How far can the most powerful telescope see into space?
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Telescopes have come a long way since the first one was invented in 1608. So what's the most powerful telescope operating today, and how far can it see?
Skyscraper-size spikes of methane ice may surround Pluto's equator
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Giant, ridge-like structures of methane ice, known as «bladed terrain,» may be much more abundant along Pluto's equator than previously realized, a new study suggests.
See 'hyperrealistic' reconstructions of 2 Stone Age sisters who worked in brutal mine in the Czech Republic 6,000 years ago
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New reconstructions based on the skeletons of two sisters who lived in a prehistoric mining community in what is now the Czech Republic show what they likely looked like and wore.
Humans may have untapped 'superpowers' from genes related to hibernation, scientists claim
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Scientists pinpointed key «regulators» that help control the metabolisms of hibernators, and say the same genes might hold untapped benefits for humans.
Scientists analyze 76 million radio telescope images, find Starlink satellite interference 'where no signals are supposed to be present'
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Astronomers have long voiced concerns about Starlink's satellite constellation interfering with observations of the universe, and a new survey by Curtin University confirms those fears.
NASA unveils 9 stunning snapshots of the cosmos in X-ray vision: Space photo of the week
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Scientists have released nine dazzling images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, blending data with the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to reveal black holes, star clusters and distant galaxies like never before.
Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun
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New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once orbited in mathematical harmony around the infant sun.
2 stars in 'serpent god of destruction' system are hurling their blazing guts at each other, James Webb telescope reveals
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Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the peculiar star system Apep consists of two dying stars spewing their innards at each other.
Astronomers discover new dwarf planet 'Ammonite' — and it could upend the existence of Planet Nine
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A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be another nail in the coffin for the Planet Nine hypothesis.
The more advanced AI models get, the better they are at deceiving us — they even know when they're being tested
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More advanced AI systems show a better capacity to scheme and lie to us, and they know when they're being watched — so they change their behavior to hide their deceptions.
Moon, Mars, and meteors: Why July 28 is the best night for skywatching all summer
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A conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best nights for skywatching all summer.
Bad news for alien life? Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought
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Up to 200 worlds investigated by NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite could be bigger than predicted, a finding that could impact our search for alien life.
Watch this robot 'cannibal' grow bigger and stronger by consuming smaller robots
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Scientists explore the concept of «robot metabolism» with a weird machine that can integrate material from other robots so it can become more capable and overcome physical challenges.
A peatland in the Amazon stopped absorbing carbon. What does it mean?
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Peatlands cover just a fraction of Earth's surface, but store huge amounts of carbon. In the Peruvian Amazon, one of these swamps has switched to carbon neutral.
Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years
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Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is finally paying off for quaking aspen.
Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise
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A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it «nonsense».
Romans loved to wear socks and sandals — could that be the reason for the massive shoes found at Magna fort?
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Archaeologists aren't «baffled» by giant shoes but see them as a way to test different theories about how Roman soldiers coped with new environments along Hadrian's Wall.
Earth's magnetic field is weakening — magnetic crystals from lost civilizations could hold the key to understanding why
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Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?
In a cosmic first, astronomers spot a new planet system being born around an alien star
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Astronomers spotted a baby star displaying the very first signs of planet formation in the zone surrounding it, similar to how our own solar system was born.
Tuvalu residents prepare for world’s first planned migration of an entire nation — and climate change is to blame
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A first-of-its-kind lottery for residents of Tuvalu who want to move to Australia due to climate change threats is closing today, with more than 5,000 applications received.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image
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New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it shoots toward us through the solar system.
Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves
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Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction.
