A post-perihelion image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken by the Wide Field Camera 3 onboard the Hubble Space Telescope on November 30, 2025. At that time, 3I/ATLAS was 286 million kilometers… [+5645 chars]

The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS was reobserved by the Hubble Space Telescope from a distance of 286 million kilometers on November 30…

Medium

A New Hubble Space Telescope Image of 3I/ATLAS - Avi Loeb – Medium

Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASAs pretty exciting announcement on Thursday after the space agency highlighted how scientists found sugars essential for life on … [+2139 chars]

NASA said the discovery shows such "building blocks" of life are "widespread throughout the solar system."

HuffPost

Mark Kelly Says This 'Exciting' Scientific Find Raises Questions Of Life Beyond Earth - HuffPost

A high-traffic dinosaur freeway may have once stretched across a shoreline in what is now Bolivia. Traveling along this busy route were theropods three-toed, bipedal meat-eating dinosaurs, which left… [+6307 chars]

Theropods once trekked along a “dinosaur freeway” that stretched across a shoreline in what is now Bolivia, according to a new study.

More than 16,000 tracks found at a ‘dinosaur freeway’ in Bolivia - CNN

12/04/2025Update 12/4/2025 (See original story, below.)
ChipSat Signals Received; Listeners Still Needed
Updating the story, Space Sailors Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators, posted on … [+2337 chars]

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

Arrl.org

“Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators - ARRL

A spectacular new view of two dwarf galaxies caught in the middle of a cosmic collision reveals a glowing gas bridge, streams of newborn stars and the ongoing gravitational tug-of-war reshaping both … [+2924 chars]

This infrared view offers the clearest look yet at how dwarf galaxies merge, evolve, trade gas and ignite waves of new stars.

Space.com

Glowing bridge links dwarf galaxies in stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope - Space

ABC News

This December cold moon is the last supermoon of 2025: What to know about the celestial event - ABC News

It may be curtains for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), but the final data from its nearly 20 years of observations have laid out a roadmap for the future investigation of the cosmos. The data,… [+4112 chars]

"It means cleaning house, narrowing the viable paths forward, and no longer spending energy on what are evidently dead ends."

'Hubble tension' is back again as a new cosmic map deepens the puzzle - Space

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists. This planet orbits the star within the "Goldilocks zone"a d… [+5835 chars]

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists. This planet orbits the star within the "Goldilocks zone"—a distance where water on its surface is theoretically possibl…

Phys.Org

A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet - Phys.org

The study of ancient DNA has always captivated scientists, offering a glimpse into the past. A recent breakthrough, highlighted by The Conversation, reveals how analyzing DNA from cave sediments coul… [+3838 chars]

DNA found in cave sediments is helping scientists unlock secrets of the Ice Age, offering unprecedented insights into ancient ecosystems and human history.

Indiandefencereview.com

DNA Found in Cave Soil Could Rewrite What We Know About Ice Age Life! - Indian Defence Review

WINONA - Its hard to overstate how rare and exciting a dinosaur mummy is.
And yes, the fossil called Medusa could be a dinosaur mummy the remains of an Edmontosaurus about 66 million years old that … [+1247 chars]

The Edmontosaurus fossil “Medusa” has come to Winona State with skin and tendon evidence, making it one of about a dozen such fossils in the world.

Minneapolis Star Tribune

A dinosaur with skin still in the game: Rare mummy undergoes study in Minnesota - Star Tribune

A rare and astonishing discovery in the deep sea has left scientists in awe. A team from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Research Institute (MBARI) recently captured footage of an octopus displaying an… [+5036 chars]

Scientists captured rare footage of the seven-arm octopus, revealing its mysterious behavior and its role in deep-sea ecosystems.

Rare Footage of Seven-Arm Octopus Captured in the Deep Sea - Indian Defence Review

Summary: The simple act of breathing shapes how and when memories are successfully retrieved. Participants recalled learned word-image pairs more accurately when reminder cues were presented during o… [+5926 chars]

The simple act of breathing shapes how and when memories are successfully retrieved.

Neurosciencenews.com

Your Next Breath Could Decide What You Remember - Neuroscience News

The northern lights could be visible from some northern states on Thursday night, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said, as lingering effects of solar winds could co… [+1118 chars]

The aurora could be visible from some northern states on Thursday, forecasters said.

Forbes

Northern Lights Forecast: Here’s Where The Aurora Could Be Visible On Thursday Night - Forbes

The most prolific meteor shower of the year is about to deliver more "shooting stars" than any other in near-perfect conditions for skywatchers.
The annual Geminid meteor shower starts Thursday (Dec… [+2695 chars]

The Geminid meteor shower has begun. The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth in a moonless night sky.

Live Science

Geminids 2025: The year's best meteor shower is coming, with a second shower hot on its tail - Live Science

Astronomers have found a way to measure the hot corona around a distant supermassive black hole. The black hole sits in the quasar RX J1131, about 6 billion light years from Earth, and it glows with … [+4601 chars]

Astronomers capture the twinkle of a distant quasar, RX J1131, and reveal the secret size of a black hole's fiery corona.

Earth.com

Astronomers capture the 'invisible' corona of a black hole located 6 billion light-years away - Earth.com

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have shown that the magnetic component of light plays a key role in the Faraday Effect, a phenomenon first discovered by Michael Faraday in 1845. Their findings… [+3063 chars]

Scientists have uncovered light’s magnetic influence, revealing a surprising connection that could revolutionize technology.

Light Isn’t What You Think: Scientists Uncover Mind-Blowing Magnetic Behavior - Indian Defence Review

Wildlife continually surprises us in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Dogs left behind that escaped execution survived and bred. Frogs evolved darker skin to protect themselves from the damaging radiati… [+1221 chars]

Wildlife continually surprises us in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Dogs left behind that escaped execution survived and bred. Frogs evolved darker skin to protect themselves from the damaging radiation. Now,…

Boing Boing

Fungus near Chernobyl may be feeding on radiation - Boing Boing

A team of researchers believe they have identified a large, rotating structure 140 million light-years away from Earth. The structure, embedded within a larger filament, appears to challenge current … [+4648 chars]

The structure is within a far larger filament around 50 million light-years long, and containing over 280 galaxies. But the weird part is their rotation.

IFLScience

"Exceptional" 5.5-Million-Light-Year-Long Cosmic Structure May Be Largest Rotating Structure Ever Identified - IFLScience

A boiling sea of quarks and gluons, including virtual onesthis is how we can imagine the main phase of high-energy proton collisions. It would seem that particles here have significantly more opportu… [+6589 chars]

A boiling sea of quarks and gluons, including virtual ones—this is how we can imagine the main phase of high-energy proton collisions. It would seem that particles here have significantly more opportunities to evolve than when less numerous and much "better-b…

LHC data confirm validity of new model of hadron production—and test foundations of quantum mechanics - Phys.org

In early November, a series of powerful X-class solar flares
 triggered coronal mass ejections 
that resulted in an astonishing auroral display
 for viewers as far south as Mexico. But for some so… [+2029 chars]

The GREGOR telescope at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife got a front-row seat to November's solar show.