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Top news from around the world Credit: NASA Advertisement CHILE Patches of glassy rocks scattered over a broad swath of the Atacama Desert contain minerals similar to a comet sampled by NASA’s Stardust Mission, new research finds. The rocks may have formed when a comet exploded over the desert and melted sand into glass. ANTARCTICA … Read more

Comet Leonard may have spawned meteor shower on Venus

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Comet Leonard may be sparking meteor showers at Venus this weekend during a relatively close approach of the comet to the planet. Officially known as comet C/2021 A1, also known as Comet Leonard was discovered in January by astronomer Gregory J. Leonard of the Mount Lemmon Infrared Observatory in Arizona. Its close pass of Venus this … Read more

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record 11th flight carrying 52 Starlink satellites

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket for a record 11th time Saturday (Dec. 18), sending a new stack of Starlink satellites into orbit from California in a predawn liftoff.  The previously flown Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. EST (1241 GMT, 04:41 a.m. local time) from Space Launch … Read more

It Turns Out That Everything We Know About The Runner’s High Could Be Wrong

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Many people have experienced reductions in stress, pain, and anxiety, and sometimes even euphoria after exercise. What’s behind this so-called ‘runner’s high’? New research on the neuroscience of exercise may surprise you.   The runner’s high has long been attributed to endorphins. These are chemicals produced naturally in the body of humans and other animals … Read more

Why Invasive Plants Pushing Out Native Flora Is Pushing Us Closer to a ‘New Pangaea’

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According to the first global analysis of plant diversity, the world’s flora is growing increasingly uniform, even on isolated islands like Australia. For decades now, scientists have been warning the world we are headed for a new geological epoch, called the ‘Homogecene’, when unique life forms become overshadowed by more adaptable species that can live … Read more

Norrin Radd rides again in first look at Marvel Comics’ new ‘Silver Surfer: Rebirth #1’ (exclusive)

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Since Marvel Comics’ Silver Surfer first soared onto the pages of “Fantastic Four #48” in 1966, the cosmic herald of the planet-swallowing entity, Galactus, has remained one of the coolest and most beloved characters in the Marvel universe.  Created by legendary artist Jack “King” Kirby, the metallic-skinned humanoid also known as Norrin Radd was once … Read more

Comet Leonard’s discoverer shares tips to spot it in night sky now (before it’s gone for good)

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A diagram showing the positions of Venus and Comet Leonard in the sky around 5:30 p.m. local time from New York City on Dec. 18, 2021. (Image credit: Starry Night) The discoverer of Comet Leonard has shared a few tips to help see the bright object in the night sky this month.  Comet Leonard, formally … Read more

Fermi Paradox: Where are the aliens?

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The Fermi Paradox seeks to answer the question of where the aliens are.  Given that our solar system is quite young compared to the rest of the universe — roughly 4.5 billion years old, compared to 13.8 billion — and that interstellar travel might be fairly easy to achieve given enough time, Earth should have been … Read more

The ‘Black Knight’ satellite: A hodgepodge of alien conspiracy theories

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Sometimes the introduction of a news report will stop you in your tracks, forcing you to reread in fear you didn’t quite grasp its point the first time. That was certainly the case when Mail Online published a story on Mar. 21, 2017: “An alien satellite set up more than 12,000 years ago to spy … Read more