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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old.

apnews.com

 

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Nasa spacecraft launches to Jupiter in search of signs of life

It will take the Europa Clipper five and a half years to make it to Jupiter

www.independent.co.uk

 

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You’ve always wondered, here’s the answer: do dogs actually watch TV?

You may have noticed your pooch gazing at the screen or seen pets on TikTok reacting to films. Here’s what science says – including what they like to watch

www.theguardian.com

 

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"One of" the largest.....

 

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"One of" the largest.....

Which makes me wonder how big the star was before it imploded into a black hole.

 

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Our SOLAR SYSTEM.....not planet....not Sun.....our forking solar system is a dot next to this thing.

 

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Heart attack damage could be reversed by reactivating dormant gene​

Heart attack damage could be reversed by reactivating dormant gene

Heart attacks are dangerous not just because of the initial event, but the long-term damage afterwards. Now scientists have discovered a dormant gene that could be reactivated to regenerate heart tissue, preventing the progression to heart failure.

newatlas.com

 

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Our SOLAR SYSTEM.....not planet....not Sun.....our forking solar system is a dot next to this thing.

Ort Cloud and everything... Nothing survives.

 

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Scientists have tracked an intense radio signal coming from deep in space to its origin – and been left shocked by what they found.

For years, researchers have been looking to explain fast radio bursts, or FRBs, which are very short and very powerful blasts energy coming from deep in space. Possible explanations have included everything from black holes to alien technology.

Researchers hope to be able to understand more about them by following them back to their original galaxies, in the hope of seeing what extreme conditions might send out such powerful blasts across the universe.

Now, scientists have tracked one of those blasts back to its home galaxy. But that galaxy is very old and dead, as well as being strangely shaped.

Previously, researchers have only found FRBs coming from much younger galaxies. As such, it breaks our existing understanding of where they might be coming from.

The discovery might mean that the mysterious cosmic events are coming from much more diverse places than we ever realised, scientists say.

“This new FRB shows us that just when you think you understand an astrophysical phenomenon, the universe turns around and surprises us,” said Northwestern’s Wen-fai Fong, a senior author on two studies reporting the new findings. “This ‘dialogue’ with the universe is what makes our field of time-domain astronomy so incredibly thrilling.”...........

Scientists track intense radio signals from space to their origin - and are shocked

‘Just when you think you understand an astrophysical phenomenon, the universe turns around and surprises us,’ says scientist involved

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Scientists have discovered the fastest known jet stream, with winds reaching a staggering 20,500 miles per hour (33,000 km/h).

The winds on the exoplanet WASP-127b make even Neptune’s impressive 1,200 miles per hour winds seem like a gentle breeze, and Earth’s 275 mph barely a breath. The discovery sets a new record for the fastest jet stream winds observed on any planet.

Located 520 light-years from Earth, in a tight orbit around a star similar to our sun, WASP-127b is a gaseous giant orbiting a sun-like star in our Milky Way galaxy.

The supersonic winds are concentrated around WASP-127b’s equator, further adding to the planet’s unusual characteristics……..

Supersonic winds discovered on alien planet baffle astronomers

With a speed of 9 km per second (33 000 km/h), this is the fastest jetstream of its kind ever measured in the Universe

www.independent.co.uk

 

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NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place.

These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When converted to audio signals, their sharp notes mimic high-pitched bird calls.

Researchers have captured such sounds in space before, but now they have sensed the chirping waves from much farther away: over 62,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) from Earth, where they’ve never been measured before.

“That opens up a lot of new questions about the physics that could be possible in this area,” said Allison Jaynes, a space physicist at the University of Iowa who was not involved with the work.

Scientists still aren’t sure how the perturbations happen, but they think Earth’s magnetic field may have something to do with it.…….

Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like chirping birds in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing.

apnews.com

 

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NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place.

These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When converted to audio signals, their sharp notes mimic high-pitched bird calls.

Researchers have captured such sounds in space before, but now they have sensed the chirping waves from much farther away: over 62,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) from Earth, where they’ve never been measured before.

“That opens up a lot of new questions about the physics that could be possible in this area,” said Allison Jaynes, a space physicist at the University of Iowa who was not involved with the work.

Scientists still aren’t sure how the perturbations happen, but they think Earth’s magnetic field may have something to do with it.…….

Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like chirping birds in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing.

apnews.com

Except for birds....