Why our world might look very different if dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct - EastMojo
EastMojo (November 26, 2022, 9:30 pm) - Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the course of evolution. The skies darkened Read more
(Updated) Artemis I Orion spacecraft enters distant lunar orbit 10 days after liftoff - Devdiscourse
Devdiscourse (November 26, 2022, 9:18 pm) - Read more about (Updated) Artemis I Orion spacecraft enters distant lunar orbit 10 days after liftoff on Devdiscourse Read more
Study Attempts to Unravel The Best Ratio of Land to Ocean For Exoplanet Habitability - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlert (November 26, 2022, 9:00 pm) - Earth is about 29 percent land and 71 percent oceans. Read more
Astronomers Trace Short Gamma-Ray Bursts Farther Into Distant Universe - SciTechDaily
SciTechDaily (November 26, 2022, 8:18 pm) - Most robust inventory to date catalogs SGRBs' host galaxies and characteristics. Using observations and modeling, astronomers pinpointed the origins of 84 SGRBs, quadrupling existing samples. They found that 85% of SGRBs in the catalog come from young, active… Read more
WATCH | SpaceX launches resupply mission to send fresh supplies to International Space Station - WION
WION (November 26, 2022, 8:10 pm) - WATCH | SpaceX launches resupply mission to send fresh supplies to International Space Station Read more
Lateral septum DREADD activation alters male prairie vole prosocial and antisocial behaviors, not partner preferences | Communications Biology - Nature.com
Nature.com (November 26, 2022, 7:36 pm) - Selective DREADD-mediated activation of the lateral septum reveals its importance in enabling male prairie voles to adjust selective and nonselective social behavior to account for important life-history shifts linked with reproductive success. Read more
What Octopus and Human Brains Have in Common - Neuroscience News
Neurosciencenews.com (November 26, 2022, 7:27 pm) - Octopuses have a massively expanded repertoire of miRNA in their neural tissue, reflecting a similar development to that which occurred in vertebrates. Findings suggest miRNA plays a significant role in the development of complex brains. Read more
Out-of-this-world record: Orion spacecraft goes farthest distance from Earth - Boston 25 News
Boston 25 News (November 26, 2022, 7:11 pm) - The Orion spacecraft is now in the record books. Read more
How many stars does the universe have? Science reveals the number - Wire Service Canada
Wireservice.ca (November 26, 2022, 7:01 pm) - Stars fill the universe in an amount that is difficult to quantify: let's see how scientists and astronomers approach this topic Stars (Image via Pixabay, Read more
Star Diary: 28 November to 4 December, 2022 - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Skyatnightmagazine.com (November 26, 2022, 7:01 pm) - Mars' closest approach to Earth as Saturn and Jupiter approach the crescent Moon in this week's stargazing guide. Read more
Spot your next holiday gift! Save 15% on Nikon ProStaff P3 8x42 waterproof binoculars - Space.com
Space.com (November 26, 2022, 6:30 pm) - This bargain $20 deal on the Nikon ProStaff P3 8x42 waterproof binoculars will please your amateur astronomer. Read more
Wetlands of Adair Bay - nasa.gov
NASA (November 26, 2022, 6:02 pm) - The estuary system marks the transition between the Great Altar Desert in northwestern Mexico and the Gulf of California. Read more
We Just Got The Most Detailed View of an Exoplanet Atmosphere Yet - And It's Active - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlert (November 26, 2022, 6:00 pm) - WASP-39b, a gas giant about 700 light-years away, is turning out to be quite the exoplanetary treasure. Read more
Unprecedented Detail: Researchers Capture How Genes Fold and Work - SciTechDaily
SciTechDaily (November 26, 2022, 5:37 pm) - The new technique is "like upgrading from the Hubble to the James Webb." A new imaging technique captures the three-dimensional architecture of the human genome with unprecedented detail, showing how individual genes fold at the level of nucleosomes, the fund… Read more
Old Salt Deposits On Mars - Space Ref
Space Ref (November 26, 2022, 5:22 pm) - What is that "purplish" colored stuff (in HiRISE infrared-red-blue color) with the polygonal fractures in this observation? Read more
Asteroid Hits Canada, Artemis I Updates, VLT Improvements - Universe Today
Universe Today (November 26, 2022, 4:20 pm) - Updates on Artemis I. NASA predicted an asteroid striking Canada. James Webb's view of Titan. New adaptive optics for VLT. Read more
MIT Finds Indoor Humidity "Sweet Spot" To Reduce Spread of COVID-19 - SciTechDaily
SciTechDaily (November 26, 2022, 4:06 pm) - New research links very dry and very humid indoor environments with worse COVID-19 outcomes. We know proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of COVID-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that indoor relative humidity may also influence th… Read more
A cutting-edge radar system could be a front-line tool to fight dangerous space junk - Inverse
Inverse (November 26, 2022, 4:00 pm) - Enter a new idea from researchers in Iran – using a novel type of radar to detect and track space debris before it becomes a danger Read more
10 Days After Its Launch, Orion Has Successfully Entered Lunar Orbit - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlert (November 26, 2022, 4:00 pm) - NASA's Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully. Read more
'Planet killer' asteroid on the move - Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post (November 26, 2022, 4:00 pm) - Astronomers on the hunt for modestly sized asteroids that could vaporise a city or bulkier beasts that could sterilise Earth's surface have spotted a new potential threat. But there's no immediate need to worry -- it'll be many generations until it may pose a… Read more