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[ad_1] More than 4,500 exoplanets have been discovered so far, with only a small fraction believed to have the properties to contain life. A new study suggests the galaxy may actually contain it 300 million planets capable of sustaining life. The research analyzed data from the Kepler Space Telescope and …

[ad_1] Earth-sized exoplanet K2-141b orbits its host star so close that some regions are likely oceans … [+] of molten lava. getty In a study published in Royal Astronomical Society Monthly Notices, an international team of scientists describes a hellish exoplanet, providing a glimpse into the distant future of the …

[ad_1] Black holes are notable for many things, especially their simplicity. They’re just … holes. Those are “black”. This simplicity allows us to draw striking parallels between black holes and other branches of physics. For example, a team of researchers has shown that a special type of particle can exist …

[ad_1] At high concentrations, reactive oxygen species – known as oxidants – are harmful to the cells of all organisms and have been linked to aging. But a study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has now shown that low levels of oxidizing hydrogen peroxide can stimulate an enzyme …

[ad_1] Thanks for join us for this short piece of election counter-planning that may or may not make you feel better, depending on how you feel about parasitic wasps. Because, sure, we’re all stressed to death, but at least one wasp didn’t inject you with an egg that hatches into …

[ad_1] A crew of four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday (November 8) ahead of the second SpaceX launch for NASA this week. NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi all smiled as they stepped off a plane, which was …

[ad_1] Oceans and rivers are being treated as “open sewers” with more than 3,000 sewage pollution incidents discovered in the past year, activists say. The Surfers Against Sewage campaign group’s annual water quality report monitored wastewater discharges into public bathing waters across the UK in 2019 and 2020. The charity …

[ad_1] A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan has managed a world first: to create a superconductor from the fifth state of matter, or the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). Superconductors are materials that allow electricity to flow without any resistance and could prove extremely beneficial for the …

[ad_1] A New Jersey resident captured video of a meteor crossing the northeastern states over the weekend. The video, obtained from The Lakewood Scoop, shows the small fireball in Lakewood at around 7:16 pm, according to the timestamp on the dashcam footage. The American Meteor Society, a nonprofit group, said …

[ad_1] Ocean conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage has released a new report stating that there have been 96 untreated sewage incidents entering both North Bay and South Bay in the past year. In England and Wales, the report states that water companies were responsible for nearly 3,000 raw sewage pollution …