The motion of a star as it makes its way through the galaxy has led to the discovery of a new alien world. Using data from the Gaia spacecraft that’s mapping the Milky Way,...
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Thousands of Mummified Ram Heads Revealed in Ancient Egyptian Temple : ScienceAlert
More than 2,000 mummified ram heads and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered by archaeologists at the King Ramses II Temple of Abydos. The finds, located roughly 270 miles (435 kilometers) south...
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Radioactive Leak at Minnesota Nuclear Plant Revealed Months After Accident : ScienceAlert
The operator of a nuclear facility in Minnesota said on Thursday the plant suffered a leak last November of water containing radioactive tritium, but that contamination was largely limited to the plant itself. Xcel...
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The Secret to The Naked Mole-Rat’s Unique Fertility Has Finally Been Revealed : ScienceAlert
Who would’ve thought a wrinkled-up, nearly blind sac of a mammal would be such a guru on ways to stay forever young? That pink and flabby-skinned rodent we fondly call the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus...
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Breathtaking Views of Earth, Moon Revealed by Danuri Lunar Orbiter : ScienceAlert
South Korea’s first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon’s surface and Earth, the national space center said Tuesday. Danuri – a portmanteau of the Korean words for “Moon” and “enjoy”...
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Mineral Samples May Have Just Revealed The Mysterious Birthplace of Asteroid Ryugu : ScienceAlert
Mineral samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu continue to be a treasure trove of interesting information for scientists, with a new analysis revealing the object’s birth place. It turns out Ryugu originated towards the...
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A Hunt For Voyager 1’s Old Manuals Revealed The Source of Its Garbled Messages : ScienceAlert
In May, NASA scientists said the Voyager 1 spacecraft was sending back inaccurate data from its attitude-control system [AACS]. In order to find a fix, engineers dug through decades-old manuals. The Voyager team solved...
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Faces of Ancient Egyptian Mummies Revealed in Stunning Discovery : ScienceAlert
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered full-color portraits of mummies – the first to be found in over a century – the Egyptian government has announced. Researchers found the two full portraits of Egyptian mummies and...
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It’s Been 50 Years Since This Iconic Photo Revealed Earth in All Its Glory : ScienceAlert
December 7 marks the 50-year anniversary of the Blue Marble photograph. The crew of NASA’s Apollo 17 spacecraft – the last manned mission to the Moon – took a photograph of Earth and changed...
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Pendants From Stone Age Graves Revealed to Be Made of a Gruesome Material : ScienceAlert
Several small, slender pendants uncovered from Stone Age graves on an island in a Russian lake more than 80 years ago have been reimagined after archaeologists reanalyzed the finds using chemical fingerprinting techniques. “To...
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