Researchers analyzed DNA from more than 1,000 people around the world to study human genomic variations in detail. (Image credit: Boris Zhitkov via Getty Images) Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have produced the most…
The crescent moon and Mars will be close in the night sky on July 28. (Image credit: drcooke via Getty Images) An attractive crescent moon will appear near Mars after dark on Monday, July 28. The astronomical pair will begin…
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The orbit of the newly discovered dwarf planet Ammonite (2023 KQ14, in red) compared to the orbits of three other known sednoids (in white). (Image courtesy of NAOJ) Astronomers have discovered a possible new dwarf planet orbiting far beyond the…
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A new study suggests that a mysterious Manhattan-sized object could be a hostile alien spacecraft capable of attacking Earth. Share this article Share this article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy link Link copied Bookmark Comments Astronomers are excited…
Betelgeuse (orange) has a newly identified companion star, just visible on the left against a dark blue background. Betelgeuse’s brightness fluctuates in a predictable pattern that has puzzled astronomers for centuries; scientists now say it’s likely due to its companion.…
Various environmental and social factors contribute to water shortages in Kabul. (Image courtesy of Collab Media via Getty Images) The city of Kabul in Afghanistan is at risk of becoming the first modern city to run out of water, according…
3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet currently hurtling toward the Sun on a one-way trip through the Solar System. (Image credit: Darryl Seligman et al.) Comet 3I/ATLAS is approximately 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) wide, making it the largest interstellar object ever…
Mono Lake, California, where the GFAJ-1 bacterium was identified in 2010. (Image credit: Alamy) After 15 years of debate, a study that claimed to have found a microbe that uses arsenic as a food source has been retracted by the…