No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s NASA’s newest space telescope

No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s NASA’s newest space telescope

A filter for deep space “SPHEREx is going to produce an enormous three-dimensional map of the entire night sky.” NASA’s SPHEREx observatory after conclusion of ecological screening at BAE Systems…

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‘That’s Zero Folks!’: Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard

‘That’s Zero Folks!’: Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1 in 1 in 20,000 possibility of striking Earth at the time of composing. (Image credit: Erik Simonsen through Getty Images) A record-breaking asteroid with…

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Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that’s the ancestor of all life on Earth today

Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that’s the ancestor of all life on Earth today

A digital representation highlighting how LUCA was currently under attack from infections 4.2 billion years back. (Image credit: Science Graphic Design) Whatever alive today comes down from a cell that…

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