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One of the largest craters on Earth, often referred to as the “gateway to the underworld,” is expanding at a rate of 35 million cubic feet annually. This significant growth is occurring in Serbia’s permafrost region, according to a recent study. The crater, officially known as Batagay but also called Batagaika, was initially identified in 1991 via satellite imagery. It …

NASA is channeling its resources into projects that could transform visions of science fiction into reality, pushing the boundaries of human achievements in space exploration. John Nelson, a representative from the space agency, described these initiatives as akin to “science fiction-like concepts.” These visionary projects include a liquid-based telescope, a Mars transit system for humans and cargo, and a lunar …

Every time you use Apple’s Safari browser on devices like the iPhone to search the web, it’s typically Google that processes your query. This is because most users don’t change their default search engine from Google. What’s less known is the hefty fee Google pays to secure this default spot: as of May 2021, Google was shelling out over $1 …

Humans walking on the moon have always fascinated those of us on Earth. However, the moon’s low gravity presents challenges for human physiology, causing muscle atrophy and bone demineralization. Fortunately, scientists have proposed a potential solution to help humans cope with the low-gravity conditions on the moon. A study published in the Royal Society Open Science introduces the idea of …

Have you ever misplaced your keys for a few days and felt the frustration? Now imagine losing a satellite for a whopping 25 years! That’s exactly what happened with the S73-7 satellite, which has just recently been spotted, turning its story into something akin to a cosmic mystery novel. **Lost in Space** Launched in 1974, the S73-7 satellite mysteriously disappeared …

On Friday, May 3, China successfully launched a significant lunar mission aimed at gathering rocks and soil from the moon’s far side. The unmanned Chang’e-6 probe was launched aboard a rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan Island at approximately 5:27 pm local time. The Chang’e-6 is on a mission to land in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, located …

A distressing event unfolded at a dairy farm in Texas, where over half of the resident cats succumbed after consuming raw milk from cows found to be infected with bird flu. This incident occurred shortly after the US Department of Agriculture identified the first bird flu case in cows. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) detailed in a …

A new cluster of COVID-19 variants, named ‘FLiRT’, is emerging in the US, derived from the JN.1 lineage of the Omicron variant, which previously surged at the start of the year. These FLiRT variants, which include KP.2, are marked by mutations identified by the letters F, L, R, and T in their genetic codes. According to the latest data from …