Astronomers find a rare galaxy that will lead to a gold-producing explosion
by Astronomers at the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab made the first confirmed detection of a galaxy that will one day form a kilonova, an ultra-powerful gold-producing …
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Saturn’s Death Star moon may be a ‘Stealth’ ocean world in disguise
Saturn’s innermost moon, Mimas, may be hiding a vast subsurface ocean trapped beneath its icy surface, according to the results of a new study. Mimas …
A 319 million year old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — A scan of …
Only filmed interview with Georges Lemaître, ‘father of the big bang’, rediscovered after 60 years
A still by Georges Lemaître from the rediscovered video. (Image credit: VRT) (opens in new tab) The only known video interview with Belgian physicist Georges …
Neanderthals hunted and slaughtered giant elephants
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — Some 125,000 years …
Are scientists trying to ‘reincarnate’ the woolly mammoth by 2027?
To claim: Using recovered genetic material from extinct specimens, a team of scientists is working to “reincarnate” the woolly mammoth by 2027. Review: Context The …
Accurate new map of all matter in the universe released
A team of scientists, made up of experts from the University of Chicago and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, has made a groundbreaking announcement with the …
Can a hidden variable explain quantum madness?
This is the ninth in a series of articles about the birth of quantum physics. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been exploring some fundamental …
Watch as four planets orbit a star 130 light-years away
Four exoplanets, each larger than Jupiter, orbit HR8799, represented by the yellow star shape at the center.Image: Gizmodo/Jason Wang/Northwestern University Astronomical phenomena usually occur in …