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Science news this week: 'Impossible' black holes and Antarctica's hidden 'plumbing'

Feb. 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

Making pollutants great again: Trump says he’s bringing back plastic straws in new executive order

The Biden administration had moved to remove harmful single-use plastics from federal operations

The Independent UK

Supernova 'rains' could give rise to mysteriously magnetic dead stars

New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars."

Space

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January 2025 hottest on record despite US cold and La Niña

La Niña and record cold temperatures in the U.S. should have made Earth cooler, but January 2025 was still the hottest on record, with an average global warming of 3.15 F (1.75 C) above pre-industrial levels.

LiveScience

Chance of Earth being hit by asteroid in 2032 double

Rock will still almost certainly pass by without incident

The Independent UK

Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day carry tiny spacecraft to distant star systems.

Space

Gravel Earth Series 2025

A points-based collection of 26 gravel races in 16 countries deciding champions for third year at Ranxo Gravel on September 28

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Sweet liberty, the Illuminate are moving an entire wormhole across Helldivers 2's galaxy map to slam dunk it into Super Earth like a basketball

Welcome to the Space Dive. Here's your chance, do your dance, at the Space Dive.

PC Gamer

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).

Space

Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar system

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial planets, helping scientists piece together the chaotic history of our solar system.

Space

Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry

The chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 appear to have doubled, but an asteroid hunter explains to Space.com why this isn't cause for concern.

Space

Romania's trovants: The bulbous 'living' rocks that inspired folkloric tales of dinosaur eggs and aliens

Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired folklore of dinosaur eggs, plant fossils and alien creations.

LiveScience

What are rare earth minerals? Why does US President Trump want Ukraine’s?

The self-proclaimed dealmaker says Washington should have access to Ukraine’s riches in exchange for wartime aid.

Al Jazeera

An ‘earthquake swarm’ is shaking Santorini. It could persist for months

Greece’s government has just declared a state of emergency on the island of Santorini, as earthquakes shake the island multiple times a day and sometimes only minutes apart.

The Conversation

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The Guardian - US

Asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher – but don’t panic

Space rock now has 2.3% risk of collision – up from 1.3% in December – but danger is likely to fall with more data

Space

What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? The world may never know

Carlos Villagomez owns a golf ball that he believes was flown to the moon. If indeed it was, he may also hold the answer to a bit of trivia that otherwise may be forever lost to time.

Space

Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on the rim of Jezero Crater, a rock that could help reveal the ancient history of the Red Planet.

Space

NASA's Europa Clipper snaps its 1st starry image en route to Jupiter's icy moon

See the stars captured by Europa Clipper's star trackers, NASA's spacecraft currently on its way to Jupiter's icy moon.

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Total Film

The Fantastic Four: First Steps - The comic book history of Galactus, Marvel's weirdest, coolest cosmic villain

Galactus is finally poised to get the movie adaptation he deserves in The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Independent UK

Asteroid impact would drastically change the world in ways we didn't even expect, scientists say

World could be plunged into cold and dark that would radically alter how we find food – but there is reason for hope, simulation suggests

Space

NASA satellites catch Earth's magnetic field making music

Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these strange waves form.

TechRadar

Invincible season 3 changes Oliver Grayson's shocking and violent coming-of-age moment for the better – and for the worse

Invincible season 3 episode 3's most important scene was more impactful and less effective than its comic book counterpart.

The Independent UK

Nasa to launch PUNCH Sun mission to recreate solar eclipse

Four suitcase-sized satellites could revolutionise our understanding of space weather

Space

Private FLIP moon rover replaces NASA's cancelled VIPER on 2025 lunar south pole mission

Astrolab's FLIP moon rover has replaced NASA's VIPER vehicle on the first-ever mission of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander, which is scheduled to launch in late 2025.

LiveScience

How to see tonight's full Snow Moon rise with the 'Heart of the Lion' before Valentine's Day

Tonight's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", in time for Valentine's Day.

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