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Building blocks of life discovered in Bennu asteroid rewrite origin story - Phys.org
Amino acids, the building blocks necessary for life, were previously found in samples of 4.6-billion-year-old rocks from an asteroid called Bennu, delivered to Earth in 2023 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. How those amino acids—the molecules that create protein…
SpaceX Is Building Its Own Particle Accelerator - Futurism
As part of an effort to bring the study of space radiation in-house, SpaceX is now developing its own particle accelerator in Florida.
Nature's 'engine is grinding to a halt' as climate change gains pace, says study - Phys.org
Many ecologists hypothesize that, as global warming accelerates, change in nature must speed up. They assume that as temperatures rise and climatic zones shift, species will face local extinction and colonize new habitats at an ever-increasing rate, leading t…
Satellite record shows boreal forests expanded 12% and shifted north since 1985 - Phys.org
The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. To understand the changing dynamics of boreal forests, Min Feng and colleagues analyzed the biome from 1985 to 2020, leveraging the longest and highest-resol…
Study claims the massive ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa is more likely 'dead' than teeming with life - Earth.com
Europa has a deep ocean, but a new study suggests its seafloor may be too quiet to supply the energy life needs to survive.
Researchers Announce Discovery of a Possible Pulsar in the Milky Way’s Center - Columbia University
Confirming a pulsar star would enable unprecedented tests of General Relativity. Such a discovery would revolutionize physics.