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Science • Apr 23

What new Mars discoveries say about the possibility of ancient life

Scientists edge closer to answering Mars' biggest question: Did life ever exist on the red planet? Here's the latest from two new finds.

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Science • Apr 23

For 20 Years, Scientists Thought These Tiny Fossils Were Miniature Dinosaurs. They Were Completely Wrong

What were once considered tiny, miniature dinosaur fossils have now been identified as something entirely different.

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Science • Apr 23

Fastest comet ever recorded spewed 70 Olympic pools’ worth of water daily

Astronomers knew 3I/ATLAS wasn't a local comet not long after first spotting it in July 2025. As only the third interstellar object ever detected in our...

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Science • Apr 23

Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas

Giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.

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Science • Apr 23

Fossil discovery reveals ‘hidden’ apex predator that rivaled marine reptiles 100 million years ago

Giant octopuses measuring up to 62 feet (19 meters) in length were among the top ocean predators around 100 million years ago, according to new research...

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Science • Apr 23

Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators

During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly...

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Science • Apr 23

‘Kraken-like’ giant octopuses 100m years ago crunched bones of prey

Study of fossilised beaks shows patterns of wear and suggests some ancient species were up to 19 metres long.

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Science • Apr 23

Scientists uncover identity of mysterious 'golden orb' discovered miles underwater in 2023

The mysterious "golden orb" pulled from over two miles beneath the Gulf of Alaska in 2023 has been identified as a remnant of a rare giant deep-sea anemone,...

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Science • Apr 23

NASA Welcomes Jordan as 63rd Artemis Accords Signatory

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency's headquarters in.

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Science • Apr 23

3I/ATLAS contains 30 times more semi-heavy water than comets in our solar system

New observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS include the first measurement of the abundance of deuterated water relative to ordinary water in an...

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Science • Apr 23

Jordan Signs NASA's Artemis Accords

The country of Jordan has become the 63rd nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords.

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Science • Apr 23

Scraped from ancient Roman toilets, these crusted remains expose a pathogen found far earlier than expected

Modern analytical tools are no less than a time machine. From their 21st-century labs, researchers can peer into the everyday lives, hygiene,...

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Science • Apr 23

James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star...

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Science • Apr 23

Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch

GREENBELT, Md.—On Tuesday, NASA invited the press to look at the fully assembled Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is now ready to join the ranks of...

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Science • Apr 23

Water D/H in 3I/ATLAS as a probe of formation conditions in another planetary system

Water reservoirs in the Solar System exhibit a deuterium enrichment that links back to the physical environment at the time of stellar birth.

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Science • Apr 23

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), scientists have discovered that the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a much...

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Science • Apr 23

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Changed An Asteroid’s Orbit Around The Sun

NASA scientists have confirmed that a spacecraft can help change the path of an asteroid in space. This finding suggests that a dangerous asteroid headed...

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Science • Apr 23

Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals

The Orion heat shield used for the Artemis II mission held up perfectly, early photos and a NASA assessment reveal.

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Science • Apr 23

NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers a weird system of exoplanets unlike anything seen before

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, and a telescope in the Antarctic, astronomers have discovered a weird system of exoplanets with a...

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Science • Apr 23

Mysterious "golden orb" found in ocean depths off Alaska in 2023 is finally identified

Scientists spent over two years identifying a mysterious object found off the coast of Alaska in 2023.

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