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Jan 2, 2025 · Paleontologists in the United States have uncovered the fossilized remains of a new species of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in the northern hemisphere (supercontinent Laurasia) during the Carnian age of the Late Triassic epoch, around 230 million years ago.
Recently-Discovered Active Asteroid is in Fact Main-Belt Comet ...
Nov 26, 2024 · 456P/PANSTARRS, an active, main-belt asteroid first spotted in 2021, is recurrently active, and activity is likely driven by the sublimation of volatile ice, according to new observations from the Magellan-Baade telescope and the Lowell Discovery Telescope.
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Planetary scientists at the University of Arizona say they have discovered an entirely new type of cosmic collision. The post Unexpected Mechanism Explains Formation of Pluto-Charon System appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.. Unexpected Mechanism Explains Formation of Pluto-Charon System
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Dec 23, 2024 · The newly-developed all-optical nanosensors are luminescent nanocrystals that can change intensity and/or color when you push or pull on them; they are probed with light only and therefore allow for fully remote read-outs — no wires or connections are needed; they have 100 times better force sensitivity than the existing nanoparticles that utilize rare-earth ions for their optical response ...
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Dec 11, 2024 · Archaeology news from across the world provided by Sci.News, an independent source for the latest news on science.
Solar Activity Likely to Peak in 2024, Astronomers Say
Nov 29, 2023 · Flaring, active regions of the Sun are highlighted in this image combining observations from several telescopes. High-energy X-rays from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) are shown in blue; low-energy X-rays from Japan’s Hinode spacecraft are green; and extreme ultraviolet light from NASA’s Solar …
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New Research Questions Standard Theory of How Galaxies
Nov 12, 2024 · The standard model predicted that the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope would see dim signals from small, primitive galaxies. But data are not confirming the popular hypothesis that invisible dark matter helped …