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[ad_1] In the depths of space 3.5 billion light-years away, two supermassive black holes are locked in one of the most extreme orbital dances in the Universe. His spiral of unbridled and somewhat erratic death has been documented for decades. With new observations, astronomers have characterized the way they rotate …

[ad_1] Yesterday, when the UK rose for another day of self-isolation, a huge asteroid it shot past Earth, losing our planet by about 3.9 million miles (which isn’t really that much, spatially). As if we didn’t have enough to worry about right now, right? The asteroid, called Catchy 52768 (1998 …

[ad_1] Yesterday, while many Britons were enjoying their breakfasts, a huge asteroid flew past Earth, losing our planet for around 3.9 million miles. Called 52768 (1998 OR2), the asteroid made its closest approach to Earth around 10:56 BST yesterday, at which time it was about 3.9 million miles from Earth. …

[ad_1] One of the deepest mysteries in physics, known as the Hubble stress, could be explained by a long-lost form of dark matter. Hubble’s stress, as Live Science has previously reported, refers to a growing contradiction in physics: the universe is expanding, but different measurements produce different results for how …

[ad_1] The UK government rejected the opportunity to purchase tens of thousands of potentially “game-changing” coronavirus tests from an award-winning British scientist just days after Matt Hancock promised to reach 100,000 tests per day in late April. As the UK appears to miss its target, The Guardian may reveal that …

[ad_1] Starlink satellites have appeared late at night on fast-moving trains that resemble moving stars. Stargazers and astronomers have reported the unusual view across the country, sometimes viewing dozens of Starlink satellites at once. To date, SpaceX has launched a total of 422 Starlink satellites into orbit. Starlink’s website says: …

[ad_1] A Spinosaurus, with long, narrow jaws with tapered teeth and a single tail for water locomotion, is seen in an illustration provided on April 29, 2020. Davide Bonadonna / Brochure via Reuters WASHINGTON – The huge African predator Spinosaurus spent much of its life in the water, powered by …

[ad_1] The NASA Mars helicopter team attaches a part to the flight model in early 2019. NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance rover won’t be the only machine to go to Mars when it launches mid-year. It will carry the newly named Ingenuity Mars helicopter along with it. The space agency …

[ad_1] Screenshot Researchers believe that this animal, about the size of a domestic cat, lived alongside the last dinosaurs. A cat-sized mammal called the “crazy beast” lived in Madagascar among some of the last dinosaurs to walk the Earth, scientists revealed. The 66 million-year-old fossil is described in the journal …

[ad_1] The NASA Mars helicopter team attaches a part to the flight model in early 2019. NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA’s Perseverance rover won’t be the only machine to go to Mars when it launches mid-year. It will carry the newly named Ingenuity Mars helicopter along with it. The space agency …