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Science • Jun 25

The ‘Blaze Star’ Could Explode Tonight — Here’s Where To Look

A star could be about to become visible in the night sky in a once-every-80-years explosion. Here's how to easily find T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) in the...

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Science • Jun 25

Organisms on 3I/ATLAS? Telltale methane signatures detected: Avi Loeb

3I/ATLAS may not be an alien spacecraft, but that doesn't mean there isn't life on the interstellar comet that recently passed through our solar system.

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Science • Jun 25

Twin ‘super-puff’ planets offer clues to cosmic evolution

Scientists have identified twin faraway “super-puff” planets that are less dense than candyfloss, offering vital clues to how celestial bodies form and...

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Science • Jun 25

A Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea

Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer 2026.

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Science • Jun 25

A NASA satellite caught a giant tsunami doing something no one expected

A Pacific-wide tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake gave scientists their first detailed satellite view of a major tsunami in motion.

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Science • Jun 25

Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic Surprise in The Last Neanderthals

Genetic deterioration may not have been the major cause of Neanderthal extinction, new evidence suggests. In fact, new genetic analysis shows that some of...

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Science • Jun 25

'Fingerprints' of black hole's event horizon detected for first time

Scientists have detected the "fingerprints" of a black hole's event horizon—the boundary from which nothing can escape—for the first time, according to...

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Science • Jun 25

'Super-puff' planets less dense than cotton candy discovered by international team

An international collaboration has discovered two of the lowest-density giant planets ever detected: rare "super-puff" planets with densities lower than...

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Science • Jun 25

NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found

Data from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so light that their density is...

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Science • Jun 25

Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy. The two so-called super-puffs are the size of Jupiter — the biggest...

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Science • Jun 25

Look up on June 29: 'Strawberry Moon' to rise under mostly clear skies

The "Strawberry Moon" happens on Monday, June 29, with the moon rising just after 9 p.m..

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Science • Jun 25

GW250114 reveals signatures of post-merger black-hole horizon

The horizon of a black hole, the 'surface of no return', is characterized by its rotation frequency ΩH and surface gravity κ. A striking signature is that...

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Science • Jun 25

Some of the water sitting in your glass is older than the Sun having formed inside interstellar clouds billions of years before the solar system existed

A glass of water looks like one of the most local things in the world. It comes from a tap, a bottle, a well, a river system, or a reservoir shaped by...

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Science • Jun 25

Small-molecule modulation of β-arrestins

β-Arrestins are multifunctional regulators of G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling and orchestrate diverse downstream signalling events and...

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Science • Jun 25

Did gravitational tides cause Earth's extinctions?

Life on Earth took a long evolutionary journey that eventually created us, the purportedly intelligent species that dominates the planet.

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Science • Jun 24

New 60-Million-Star View Of Milky Way Opens Window For Exoplanet Hunting

The European Space Agency just delivered the ultimate galactic glamour shot: the largest, most detailed view yet of the Milky Way's center in visible light,...

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Science • Jun 24

West Coast Falcon 9 launch continues expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink network

SpaceX is counting down to a Wednesday evening, West Coast launch of another 24 satellites for its Starlink internet service.

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Science • Jun 24

Dietary cholesterol activates a Ral-dependent pathway driving LDLR turnover

Metabolism of the hepatic low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) is a key determinant of cholesterol homeostasis1,2. The molecular switches that coordinate...

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Science • Jun 24

Space Shuttle Endeavour Looks Absolutely Incredible In All Its ‘Full Stack’ Glory

The California Science Center (CSC) in Los Angeles gave a sneak peek today of its long-awaited, much anticipated attraction — the towering Space Shuttle...

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Science • Jun 24

Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe

Archaeological, osteological and genetic evidence suggests that Neanderthals lived in small groups; however, less is known about whether these groups were...

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