Perseid Meteor Shower 2025: How to see “Shooting Stars” despite the Full Moon
Perseid – one of the strongest meteor showers of the year in the Northern Hemisphere – peaks on the evening of August 12th-13th. This meteor shower usually brings up to 75 “shooting stars” per hour, but this year there is a major problem. It’s almost a full moon. Meteor showers are always the most common […]
‘We’re going to be caught asking China for their vaccines’: mRNA funding cuts leave Americans vulnerable to pandemics, expert says
Cells use mRNA to build proteins, and after years of research, scientists learned how to harness this molecule to develop effective, safe and quick-to-make vaccines. Since the advent of this Nobel Prize-winning technology, a handful of mRNA vaccines have been approved in the United States — namely, COVID-19 and RSV shots. Vaccines still in development […]
Aurora may be visible from 18 states this weekend as solar storm barrels are heading towards Earth
Space weather experts warn that moderately strong geomagnetic storms could hit Earth on Friday or Saturday (August 8 or 9). On Wednesday (August 6), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a geomagnetic storm clock, suggesting that the storm is likely related to recent solar flares that erupt from active regions of the sun. […]
Scientists have synthesized the elusive “superalcohol” – “seeds of life molecules” that take a step towards finding alien life
Chemists have integrated “superalcohols,” previously thought to be too volatile to exist. Molecules form under extreme “space-like” conditions and can shed light on the complex reactions needed to form extraterrestrial lifespan. Superalcohols are called metanetetrol and are the only alcohols with four oxygen and hydrogen groups around a single carbon atom. It is considered to […]
NASA finds “corals” on Mars from billions of years ago
NASA’s curiosity rover sent back an interesting image of what looks like a Mars coral. The strange object is actually a small, brightly colored rock surrounded by winds discovered by Rover in the strong wind crater of Red Planet on July 24th, but it is very similar to the coral reef-building creatures found in Earth’s […]
Three,000-year-old burial of an elite teen excavated in Iran, with gold jewels and an amazing “scorpion” cosmetic box
Iranian archaeologists have unearthed the gorgeous tombs of teenagers who lived more than three thousand years ago. The woman died around the age of 18, perhaps due to natural causes. Her rich tomb, including gold jewels, shows that she came from a wealthy family with “inheritance status,” according to a survey published in Iran on […]
The proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system.
The engineers have designed a spacecraft that could account for up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to ourselves. The craft, known as Chrysalis, can make a 25 trillion miles of travel in about 400 years, and engineers say the shortest of the project, with many […]
Stone Age families may have been cannibalized five to six hundred years ago for the “ultimate elimination,” research suggests
Neolithic families were massacred in caves on the Iberian Peninsula five or six hundred years ago, skinned, shedding, cooked and eaten, new research suggests. Researchers found evidence that at least 11 people, including adults, adolescents and children, may have been victims of war cannibalism in the bloody event at Elmirador Cave in northern Spain. Bones […]
The Mayan civilization had 16 million people at its peak, a new study found twice as many populations as modern New York.
The Mayan population at the peak of a civilization 1,400 years ago may have been much larger than previously thought, new research reveals. The study also suggests that Mayan settlements at the time were much more complex and interconnected than previous studies suggested. A 2018 survey found 11 million Maya between AD 600 and 900, […]
A stunning “Sun Dog” could shine in the alien sky, James Webb’s Space Telescope proposes
The beautiful display of light in the sky, such as the glowing halo around the moon and the bright spots beside the sun, is not just a terrestrial wonder. A similar dazzling effect could also occur on planets a year later, according to new research. In a study published in a letter to the Astrophysics […]