Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the Sun, and so that last time that planet’s north polar region was pointed at Earth, radio telescope technology was in its infancy. But now, scientists have been...
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We May’ve Detected A Rare ‘Missing Link’ Black Hole in Our Own Celestial Backyard : ScienceAlert
At the heart of a glob of stars drifting through the Milky Way lurks a beast. Located some 6,000 light-years away, a globular cluster known as Messier 4 appears to be clumped around a...
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Water Vapor Detected in The Solar System’s Asteroid Belt For First Time : ScienceAlert
There’s a fair amount of water in the Solar System. Several moons and planets are loaded with it, while comets from the far reaches are packed with the stuff. Where it warms in the...
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Why Have We Never Detected Aliens? Scientist Proposes a New Explanation : ScienceAlert
To the best of our knowledge, humans have never been contacted by aliens from the depths of space. Yet statistically speaking, we shouldn’t be alone. Like a spurned lover, we’ve desperately tried to work...
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Rare Earth Metal Detected at One of The Galaxy’s Most Extreme Worlds : ScienceAlert
One of the wildest exoplanets ever found in the Milky Way has just gotten even more interesting. In the atmosphere of KELT-9b, astronomers have detected the rare earth metal terbium swirling around in clouds...
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Mysterious Surge of Activity Detected in The Brains of Dying People : ScienceAlert
Scientists from the University of Michigan in the US have detected a surge of activity in the brains of two people as they transitioned into death, with the phenomenon similar to spikes of brain...
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We May Have Just Detected an Elusive Ocean World Orbiting a Sun-Like Star : ScienceAlert
A rare world 245 light-years away could be key to unraveling a planetary mystery. An exoplanet called TOI-733b is just under twice the radius of Earth, and is orbiting a star a little smaller...
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A First-of-Its-Kind Signal Has Been Detected in The Human Brain : ScienceAlert
Scientists have recently identified a unique form of cell messaging occurring in the human brain that’s not been seen before. Excitingly, the discovery hints that our brains might be even more powerful units of...
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The Ghostly Glow of a Nuclear Power Station Detected in Pure Water 150 Miles Away : ScienceAlert
Buried under kilometers of rock in Ontario, Canada, a tank of the purest water flashed as barely detectable particle slammed through its molecules. It’s the first time that water has been used to detect...
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Astronomers May Have Detected a Hypothetical ‘Strange Star’ in Space : ScienceAlert
With a mass of around three-quarters of our Sun crammed into a ball that could sit comfortably inside Manhattan, the compact object XMMU J173203.3-344518 is certainly remarkable. Weird, even. Maybe bizarre. But is it...
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