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Study detects water, methane and a rare ammonia signal in the atmosphere of HATS-6 b, a large planet 500 light-years away astro.umd.edu/news-events/ne…
Scientists Solve Mystery of When Black Holes "Burp." Dr Adelle Goodwin, an astrophysicist at Curtin University in Western Australia, says black holes are "very messy eaters." theguardian.com/science/2026…
The 2025 Tracy Arm tsunami in Alaska reached over 1,500 feet high and moved over 70 mph. Tsunami modeler and researcher Patrick Lynett created an animation of the event. cnn.com/2026/05/06/climate/s…
Japanese researchers think the asteroid Ryugu was once bombarded by micrometeorites. They say the evidence is a thin layer of sodium on the surface of the asteroid's fragments. space.com/astronomy/asteroid…
Researchers at Hokkaido University say fossil evidence suggests that the earliest known octopuses were giant predators that hunted at the very top of the food chain eurekalert.org/news-releases…
Fauna Robotics has unveiled its new soft robot named Sprout. The 3.5 foot tall bipedal robot features a rectangular head. It will cost $50,000 according to the AP sciencespacerobots.com/video…
China is closing in on having 200 million one-person households. One of their most popular apps is Are You Dead? where people press a button each day to indicate they are alive. gizmodo.com/an-app-called-ar…