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Science • May 06

How an exoplanet odd couple survived by traveling in from the cold together

By probing the atmosphere of a mini-Neptune exoplanet, the James Webb Space Telescope has found that it formed much farther from its star than it is today,...

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Science • May 06

Why twisted bilayer graphene stops superconducting near high-dielectric substrates

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with a resistance of zero. In so-called conventional superconductors, this occurs at low...

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Science • May 06

Microproteins and Peptideins Expand Boundaries of the Human Proteome

Researchers hope to “inspire a new wave of research into peptideins and to unlock new insights and drug targets across human biology.”

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Science • May 06

Ancient Bite Marks Suggest Tyrannosaurs Were Not Just Hunters

New research led by Aarhus University paleontologists overturns the image of tyrannosaurs as pure apex predators. An analysis of 16 precisely mapped bite...

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Science • May 06

Pee planet: Scientists discover distant planet with atmosphere that actually smells like urine

Astronomers have discovered a planet 12 lightyears away from Earth with an atmosphere that smells like urine.

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Science • May 06

Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Struggle to Break Loose From a Rock on Mars

The rover spent five days with the rock attached to its arm before finally shaking it off.

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Science • May 06

Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch

Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency, is passing key milestones in its tests and qualifications to bring the vehicle to...

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Science • May 06

Does Time Exist in Two States at Once? Optical Ion Clocks Could Reveal the Quantum Nature of Time, New Research Says

The strange quantum nature of time moves one step closer to being untangled, thanks to new research on optical ion clocks that could allow scientists to...

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Science • May 06

The human genome encodes for a new category of molecule

Scientists have identified peptideins, a new class of small protein-like molecules in human cells that may offer targets for cancer immunotherapy and drug...

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Science • May 06

The brain's memory center doesn't start as a blank slate, study suggests

Early in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study finds.

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Science • May 06

Curiosity Drilled Into a Rock on Mars And Gave Scientists a Big Surprise

The Curiosity rover has revealed many surprises on the surface of Mars, but its most recent one is of a totally different kind.

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Science • May 06

'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit

Two Russian satellites got within 10 feet (3 meters) of each other recently, demonstrating a sophisticated set of orbital maneuvering skills.

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Science • May 06

Mars rover hits rocky snag with power tool

All driller, no filler. Richard Speed Richard Speed. Published Wed 06 May 2026 // 17:38 UTC. REG AD. NASA's Curiosity Rover got a rock stuck to the drill at...

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Science • May 06

ALMA detected high deuterium in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, implying origin in ultra cold outer disk

ALMA observations detected unusually high deuterium in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, pointing to formation in an extremely cold outer protoplanetary disk and...

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Science • May 06

NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 34th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 12, for the next launch to deliver science, supplies, and equipment to the International Space.

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Science • May 06

3 puzzles of our universe could be solved with this new dark matter theory

A new recipe of dark matter that interacts with itself could be the solution to three separate and vastly different cosmic puzzles.

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Science • May 06

The animated version of the iconic "Hello, world" image reveals striking new details

The astronauts flying aboard the Artemis II mission to the Moon last month took a lot of pictures, and a few dozen of the best ones were released during and...

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Science • May 06

Buried in Arnhem Land, an ancient fire trick may rewrite early stone technology's timeline

A recent archaeological study has identified the earliest lithic heat treatment of chert in the world. Discovered in Australia, this discovery is nearly...

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Science • May 06

Scientists Reveal Thousands of Proteins in Dark Proteome

An international consortium has found over 1700 new proteins from noncoding DNA, many of which show potential as targets for cancer immunotherapy.

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Science • May 06

NASA Just Dropped Over 12,000 Artemis II Photos – Here’s How You Can See Them

The Artemis II mission will be remembered not only for its record-breaking jaunt around the Moon, but also for the quantity and quality of incredible images...

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