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Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, has fascinated scientists and space enthusiasts for its potential to harbor extraterrestrial life, thanks to its subsurface ocean. Yet, recent findings are prompting a reevaluation of its habitability. At the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, planetary scientist Paul Byrne expressed skepticism about the active geological life of Europa’s ocean floor. He suggested that Europa …

A man from the Netherlands succumbed to an underlying illness after battling coronavirus for a record 613 days, during which the virus mutated repeatedly, evolving into a new variant, according to a report from Time magazine based on research from the University of Amsterdam. This 72-year-old patient experienced the longest known infection with the virus, highlighting a rare medical case. …

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite project is under scrutiny for potentially causing more environmental harm than benefits, according to a former NASA physicist. Dr. Sierra Solter-Hunt has raised concerns that the proliferation of these low-Earth orbit satellites could be detrimental to the planet. While Starlink touts the efficiency of its network, which comprises over 5,500 satellites with plans for thousands more, …

In Argentina, paleontologists have introduced a new dinosaur species from the Titanosaur group, named Titanomachya gimenezi, which lived during the late Cretaceous Epoch, a period spanning from 66 to 145 million years ago. This discovery occurred in Chubut province, located in Patagonian Argentina, where researchers found fossils including parts of forelimbs, hindlimbs, as well as pieces of ribs and vertebrae. …

Scientists have made significant strides in understanding the eventual demise of the universe, positing that it will end not with a gradual fade but with a catastrophic “big crunch.” This theory emerges from new observations suggesting that dark energy, a force thought to drive the universe’s expansion, is diminishing over time. Researchers using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) have …

The fascinating origins of the Winchcombe meteorite, which fell to Earth in the UK in February 2021, have been unveiled through extensive scientific analysis. This meteorite originated from an asteroid that had undergone significant transformations due to water and had been repeatedly broken apart and reassembled. Found scattered across fields near Winchcombe, this meteorite marked the first such recovery in …

Scientists have uncovered what they are calling the largest black hole within the Milky Way galaxy so far. This colossal black hole is over 33 times the mass of our Sun and resides 2,000 light-years away. It was identified by astronomers participating in the European Southern Observatory’s Gaia mission after they observed unusual movements of a nearby star, suggesting it …

A pivotal gathering at London’s Royal Society is set to question a core principle of modern cosmology—the idea that the universe is uniformly distributed with no significant variations. This concept has been foundational in explaining the Big Bang and the universe’s evolution over the last 13.7 billion years. At this conference, taking place from April 15th to 16th, leading cosmologists …