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NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shed the building blocks of life as it flew past Earth last year, according to new data from …
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The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFebruary 11, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in …
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Wildfires in northern Alaska are the worst they’ve been in 3,000 years
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWildfires on Alaska’s North Slope are more frequent and more severe now than they have been at any point over the past …
February 10, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Earth’s core may contain 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen An experiment …
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40-year mystery of inexplicably strong radiation on Uranus may finally be solved
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogScientists may have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding Uranus’ extraordinarily strong radiation belt. A new analysis of Voyager 2 data suggests that …
February 9, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground Earthquake swarms can supercharge …
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Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize establishing a city on the moon instead of building a Mars colony
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFebruary 9, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize a city on the moon …
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New ‘sungrazing’ comet could become visible to the naked eye during the day — if the sun doesn’t destroy it
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAstronomers have discovered an exciting new “sungrazing” comet that will have a perilously close encounter with our home star in less than …
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Dramatic death of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) caught on camera — Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQUICK FACTS What it is: Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) Where it is: 220 million miles away, in the constellation Pisces When it …
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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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Supernova whose light will ‘reappear’ in 60 years could solve the biggest problem in cosmology
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTwo incredibly rare supernovas that erupted billions of years ago provide a unique opportunity to explain cosmology’s biggest mystery — How fast …
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NASA stresses ISS crew safety as it gears up for next astronaut launch
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogJanuary 30, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA stresses ISS crew safety as it gears up for next …
January 30, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Another Earth or a blip in the data? We may never …
ATLANTIC OCEAN: X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator is towed into the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. …
