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[ad_1] A distant asteroid following the gravitational trail of Mars has been observed in more detail than ever, and the foreground reveals a striking similarity, which raises some interesting questions about the object’s ancient origins. The asteroid in question, named (101429) 1998 VF31, is part of a group of Trojan …

[ad_1] How long have mammals been social creatures? At least on the late Cretaceous side of the dinosaur era, according to a new study, which reports the first evidence of the behavior around 10 million years old. Studying fossils of the small rodent Filikomys primaevus (meaning “young and friendly mouse”) …

[ad_1] Just over five years ago, humanity still had to detect gravitational waves. Now, the observations are pouring in at amazing speed. Over a span of six months last year, the LIGO-Virgo collaboration detected, on average, 1.5 gravitational wave events per week. From April 1 to October 1, 2019, the …

[ad_1] NASA’s Juno spacecraft just captured images of colorful bursts of lightning-like electricity in Jupiter’s atmosphere. These phenomena, which include jellyfish-shaped “sprites” and glowing discs called “elves,” also occur high in the Earth’s atmosphere during thunderstorms. They were first documented in 1989. Scientists predicted that other lightning planets, such as …

[ad_1] Ram horn shells are small, delicate spiral structures that beachcomers can commonly find around the world. However, despite their ubiquity, the original owners of these shells are extremely elusive. Until now, we’ve never had footage of just one in the wild. In the twilight zone of our oceans, at …

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a new detached reef at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef – and it is a whopping 500 meters (1,640 feet) tall, taller than the Empire State Building, Sydney Tower and Petronas Towers in Malaysia. It is the first such discovery in the region …

[ad_1] Titan, Saturn’s already rather weird moon, just got a little weirder. Astronomers have detected cyclopropenylidene (C3H2) in its atmosphere, an extremely rare carbon-based molecule that is so reactive that it can only exist on Earth under laboratory conditions. In fact, it is so rare that it has never been …

[ad_1] About two or three times the distance of the Earth from the Sun, in the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, 16 Psyche makes its home. This gigantic metallic asteroid is one of the most massive objects in the asteroid belt, classified as a minor planet. Astronomers …

[ad_1] The discovery of the extraordinary exoplanet LTT 9779b was first announced a month ago. Just 260 light-years away, the planet was immediately deemed an excellent candidate for the follow-up study of its curious atmosphere. But it turns out we didn’t even have to wait too long to find out …

[ad_2][ad_1] The CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, said he believed that the core assets of cryptocurrency are underestimated, as the price of Bitcoin is close to $ 3500. Allaire: "The markets are oversold" In a session & # 39; Ask Me Anything & # 39; of Reddit on January 10th, …