A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.
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A Japanese spacecraft is rocketing toward Mars on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples. Japan launched it before dawn Tuesday from the country's main spaceport. Five of the world's space agencies have joined forces for the five-year …

Associated Press

Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples - AP News

During a field excursion in the lowland forests of Costa Ricas Corcovado National Park, researchers observed a novel predation event: an ornate hawk-eagle catching and killing a crested owl.
The pre… [+1956 chars]

Scientists in Costa Rica document extraordinary predation event involving three raptor species.

Discoverwildlife.com

Eagle snatches owl and carries it into forest – then something wild happens - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Aging is the price paid for the ability of experiencing existence, one might philosophize.
Natural cellular aging begins with differentiation. Once a stem cell becomes a specific cell type, it's loc… [+5756 chars]

Aging is the price paid for the ability of experiencing existence, one might philosophize.

ScienceAlert

Old Blood Cells Have Been Transformed Into Brain Stem Cells That Get Younger As They Age - ScienceAlert

A meteor streaks across the sky over a desert in China during the Orionid meteor shower on Oct. 22, 2023.
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The Orionid meteor shower is peaking this week, and it promises … [+3366 chars]

The best night to see the orionids is Oct. 21-22, but could the weather get in your way? Here is the forecast.

The Weather Channel

Orionid meteor shower 2026: cloud cover forecast by region - The Weather Channel

There's a profound worry underlying the fundamental physics of existence: The Universe may not be quite as stable as we'd ideally like it to be.
Quantum field theory describes invisible quantum fiel… [+4495 chars]

There's a profound worry underlying the fundamental physics of existence: The Universe may not be quite as stable as we'd ideally like it to be.

The Universe Seems to Be Stuck in Place by a Strange Quantum Phenomenon - ScienceAlert

The gas orbiting Sagittarius A (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is rich in metals, researchers at McGill University's Trottier Space Institute have found. … [+3678 chars]

The gas orbiting Sagittarius A (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is rich in metals, researchers at McGill University's Trottier Space Institute have found. The metal enrichment probably resulted from stars that explo…

Phys.Org

Webb reveals metal-rich gas around Milky Way's central black hole - Phys.org

Voltage fluctuations, light fluctuations, temperature fluctuationsany fluctuations are troublesome and thus undesirable. They don't just cause discomfort; in engineering and medical applications, the… [+6685 chars]

Voltage fluctuations, light fluctuations, temperature fluctuations—any fluctuations are troublesome and thus undesirable. They don't just cause discomfort; in engineering and medical applications, they affect the accuracy of measurements or introduce errors i…

Normally forbidden emissions from graphene could expose quantum fluctuations in incoming light - Phys.org

When Earth formed billions of years ago, its metallic core was wrapped in a global ocean of molten rock, which eventually cooled and crystallized to form the mantle. Today, when deep-rooted mantle pl… [+3616 chars]

When Earth formed billions of years ago, its metallic core was wrapped in a global ocean of molten rock, which eventually cooled and crystallized to form the mantle. Today, when deep-rooted mantle plumes rise toward the surface and produce volcanic eruptions,…

Earth's core may have been leaking hydrogen for billions of years - Phys.org

Dear readers, faithful companions of the lantern and the basketball,
First, I must ask your forgiveness for a long silence. If you have read nothing from me for several weeks, it is neither from laz… [+8369 chars]

Dear readers, faithful companions of the lantern and the basketball, First, I must ask your forgiveness for a long silence. If you have read nothing from me for several weeks, it is neither from…

Dailykos.com

The Magellanic Clouds: Two Galaxies Dancing with Death - Daily Kos

Earlier this year, Susan Young Browne from Delaware celebrated her 108th birthday the news of which travelled across the world. Everyone wanted to know the retired teachers longevity secrets. How did… [+5558 chars]

A 108-year-old shares the simple daily leg exercises she credits with helping her stay strong and independent. Try these two moves at home.

Women's Health

108-year-old stays strong with daily leg exercises – 2 simple moves anyone can do at home - Women's Health

Fire beetles race toward wildfires. Ticks don’t survive them.
When wildfires tore through north Spokane, Washington, early this year, something unexpected showed up in the ash: thousands of black fi… [+4579 chars]

When wildfires tore through north Spokane, Washington, early this year, something unexpected showed up in the ash: thousands of black fire beetles, drawn to the heat. But fire doesn’t only attract insects, it can wipe them out, including the pest Americans ha…

Foxweather.com

These beetles can sense wildfires and race toward the flames while ticks face a different fate - FOX Weather

In September 2022, a NASA spacecraft violently smashed into a tiny asteroid as a test of planetary defense. Now, a new probe is ready to check out the wreckage by rendezvousing with the space rock fo… [+3216 chars]

The spacecraft is set to rendezvous with the two space rocks in November and inspect the crash site.

Gizmodo.com

Hera Closes In on Asteroid Pair to Study the Impact Damage of NASA’s DART Strike - Gizmodo

For eons, roly-polies have rightfully dominated the rolling space, at least in our imagination. The crustaceans' astonishing ability to transform from a legged arthropod into a perfect sphere, a beha… [+6622 chars]

For eons, roly-polies have rightfully dominated the rolling space, at least in our imagination. The crustaceans’ astonishing ability to transform from a legged arthropod into a perfect sphere, a behavior called volvation, earned the bugs their nickname. But t…

Defector.com

Rolling Snakes Reinvent The Wheel - Defector

I met my ex in Spain, on a warm October night in 2024. He approached me as we were both walking home from a boxing class and confidently started a conversation.
About two weeks later, we went on our… [+4930 chars]

After we broke up, I decided to continue living with my ex. At first, it was awkward, but we set some boundaries, and now I'm grateful for our setup.

Business Insider

I decided to continue living with my ex after we broke up. It was awkward at first, but now it actually works. - Business Insider

The holotype of Polyostiosphaera operculata gen. et sp. nov. from the early Cambrian Kuanchuanpu Biota (NIGP210977). (a, b) Light microscopy images. (c, d) Scanning electron microscopy images. (eg, j… [+7443 chars]

The Cambrian explosion was a major diversification of animal life that unfolded early in the Cambrian period, which began around 538.8 million years ago. During this interval, marine animals became much more varied, building the foundations for current marine…

Algae fossils from Cambrian explosion hint at sophisticated reproductive system - Phys.org

DALLAS A U.S. biotech company said it is making progress toward its goal of resurrecting the dodo, the famous flightless bird with a large hooked beak, and returning it to its native Indian Ocean isl… [+4304 chars]

A U.S. biotech company says it is making progress toward its goal of resurrecting the dodo and returning it to its native Indian ​Ocean island of Mauritius.

KSL.com

US company announces progress toward resurrecting the extinct dodo - KSL.com

Astronomers say there's a rainbow of stars above your head, even if you can't see them. A team led by the University of Warwick reports that a white dwarf called WD J1330+6435, about 326 light-years … [+1162 chars]

Study reveals white dwarfs that would appear in various shades, from purple to yellow, up close

Newser

First Green Star Adds to Milky Way's Rainbow - Newser

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. Looking to the sky over Central Florida on Tuesday morning, youll have a chance to see a rocket heading to orbit from Cape Canaveral, and potentially a beautiful sight. 
SpaceX … [+1622 chars]

SpaceX is targeting a 1-hour window that opens at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to launch the Bandwagon-5 mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.