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The alien comet 3I/ATLAS is roughly 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) wide, making it the largest interstellar object ever spotted, according to newly revealed photos from the…
After 15 years of debate, a study that announced the alleged discovery of an arsenic-eating microbe has been retracted by the journal Science due to contaminated…
Astronomers have discovered a possible new dwarf planet orbiting far beyond Pluto. First detected in March 2023 by Japan’s Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, this object has…
96% of oceans worldwide had extreme heatwaves in 2023 — and a tipping point may be near, study finds
In 2023, global marine heatwaves were the biggest, most intense and most persistent on record, a new study reveals. The researchers suggest that these heat waves…
Around 850,000 years ago, a toddler was decapitated and cannibalized, cut marks on one of their neck bones suggest.The bone, which belonged to an archaic human…
The red supergiant Betelgeuse likely has a companion star, astronomers have confirmed.Long theorized to share an orbit with Betelgeuse — an extremely bright star that may…
Around 100 million years ago, male dinosaurs entered a “mating arena” in Colorado and danced their hearts out to attract females, a new study suggests.Researchers uncovered…
Earth is spinning so fast that global timekeepers are considering something that’s never been done before: adding a negative leap second.So far this year, July 9…
The city of Kabul in Afghanistan is at risk of becoming the first modern capital to run out of water, according to a recent report.Kabul is…
A massive planet trapped in a death spiral around its star could unlock some of the secrets surrounding star systems. However, the fate of this world…