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The radiative impact of microplastic and nanoplastic particles in the atmosphere is not well understood. Here the authors quantify their radiative forcing, finding that they can exceed that of black carbon regionally.

Nature.com

Atmospheric warming contributions from airborne microplastics and nanoplastics - Nature

Rising dramatically from the Southern Ocean, the Twelve Apostles have long stood as one of Australias most photographed natural landmarks, drawing millions of visitors each year to the rugged coastli… [+5582 chars]

A new study reveals that Mars subtly reshapes Earth’s orbit and deep ocean cycles over millions of years.

Indiandefencereview.com

Scientists Finally Solve The Long Standing Mystery Behind How The Twelve Apostles Formed Over Millions Of Years - Indian Defence Review

We’re possibly one week away from witnessing the first flight of the upgraded Starship rocket, and things are heating up at SpaceX’s launch site. Literally.
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The company is still working out some kinks through ongoing tests of the pressurized water system.

Gizmodo.com

Explosion Rocks SpaceX’s Test of Water Deluge System Ahead of Starship Launch - Gizmodo

A solar storm like the one that caused a nine-hour blackout across Quebec in 1989 could have even more dramatic effects if it struck the eastern United States today. Now, scientists have developed ne… [+6188 chars]

A solar storm like the one that caused a nine-hour blackout across Quebec in 1989 could have even more dramatic effects if it struck the eastern United States today. Now, scientists have developed new tools to detect these storms before they strike by mapping…

Phys.Org

Buried electrical pathways across the US reveal new clues about Earth's interior and power grid risks - Phys.org

A remarkably preserved gold dental ligature uncovered in Scotland is reshaping understanding of early medical innovation, with findings published in the British Dental Journal revealing that complex … [+4691 chars]

A rare gold dental ligature discovered in Scotland reveals surprisingly advanced medical practices centuries before modern dentistry.

500-Year-Old Gold Dental Implant Unearthed In Scotland Reveals Surprisingly Advanced Medieval Dentistry - Indian Defence Review

Tech Xplore

After a 40-year wait, technology finally enables three-sided zipper design - Tech Xplore

For both dietary and environmental reasons, were rethinking our consumption of meat. But for earlier humans, meat consumption appeared to be a critical, yet somewhat poorly understood, contributor to… [+3988 chars]

The findings highlight the nuanced ways in which early humans kept themselves well-fed.

New Research Shows How the Earliest Humans Got Their Meat - Gizmodo

"This kind of deciphering the geological properties of planets orbiting distant stars is the next step in unveiling their nature."

Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock' - Space

Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX will see a vehicle reach the moon much sooner and under much different circumstances than the company imagined.
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An independent astronomer predicts a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage will crash into the moon on Aug. 5, 2026, after orbiting Earth for a year.

USA Today

Portion of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a collision course with the moon - Yahoo

A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.
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A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike

NBC News

Astronomers believe they’ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto - NBC News

Scorpions are already pretty metal. In the metaphorical sense, at least. They are hardcore, cool as heck, and super rad, like spiders if spiders carried a switchblade covered in venom. Well, accordin… [+249 chars]

Different hunting patterns seem to dictate different distributions of metal.

Ground.news

Scientists Discover Scorpions’ Sting Fortified with Metal - Ground News

A small reptile discovered in the United States is helping scientists better understand a group that once lived alongside dinosaurs but has almost completely disappeared. Named Opisthiamimus gregori,… [+3538 chars]

A fossil no bigger than your hand has just emerged from a site dominated by giant predators. Scientists weren’t expecting much from it, yet this tiny discovery is beginning to reveal details that had remained out of reach until now.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Scientists Just Found a Nearly Complete 16-Centimeter Fossil Near a Dinosaur Nest - The Daily Galaxy

The Minoan moulds of Palaikastro may have been used to create the First Portable Eclipse Calculator. Credit: Olaf Tausch / CC BY 3.0
Archaeologists in Palaikastro, Crete, have uncovered evidence of … [+4725 chars]

Minoans may have invented the first portable eclipse calculator, predating the Antikythera mechanism by over a millennium.

Greekreporter.com

First Portable Eclipse Calculator Invented by Minoans Nearly 4,000 Years Ago - GreekReporter.com

Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander funded by Blue Origin as a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System capabilities in support of NASAs Artemis program. … [+2410 chars]

Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander funded by Blue Origin as a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System

NASA

Blue Origin Moon Lander Completes Testing at NASA Vacuum Chamber - NASA (.gov)

Researchers at King’s College London have synthesized a new form of aluminum arranged in an unprecedented triangular molecular configuration. The compound demonstrates a level of chemical reactivity … [+4694 chars]

A new aluminum structure has stunned chemists, and it may be about to make some of the world's rarest metals redundant.

Scientists Just Turned Aluminum Into Something That Could Make Platinum Obsolete - Indian Defence Review

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that Mars exerts a subtle yet measurable influence on Earths orbit, triggering long-term climate shifts and deep ocean circulation changes over … [+4664 chars]

Mars Is Secretly Shaping Earth’s Climate Over Millions Of Years, Scientists Reveal - The Daily Galaxy

The Vela Supercluster spans 300 million light years, located on average 870 million light years away from us.

Our Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun's mass - Space

Astronomers uncover over 1,000 radio galaxies with 'wings,' expanding a rare cosmic class - Phys.org

"It might look like we started a space war, but we didn't."

Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away photo of the day for May 4, 2026 - Space

A microscopic discovery inside Moon dust returned by Chinas Change 5 mission is reshaping how scientists understand the Moons geological past, according to research from the Beijing Research Institut… [+4771 chars]

Two newly identified minerals in Moon dust are offering fresh insight into how the Moon formed and evolved.