquen, North Patagonia, northwestern Argentina, in a thick sedimentary deposit…
All 468 stars in the Milky Way, Stellar Stream Theia 456 are linked – “It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.”
byArtistic display of general stellar currents in the Milky Way. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, SSC and Caltech Examination of Theia 456…
Scientists were surprised to find that electric eels sometimes hunt in groups
byA new study has found that electric Volta eels can congregate in groups and work together to trap small fish in shallow water. Then,…
The main suspect in dark matter may escape from neutron stars
byThe Messier 83 galaxy is filled with neutron stars.picture: NASA / Chandra X-ray Observatory (Fair use) After physicists developed the theory of axons for…
Traces of a mysterious particle predicted decades ago may have been discovered
byEvidence for a long-wanted hypothetical particle may have been hidden in normal view (X-rays) all this time. Scientists have shown that the X-ray emission…