Scientists Grow Plants in Moon Soil – A First in Human History
““We were amazed. We did not predict that,” Paul said. “That told us that the lunar soils didn’t interrupt the hormones and signals involved in plant germination.”” scitechdaily By UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Image: In this 2021 photo provided by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, a researcher at a laboratory in Gainesville, Fla., places a thale … Continue reading
Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Seen for the First Time
“The actual black hole itself cannot be seen because nothing – not even light – can escape it, however what can be seen is the cloud of super-heated gas swirling around it.” Unexplained-Mysteries Image: The chaotic heart of our galaxy – Credit: Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration Astronomers have captured the first ever image of the supermassive black hole at … Continue reading
Astronauts Experience Distinct Brain Changes for Months After They Return to Earth
“The findings might not be all that surprising given what we already know about how the brain distorts when the constant tug of gravity is canceled out.” by Mike Mcrae via Science Alert Headline Image: Scans showing perivascular space of a single astronaut. (Hupfield et al., Scientific Reports, 2022) Flung into freefall for months on end, our bodies adjust in … Continue reading
‘Faster’ Omicron Variants That ‘Escape Immunity’ May Drive New COVID-19 Waves, Scientists Warn
“Scientists are also closely watching other subvariants of Omicron that appear to be spreading around the world.” by Svetlana Ekimenko via Sputniknews Image by Daniel Roberts – Pixabay As COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations are once more on the rise in most states across America, scientists have been waning of new variants of the Omicron strain that are starting to dominate … Continue reading
Universe May Start Shrinking ‘Remarkably’ Fast, Collapsing in ‘Big Crunch’ – Study
“The process could happen “remarkably” quickly, the authors claim…” by Svetlana Ekimenko via sputniknews Image credit: NASA Researchers discovered the accelerated expansion of the universe in 1998, as two independent projects, the Supernova Cosmology Project and the High-Z Supernova Search Team, used distant supernovae – stellar explosions briefly shining as brightly as 10 billion suns – to measure the process. … Continue reading
Major Astronomy Discovery to be Announced in Two Weeks
“Exactly what will be announced this time remains under wraps for now, however there is definitely reason to get excited…” via unexplained-mysteries image credit: G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO Astronomers are gearing up to announce something new about our galaxy and it has the potential to be pretty significant. The findings, which will come courtesy of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), are … Continue reading
More Building Blocks of DNA Seen in Meteorites, Boosting Pansmpermia Theory of Life on Earth
“Their discovery boosts the theory of panspermia, which suggests that life, or its building blocks, could be flying around space just waiting to impact a world with the right conditions to help it spring to, well, life.” by Eric Mack via CNet The notion that the ingredients for life were seeded on Earth by hitching a ride on space rocks … Continue reading
Scientists Discover Trove of over 5,500 New Viruses Hidden in the Ocean
“The group was specifically searching for new viruses that contained RNA genetic material, stating that the scientific community understands relatively little about these kinds of viruses when it comes to the wider world.” via RT Image by PIRO4D – Pixabay New categories introduced to capture the diversity of the newly discovered species! At least 5,500 new virus species have reportedly … Continue reading
NASA is About to Broadcast a Message to the Universe, Should They?
“Scientists are planning to beam a radio message into deep space with detailed information on human life that had the late Stephen Hawking worried.” by JAZZ SHAW via hotair Image by ELG21 from Pixabay Anyone who has ever watched the movie Contact is probably familiar with SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and similar scientific endeavors over the past century. … Continue reading
Pluto Has Giant Ice Volcanoes that Could Hint at the Possibility of Life
“Pluto once had a subsurface ocean, and finding these ice volcanoes could suggest that the subsurface ocean is still present — and that liquid water could be close to the surface. Combined with the idea that Pluto has a warmer interior than previously believed, the findings raise intriguing questions about the dwarf planet’s potential habitability.” by Ashley Strickland CNN via … Continue reading
