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[ad_1] An ancient Greek cremation burial dating from nearly 3,000 years ago was more crowded than expected, scientists recently found. The grave was thought to contain only one occupant – a child – but a new analysis of the bones of the grave revealed that it instead contained the remains of at least three adults. … Read more

[ad_1] Four mainland Antarctic ice cores were drilled in East Antarctica, including two as part of the Norwegian-American International Polar Year Antarctic Science Crossing. Credit: Stein Tronstad Several years ago, while analyzing ice core samples from James Ross Island in Antarctica, scientists Joe McConnell, Ph.D., and Nathan Chellman, Ph.D., of DRI, and Robert Mulvaney, Ph.D., … Read more

[ad_1] Experience the Advanced Mass Spectrometer (AMS) repair mission aboard the International Space Station by Among the stars, an original documentary series now airing on Disney +. It’s bad enough when something goes wrong with a complicated $ 2 billion physics experiment on Earth. These challenges are considerably greater when said physics experiment takes place … Read more

[ad_1] Japanese-American scientist Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann and Italian Giorgio Parisi on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for climate models and understanding of physical systems. The Nobel committee said it was sending a message with the announcement of its prize just weeks before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, as the rate … Read more

[ad_1] Draconid meteor Yuri SmityukTASS / getty It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s another meteor shower! The draconid meteor shower occurs every October, but this year’s shooting star show is expected to peak on October 8 in the early evening and nightfall. Astronomers might even witness a few showers on the nights leading … Read more

[ad_1] NASA invites media to discussion on Webb telescope launch coverageNasa When James Webb launches, he will have a longer to-do list than 1980s researchers suspected.Scientific news magazine The James Webb Space Telescope lives! | Astronomy.comAstronomy Review See what happens after the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope | Scientific newsScientific news See full … Read more

[ad_1] The eight-legged microscopic invertebrates that resemble spongy bears are among the most resilient creatures on Earth, with the ability to survive decades without food, extreme temperatures, and even in the vacuum of space. Fossils of the creatures are extremely rare, with only two found in history – so far. In a new study released … Read more

[ad_1] The draconid meteor shower will peak in the northern hemisphere skies on Friday night. The short-lived shower, which occurs October 6-10, marks the first since the spectacular Perseids in August and takes its name from the constellation Draco. NASA: “AT LEAST 5 FIREBALLS” HAVE BEEN REPORTED ABOVE US While meteors crossing the sky can … Read more

[ad_1] Two astronauts who are expected to fly on the first Boeing crew capsule missions will instead fly into orbit with SpaceX, NASA announced today (October 6). The agency has reassigned astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada to SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission, which is slated to launch towards the International space station not until fall 2022. … Read more