China wants to build kilometer-long spacecraft to explore the cosmos

[ad_1] A Chinese group has just announced its intention to develop a spacecraft several kilometers long, which makes it at least 30 times longer than the ISS. Apparently not happy with the current tools for space exploration, China just announced plans for a sci-fi-style spaceship that’s bigger than anything out there right now. With the … Read more

The edge of our solar system could be full of alien interstellar objects! | The Weather Channel – Articles de The Weather Channel

[ad_1] Representative image (NASA Ames / JPL-Caltech / T. Pyle) It wasn’t until two years ago, in 2019, that humans discovered the first and only interstellar comet to enter our solar system. Named Borisov, this icy space rock flew into our celestial backyard from a completely alien star system, traveling at a speed of 177,000 … Read more

Giant Jurassic dinosaur was a scavenger, not a predator, study finds

[ad_1] Allosaurus, the giant Jurassic dinosaur, was a scavenger and not a predator as previously thought, according to a new study that could “reverse 150 years of established thinking.” Measuring up to 40 feet tall, the beast likely obtained most of its calories by digging through the carcasses of huge, four-legged, long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs called … Read more

Researchers describe new fossil species representing ancient precursor to most modern reptiles

[ad_1] Reconstruction of Taytalura’s life in its natural habitat with the extinct conifer Rhexoxylon in Ischigualasto (Argentina) during the Late Triassic, hiding the primitive dinosaur Eodromaeus (in the background) inside the skull of a mammal ancestor. Credit: scientific illustrator Jorge Blanco Lizards and snakes are a key part of most terrestrial ecosystems on the planet … Read more

Scientists capture ‘quantum tug’ between nearby water molecules

[ad_1] Researchers have made the first direct observation of atomic motion in liquid water molecules that have been excited by laser light. Their results reveal effects that could underlie the microscopic origin of the strange properties of water. Credit: Greg Stewart / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory The work sheds light on the network of hydrogen … Read more

Fossil found in Brazilian police raid is rare flying dinosaur

[ad_1] A fossil confiscated during a 2013 police raid in São Paulo, Brazil, was recently identified as one of the best-preserved – and the first complete – specimens of a rare flying pterosaur. Research published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE from August 2021 described the “exceptionally” well-preserved fossilized remains of Tupandactylus veil like “bringing … Read more

LED street lights contribute to decline in insect populations: study

[ad_1] Published on: 08/25/2021 – 20:22 Washington (AFP) Street lights – especially those that use white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) – not only disrupt the behavior of insects, but are also responsible for the decline in their numbers, a new study in the south of England showed on Wednesday. Man-made nocturnal lights had been identified as … Read more