It started out as a small dot moving across a sea of stars in a black and white image, and now has evolved into a large, bright object with a glowing tail, courtesy of some of the best telescopes humanity has ever built.
Comet 3I/ATLAS continues…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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A Molecular Zipper and a DNA Link Team Up to Protect Fertility
Newswise — Every new life begins after a genetic shuffle. When organisms make eggs or sperm, maternal and paternal chromosomes pair up and swap pieces of DNA in a process called crossing over. This exchange is…
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Caltech’s massive 6,100-qubit array brings the quantum future closer
Quantum computers will need large numbers of qubits to tackle challenging problems in physics, chemistry, and beyond. Unlike classical bits, qubits can exist in two states at once — a phenomenon called superposition. This quirk of quantum…
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Discovery of hidden cause of Alzheimer’s could lead to new treatments, scientists say
Brain cells “clogged” with fat could be hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease,…
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This flower smells like dying ants, and flies can’t resist it
Ko Mochizuki of the University of Tokyo has discovered that Vincetoxicum nakaianum, a dogbane species native to Japan described for the first time by Mochizuki and his collaborators only a year ago, mimics the smell of ants attacked by spiders to…
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Ariane 6 Selected to Launch German Military Communications Satellites
Credit: CNES / ESA / Arianespace / Optique Vidéo CSG / E. Prigent Airbus Defence and Space has awarded Arianespace a contract to launch a pair of SATCOMBw-3 communications satellites for the German Armed Forces.
In July 2024, the…
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Woodrats’ Diets Are More Varied Than Previously Assumed
It’s not easy eating green, as most plants have chemical defenses to deter would-be grazers. Getting enough to eat, while minimizing exposure to toxins, is a persistent challenge that shapes an herbivore’s foraging choices. Do they boost…
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Webb telescope explores the Milky Way’s giant star-forming cloud
In the bustling heart of our Milky Way, just a few hundred light-years from the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, lies a cosmic powerhouse: Sagittarius B2. It’s not just any star-forming region; it’s the most massive and active one in…
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NASA space laser beams high-def video 218 million miles and back
In deep space, sending data across millions of miles isn’t fast or easy. Right now, spacecraft mostly use radio waves to communicate with Earth.
But NASA just pulled off something that could change the way future astronauts transmit data from as…
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The Sky Today on Thursday, September 25: Pallas stands still
The asteroid Pallas reaches its stationary point in Aquila the Eagle, near the bright star Altair. It now ends its retrograde path and begins moving prograde once more.
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