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The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFebruary 8, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns …
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Every major galaxy is speeding away from the Milky Way, except one — and we finally know why
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe structure of the local universe is surprisingly flat, according to new research, and this cosmic quirk may save our Milky Way …
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Science news this week: Anomalies inside Earth, leak on Artemis II, and how psychedelics may help treat PTSD
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis week’s science news was filled with incredible discoveries hidden deep inside our planet, including a potential answer to the long-standing mystery …
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‘Invisible scaffolding of the universe’ revealed in ambitious new James Webb telescope images
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogUsing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have mapped the largest section of the universe’s dark matter yet, deepening our understanding …
I get e-mail. Most messages are press releases about astronomical discoveries—okay, scratch that; most of them are spam, but science announcements are …
Humanity’s first successful lunar lander is missing. Sixty years ago the Soviet Luna 9 became the first human-made object to achieve a …
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Martian meteorite that fell to Earth is full of ancient water, new scans reveal
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMany tiny specks of ancient water are locked within one of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorites ever to fall to …
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A 200-foot asteroid has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon in 2032—and we could see it
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis time last year, the world was gripped by reports that an incoming, nearly 200-feet-wide asteroid had a tiny, tiny chance of …
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Life-friendly molecules are leaking out of Jupiter’s giant moon Europa, Galileo images hint
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogJupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa appears to have life-friendly molecules on its surface. Al Emran, a researcher with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, spotted …
February 3, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Elon Musk fuses SpaceX with xAI Acquiring xAI could boost SpaceX’s …
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NASA’s Artemis II moon mission engulfed by debate over its controversial heat shield
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAs NASA ramps up the preparation to send four people on a trip around the moon and back, a debate is raging …
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Trippy ‘biomass’ snap reveals first detailed look at our planet’s carbon stores — Earth from space
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQUICK FACTS Where is it? Beni River, Bolivia [-11.23789979, -66.2670646] What’s in the photo? False colors representing the varying levels of biomass …
February 2, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Jupiter isn’t as huge as we thought it was “Textbooks will …
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Earth is ‘missing’ lighter elements. They may be hiding in its solid inner core.
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFor close to a century, geoscientists have pondered a mystery: Where did Earth’s lighter elements go? Compared to amounts in the Sun …
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U.S. quietly declassifies Cold–War era ‘JUMPSEAT’ surveillance satellites
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFebruary 1, 2026 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm U.S. quietly declassifies Cold–War era ‘JUMPSEAT’ surveillance satellites The National Reconnaissance …
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Life may have rebounded ‘ridiculously fast’ after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNew species may have evolved surprisingly quickly after the asteroid impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs, researchers have found. New plankton …
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