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1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (441+ words) A team of French researchers has produced a previously unconfirmed type of ice that forms not in the cold, but under crushing pressure and heat exceeding 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit. The findings, published in Physical Review Letters, add detail about conditions deep…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (140+ words) Most of our experience with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been focused on capturing radio signals that alien species have sent out, whether intentionally or unintentionally. That creates a huge “synchronicity” problem - what if there aren’t any alien…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (171+ words) It is believed that when traveling at near-light speed, the colors of the surroundings and the shapes of objects appear to change. A web application called 'Relativity Park' has been released that allows you to experience 'how the world looks…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (282+ words) Dark photons are one proposed explanation for dark matter. A new calculation suggests that the early universe’s plasma may have stopped them from depositing heat as efficiently as earlier models predicted. The post Early-Universe Plasma May Have Kept Dark Photons…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (355+ words) Home » Science » Scientists Accurately Measure Diamond’s Melting Point, Revealing Previous Estimates Were Off by 1,300 Degrees Fahrenheit In a groundbreaking study, scientists have successfully melted diamonds using a powerful laser, achieving highly precise measurements of the mineral’s elusive melting point. Their…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1540+ words) Holding a piece of the Moon sounds like something reserved for astronauts, yet one small museum in western Maine lets visitors get surprisingly close to that experience. Inside the two-floor building, colorful tourmaline glows beneath display lights while pull-out drawers…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1014+ words) LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS A recent European Southern Observatory, or ESO, study has found that current proposals to launch over 1.7 million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would have “devastating consequences for astronomy.” According to the study, no more…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (476+ words) A sub-threshold Einstein Probe X-ray flash was found after ZTF spotted supernova SN 2025wkm. Researchers link the signal to shock breakout and a possible magnetar-powered engine. EP250827b was a soft X-ray flash that lasted more than 1,000 seconds. Spectral fits put its peak…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (411+ words) starlust.org What if dark energy is evolving? Comprehensive new dataset questions a core assumption For the first time, astronomers have assembled a catalog containing nearly 3,000 exploding stars. And now, all those stars are pointing them toward something they weren’t…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (552+ words) Earth's moon may have formed far faster than scientists once believed, with new simulations suggesting it came together in as little as five hours after a catastrophic collision. That unexpectedly short timeline could reshape researchers' understanding of one of the…...