Christmas Day aurora borealis could light up parts of the US
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Christmas Day aurora borealis could light up parts of the US

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The sun sends us gifts of a dazzling show of light come Christmas night. Skywatchers are anticipating a possible aurora borealis for parts of the US on Dec. 25 following a solar flare that spewed a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. The…

50,000-year-old baby mammoth discovered in ‘exceptional’ find: ‘Remarkably well preserved’
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50,000-year-old baby mammoth discovered in ‘exceptional’ find: ‘Remarkably well preserved’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines These scientists made a mammoth discovery — literally. Remains of a baby mammoth that has been almost perfectly preserved for 50,000 years have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia. The female mammoth, nicknamed “Yana” after the river basin where she…

Christmas Eve asteroid to make ‘close approach’ to Earth
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Christmas Eve asteroid to make ‘close approach’ to Earth

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Are we about to get Jingle Bell rock-ed? Santa Claus isn’t the only thing making a fly-by of Earth this week. NASA has warned that a giant asteroid the size of a 10-story building will be whizzing right past us tonight. Dubbed 2024…

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of ‘cosmic eye’ spiral galaxy
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of ‘cosmic eye’ spiral galaxy

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New imagery has been released from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which captured a photo of a spiral galaxy more than 76 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy known to observers as NGC 2566 is located in the constellation Puppis and features stars in the…

Scientist’s simple explanation for Loch Ness Monster mystery
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Scientist’s simple explanation for Loch Ness Monster mystery

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More like the Flock Ness Monster. A Scottish naturalist who has investigated the Loch Ness Monster mystery for a half-century believes there’s some fowl play when it comes to sightings of the perplexing plesiosaur. “Of course, there are long-necked creatures on Loch Ness…

GLP-1 discovery may offer better appetite suppression than Ozempic
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GLP-1 discovery may offer better appetite suppression than Ozempic

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk says it has developed a compound that’s shown to be a one-two punch for appetite suppression and weight loss in mice. Ozempic promotes weight loss by mimicking the GLP-1 hormone the body naturally produces after eating, so users feel fuller for longer. This new potential therapy…

Extremely rare spade-toothed whale to be dissected in New Zealand
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Extremely rare spade-toothed whale to be dissected in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand clustered around a near-perfectly preserved spade-toothed whale hoping to decode…

Scientists discover lost ‘big head’ human species in Asia
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Scientists discover lost ‘big head’ human species in Asia

Researchers have uncovered new insights into a long-lost human species known for their particularly hefty craniums, according to a recent study. The Julurens — or “big head” people — are twisting scientists’ long-accepted understanding of human evolution. How humans came to be is largely understood to have been a linear…

Gaganyaan Astronauts Finish First Phase of Training for ISRO-NASA Joint Mission

Gaganyaan Astronauts Finish First Phase of Training for ISRO-NASA Joint Mission

The first phase of astronaut training for India’s Gaganyaan mission, a collaborative effort between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NASA, has been successfully completed. ISRO announced this milestone in an official statment, which confirmed that Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the primary crew member, and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan…

NASA Captures Stream of Lava Flowing from Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption

NASA Captures Stream of Lava Flowing from Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption

A dramatic flow of lava from an active fissure near Iceland’s Blue Lagoon was captured by NASA’s satellites, highlighting the ongoing volcanic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The images, taken by Landsat 9 and Suomi NPP satellites, were released on November 27, showing the intensity of the eruption that began…