An interstellar object that is currently on its long journey back out of our Solar System has a completely natural explanation, in spite of its odd quirks. The peculiar acceleration of ‘Oumuamua, new research...
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The Mystery of The Ghost Catfish’s Shimmering Rainbow Can Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert
The secret behind the ghost catfish’s iridescent twinkle has been uncovered by a team of scientists. Kryptopterus vitreolus casts ethereal, flickering rainbows along its flanks when it shimmies through water. This eye-catching sheen within...
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Astronomers Detect 6 Massive Galaxies So Old They Can’t Be Explained by Science : ScienceAlert
A handful of objects uncovered in JWST data has astronomers stumped. What’s thought to be half a dozen galaxies appear to be massive and well-formed, in spite of appearing as they were just 500...
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The Mysterious Asymmetry of Jupiter’s Asteroids May Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert
Jupiter isn’t alone along its orbital path around the Sun. Two giant swarms of asteroids have been snared in the gravitational interaction between the gas giant and our star, leading and trailing Jupiter as...
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A Nobel Physicist Explained How to Cook Pasta And Now Everybody’s Angry : ScienceAlert
Italians are notoriously – and understandably – protective of their cuisine, as regular arguments about the correct toppings for pizza or the appropriate pasta to use with a Bolognese ragu will attest. So it...
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Strangely Cooked Bones From 300 Millions Years Ago Can Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert
The preservation of ancient bones is a marvelous phenomenon. So exceptionally can these remains be preserved that their internal structure remains intact, especially in a type of sedimentary fossil bed called a Lagerstätte. But...
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Strange Magnetic Anomalies on The Moon Can Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert
Small, frozen, and silent, the Moon has a surprising distribution of magnetic fingerprints across its dusty surface, not all of which are easy to explain away. A new study led by geoscientist Zhuang Guo...
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The Mysterious Origins of The Great Barrier Reef May Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef might never have come to be were it not for the formation of a vast island based mostly on sand. K’gari, also known as Fraser Island, has the honor of...
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