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Extreme Brightness of Super-Hot Exoplanets Still Remains a Mystery
10.08.2020
Extreme Brightness of Super-Hot Exoplanets Still Remains a Mystery
Some worlds in the Milky Way are nothing like our home planet, despite being called hot super-Earths. They can reach…
The Mystery Behind Jupiter’s Scar-Riddled Moon Unveiled in New Study
10.08.2020
The Mystery Behind Jupiter’s Scar-Riddled Moon Unveiled in New Study
The chunky space rock Ganymede is the most massive moon in the Solar System. The only one in the Solar…
Remains of Ancient Jerusalem Contain Clues About World’s Magnetic Field, Study Reveals
10.08.2020
Remains of Ancient Jerusalem Contain Clues About World’s Magnetic Field, Study Reveals
Between 589-586 BCE, Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II laid siege to Jerusalem, eventually entering the city and razing it and its…
Google Fined $20,000 in Russia Over Inappropriate Search Results
10.08.2020
Google Fined $20,000 in Russia Over Inappropriate Search Results
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A district court in Moscow has fined Google LLC 1.5 million rubles ($20,000) for the continuous refusal…
TikTok to Wait For UK Gov’t to Back New HQ in London Before Confirming Move as US-China Tension Rise
10.08.2020
TikTok to Wait For UK Gov’t to Back New HQ in London Before Confirming Move as US-China Tension Rise
News of the potential deal with the world’s largest startup follows a major reversal of a government decision in January…
Sharks’ ‘Sixth Sense’ Explains Their Life Within Active Submarine Volcano
09.08.2020
Sharks’ ‘Sixth Sense’ Explains Their Life Within Active Submarine Volcano
In 2015, a team led by ocean engineer Brennan Phillips made an unexpected find during an expedition to an active…
‘Deflated Croissant’ Bubble: Shape of the ‘Shield’ Protecting Earth Revealed by New Research
09.08.2020
‘Deflated Croissant’ Bubble: Shape of the ‘Shield’ Protecting Earth Revealed by New Research
Previous research suggested the heliosphere, a giant bubble around the Sun and its planets, including Earth, has a long tail,…
What’s in a Name? NASA to Remove ‘Offensive’ Nicknames Like ‘Eskimo Nebula’ From Celestial Map
08.08.2020
What’s in a Name? NASA to Remove ‘Offensive’ Nicknames Like ‘Eskimo Nebula’ From Celestial Map
Cosmic objects such as planets and galaxies are often referred to by their unofficial nicknames invoking their appearance, even by…
Russian Vaccine Researcher: Only Antibodies Can Relieve Coronavirus Symptoms
08.08.2020
Russian Vaccine Researcher: Only Antibodies Can Relieve Coronavirus Symptoms
A high-stakes race is underway to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Meanwhile, scientists…
More ‘Gates to the Underworld’? Prospects and Dangers of Permafrost Thaw Revealed by Media
08.08.2020
More ‘Gates to the Underworld’? Prospects and Dangers of Permafrost Thaw Revealed by Media
One scholar reportedly suggested that a certain process in permafrost could “create brand new landscapes, forming or draining lakes, eroding…