New super-Neptune exoplanet discovered
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. The newly detected alien world, which received the designation TOI-5005 b, is about six times larger and more than 30 times more m.....»»
On the trail of an 18th-century master forger: New evidence discovered
A document held in Göttingen University's Faculty of Humanities has been revealed as an 18th century forgery. The document purports to be from 1266, but mentions a church in Pisa that was not built until later. This discovery is the result of resear.....»»
Earliest fish-trapping facility in Central America discovered in Maya lowlands
An archaeologist from the University of New Hampshire and her team have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland we.....»»
A former Orion engineer has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts
"I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy." It would be easy to be cynical about a German-French startup named The Exploration Company, which aims to build an increasingly.....»»
Fossil discovery reveals giant worm lizard with snail-cracking jaws
An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a skull length of over five centimeters......»»
tRNAs help some mRNAs get lost in translation
Scientists have discovered that tRNAs can determine how long mRNAs exist in a cell, causing some messages to be stabilized and translated into more protein, while directing others to be degraded and limiting how much protein can be made. They publis.....»»
Rocket Report: Next Vulcan launch slips into 2025; Starship gets a green light
"Constellation companies and government satellite operators are desperate." Welcome to Edition 7.20 of the Rocket Report! This is a super-long version of the newsletter because we.....»»
SpaceX image captures dramatic moment during latest Starship test
A newly released photo from SpaceX shows the dramatic moment when the upper-stage Starship separated as planned from the first-stage Super Heavy booster......»»
Study reveals RNA"s unknown role in DNA damage repair
A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech's Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their insights could lead to improved treatments for diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders while chan.....»»
Are fast radio bursts caused by interstellar objects crashing into neutron stars?
Every now and then, astronomers will detect an odd kind of radio signal. So powerful it can outshine a galaxy, but lasting only milliseconds. They are known as fast radio bursts (FRBs). When they were first discovered a couple of decades ago, we had.....»»
SpaceX images show the awesome power of Starship’s Raptor engines
SpaceX has posted some incredible images showing the Super Heavy booster's Raptor engines as they powered the Starship rocket skyward during Tuesday's launch......»»
Researchers unearth two previously unknown Linux backdoors
ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of two previously unknown Linux backdoors: WolfsBane and FireWood. The goal of the backdoors and tools discovered is cyberespionage that targets sensitive data such as system information, user credent.....»»
Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams
The basic mechanism relies on the Venturi effect, producing a unique rough and piercing sound. Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dub.....»»
Scientists discover a baby exoplanet ‘just’ 3 million years old
Scientists have discovered a nearby exoplanet that is just a baby by planetary standards, located 520 light-years away......»»
The Galaxy A56 may get one of the S24 Ultra’s top features
Official certification related to the unreleased Galaxy A56 shows it may get Samsung's 45W Super Fast Charging feature......»»
The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad
SpaceX wasn't able to catch the Super Heavy booster, but Starship is on the cusp of orbital flight. SpaceX launched its sixth Starship rocket Tuesday, proving for the first time t.....»»
First pairs of white dwarf–main sequence binaries discovered in clusters shine new light on stellar evolution
Astronomers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars—"dead" remnants and "living" stars—in young star clusters. Described in a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, t.....»»
Advancements in genomic research reveal alternative transcription initiation sites in thousands of soybean genes
Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA—that molecular blueprint for life—over 70 years ago. Today, scientists are still uncovering new ways to read it......»»
ChatGPT already listens and speaks. Soon it may see as well
Code discovered in the latest ChatGPT beta build suggests that Advanced Voice Mode could soon be able to see as well as speak......»»
New giant radio galaxy discovered with MeerKAT
An international team of astronomers has employed the MeerKAT radio telescope to investigate giant radio galaxies in the field of the Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS). They found a new giant radio galaxy that had not been reported before. The f.....»»
Lonely dolphin in Baltic Sea found to be talking to himself
A team of marine biologists at the University of Southern Denmark has discovered a solo male dolphin living in the Baltic Sea, who appears to be talking to himself. In their paper published in the journal Bioacoustics, the group describes how they an.....»»