On Wednesday, December 7, skywatchers around the world were treated to a celestial spectacle as the full moon eclipsed Mars in the night sky. The rare event, known as a lunar occultation, refers to one celestial body – in this case Mars – appearing to disappear or hiding behind another – in this case the …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An unusual bright burst of light detected by multiple telescopes in December 2021 was the result of a rare cosmic explosion that created a wealth of heavy elements such as gold and platinum. …
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DALLAS – December 7, 2022 – Researchers at UT Southwestern have discovered a new form of progeria, a rare premature aging syndrome, in a Malaysian man and traced its cause to a new genetic mutation. The discovery, reported in the Clinical Investigation Journalcould lead to new therapies for more common conditions that share characteristics with …
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Newswise – The universe can be a violent place. Stars die or collide and black holes devour anything that gets too close. These and other events produce flashes of light in the night sky that astronomers call transients. The Zwicky Transient Facility is currently one of the largest transient surveys astronomers use to study the …
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The numbers of one of Australia’s rarest birds, the regent honeyeater, are so low that this breeding season conservationists have struggled to spot any in the wild. Key points: There are 250 to 350 regent honeyeaters left in the wild A study concluded that if nothing was done to help the species, it would be …
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Search maps of SN 2022ann (right) and its host galaxy, SDSS J101729.72–022535.6 (center and left). Credit: Davis et al., 2022. An international team of astronomers has made optical and near-infrared observations of a rare Icn-like supernova known as SN 2022ann. The results of the study, published on November 9 on the prepublication server arXivshed more …
Search maps of SN 2022ann (right) and its host galaxy, SDSS J101729.72–022535.6 (center and left). Credit: Davis et al., 2022. An international team of astronomers has made optical and near-infrared observations of a rare Icn-like supernova known as SN 2022ann. The results of the study, published on November 9 on the prepublication server arXivshed more …
A few hundred yards from where we are sitting is a large metal chamber devoid of air and covered with the cables needed to control the instruments within. A particle beam silently passes through the interior of the chamber at about half the speed of light until it strikes a piece of solid material, resulting …
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Cameron and Hannah Bell, with their son Samuel, who has a rare genetic condition called trisomy 9p. Cameron says he was inspired to write a book that describes the perspective of someone who, like Samuel, has a life-altering genetic condition. (Photo by Maegan Stallings) Estimated reading time: 4-5 minutes DRAPER — When Cameron Bell was …
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The “exceptional” fossil of Fragrant daurlong from the Upper Cretaceous period of Inner Mongolia, China. (Image credit: Wang, X. et al. Scientific Reports (2022); (CC BY 4.0)) (opens in a new tab) More than 100 million years ago, a fearsome bird-like dinosaur was swept into a lake and transformed into an exceptional fossil in what …
