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Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not

The new theory was devised by a team of two geobiologists and two astronomers.

By REUTERS
14/02/2025

'We cannot ignore this rock': ESA raises doubles estimated risk of impact of asteroid 2024 YR4

The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers."

Underwater Mediterranean Sea telescope records most energetic neutrino ever observed

The KM3NeT telescope comprises two detectors, ARCA and ORCA, utilizing seawater to capture Cherenkov light—a bluish glow produced when neutrinos interact with water molecules.

How China's new planetary defense team plans to tackle cosmic threats

Weeks after the asteroid's discovery, China’s defense agency announced three key vacancies in its planetary defense initiative.

How dust movement is helping us understand magnetic fields and planet formation

Planets originate from protoplanetary disks, circulating disks of gas and dust that develop around young stars, a recent study revealed.

By BEN EDIDIN
09/02/2025

The Bullseye Galaxy: Yale astronomers spot giant galaxy featuring nine concentric rings

The galaxy, officially named LEDA 1313424, lies approximately 567 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.

Israel opens major solar observatory in Druze-majority town of Usfiya

Solaris promises to be a major platform for education and research, with a particular focus on academic research into the Sun and its impact on the Earth.

04/02/2025

Oxford researcher discovers new super-Earth HD 20794 d just 19.7 light-years away

Researchers hail HD 20794 d as an 'invaluable test case' for detecting signs of life.

NASA's Bennu samples contain life's building blocks, including amino acids and DNA/RNA nucleobases

Samples contain all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, supporting theory that asteroids may have seeded Earth with life's essential ingredients.

Asteroid the size of 289 Squishmallows has 'very small' chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Using the ESA's measurement, asteroid 2024 YR4 may range anywhere from 200 to 500 Squishmallows, or roughly half of the size of the average child's collection.

30/01/2025
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