A strange new star created by colliding white dwarves is unlike anything we’ve seen before
byThe central star in the IRAS 00500 + 6713 nebula may be a new species. The European Space Agency (ESA) XMM-Newtown X-ray Telescope saw…
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The babies of megalodon sharks were cannibals in the womb
byAt birth, the megalodon was about 6.6 feet, or 2 meters, tall. According to a study Published Sunday in the Journal of Historical Biology….
The fastest spinning and possibly the smallest known magnet
byArtist’s portrayal of a magnetic star. Credit: ESO / L. Quay Astronomers recently discovered the fastest spinning and possibly the smallest magnetic star known….
The study indicates that young megalodons were cannibals 6 feet tall
byScans of a subset of nearly hundreds of its vertebrae – some the size of a grapefruit – showed that the shark had died…
Earth’s rotation accelerates in 2020, we may need a ‘negative leap second’
byAnother strange thing about 2020: Planet acceleration. The speed of the planet’s rotation often drifts slightly, depending on changes in winds, ocean currents, or…
How will the US space program perform under Joe Biden? | Human world
byUnited States President-elect Joe Biden speaks with supporters at a community event at Sun City MacDonald Ranch in Henderson, Nevada. Image via Planetary Society/…
The mystery at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy: Years later astronomers hide above the clouds in the center of the galaxy
byThe mystery at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy: Astronomers are still arguing about 70 years of mushroom clouds in the center of…
Meteorites since the beginning of the solar system may have carried water recently
byA meteorite from the Geminid meteorite on December 12, 2009 over Southold, New York. Photo: Stan Honda / AFP (Getty Images) Meteorites that formed…
Why was Stonehenge built? | Living Sciences
byStonehenge Perhaps the most famous are the vast circular monuments constructed of wood or stone dotting the British countryside. It is likely that a…
Sci-Hub gets its own Twitter account
bySci-Hub home page.A screen shot: Shoshana Wudinsky (Gizmodo) On Twitter on Friday, open source advocates and academics penned one up on suspension From Sci-Hub,…