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Are planet-killing black holes hiding inside your cat?

New research suggests that tiny primordial black holes could be hollowing out planets and passing through everyday objects, maybe even you and your cat!

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Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on the morning of Dec. 3, 2024.

Space

‘A healthy earth may be ugly’: How literary art can help us value insect conservation

Our Earth is home to an estimated 5.5 million species of insects, with only one fifth of these named. Considered as the most diverse animals, these creatures account for about 80% of them. Sometimes beautiful, often weird, but always fascinating, they offer immeasurable services to our ecosystems, alternately pollinating plants,…

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The Strangest Post-Apocalyptic Movie of 2024 Stars A Cat

'Flow,' Latvia’s Oscar contender is a gorgeous, dialogue-less animated odyssey that breaks new ground in 3D animation.

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Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars

Asteroids colliding with neutron stars could account for mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts by releasing enough energy to supply humanity's power needs for one hundred million years.

Space

NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after over a decade.

The Conversation

Massive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live

The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter will be livestreamed for everyone to see.

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I've taken Osprey's most eco-friendly backpack all over the world in the past 2 years – and it's 24% off at REI right now

I love this sustainably produced, roomy pack for day hikes and weekends away

Advnture

Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine

Energetic particles that arise when cosmic rays hit Earth’s atmosphere could help assess hidden damage to buildings in Ukraine after the war.

Space

Earth from space: Crimea's 'putrid sea' creates beautiful rainbow of color but smells like rotten eggs

A 2014 satellite photo of the Sivash region shows off the kaleidoscopic colors of a series of shallow, hypersaline lagoons — each filled with a different kind of algae.

LiveScience

OPINION - As Gregg Wallace’s career burns, I’m certain we will ignore the deeper lesson

Each day, like credulous children, we rediscover misogyny anew as if putting our hands in the earth and pulling out something astonishing. What is this strange thing? What is its nature?

Evening Standard

Is Sunita Williams in bad shape? This is what she says about her health

Ever since videos of Sunita Williams have emerged from the space station, there have been concerns about her health and fans and followers of the Indian origin astronaut are constantly worried about “the way she looks”.

The Times of India

To map the vibration of the universe, astronomers built a detector the size of the galaxy

Using the largest gravitational wave detector ever made, we have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of the universe is constantly vibrating. This background rumble is likely caused by collisions between the enormous black holes that reside in the hearts of galaxies.

The Conversation

12 strange reasons humans haven't found alien life yet

Scientists have been searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life for decades. So, where are all the aliens? Here are 12 intriguing theories ...

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Broken water pipe knocks out data processing for NASA sun-studying spacecraft

Data processing for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and IRIS probe are down for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe in a server room used by the missions.

Space

BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo)

The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe made a close flyby of Mercury on Dec. 1, 2024 and captured an image of the planet.

Space

Did Venus ever have oceans to support life, or was it 'born hot'?

New research suggests that Venus may never have possessed liquid water oceans. That would mean "Earth's evil twin" was always hostile to life.

Space

SETI tracks distorted signals from distant pulsars with data from destroyed Arecibo Observatory

Years after the collapse of the Arecebo telescope data from the radio observatory has helped SETI scientists probe the characteristics of pulsars, cosmic lighthouses powered by dead stars.

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Strange "quasi-moon" of Earth will get one of these 7 names

A panel of experts has picked seven finalists for the name of asteroid (164207) 2004 GU9, a "quasi-moon" of Earth. You can vote for your favorite through Jan. 1, 2025.

The Independent UK

Scientists give message to anyone hoping for aliens on Venus: give up

Astronomers have speculated for decades that Venus could once have been remarkably similar to Earth – and might have been able to support life like our own planet

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'Halo 2' 20 years later: The sequel that changed gaming forever

Two decades on, Halo 2 remains one of the best video game sequels of all time. Here's how it became a monument to Xbox and sci-fi shooters.

The Guardian - UK

Atmospheric analysis shows Venus never had Earth-like life, scientists say

Research indicates planet’s interior is dry in blow to theories that it was previously habitable

Space

Fruit flies in space! Chinese astronauts show off experiment on Tiangong space station (video)

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit flies, which arrived on a cargo ship on Nov. 15.

The Independent UK

Synchronised satellites to create artificial solar eclipse

Proba-3 is a first-of-its-kind mission to position spacecraft to within 1 millimetre precision

Space

Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun

Scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a star with a planet-forming disk that gets to absolutely scorching temperatures.

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