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Astronomers say the black hole is invisible, so they had to study its effects on light traveling through surrounding space Astronomers from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland have published a study, claiming to have identified a wandering black hole in the Milky Way galaxy for the first time. Kailash Sahu, who led […]
The Roman property featuring Caravaggio artwork will now be resold at a knockdown price On Tuesday, Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, also known as Villa Aurora, was expected to sell for a stratospheric €471 million ($534mn) as it went up for auction in the eternal city of Rome. Billed as the “auction of the century,” […]
A record number of “earthlings” have come together in space to celebrate New Year The 2022 New Year celebration has turned out to be the largest ever in orbit with 10 cosmonauts and astronauts in total on two stations, Russia’s space agency has said. “New Year 2022 was celebrated in near-Earth orbit by ten earthlings: […]
The ‘Harry Potter’ author insists there is a clear difference between biology and identity Author J.K. Rowling, a controversial figure for her outspoken views on trans issues, has waded into the debate once again, arguing that the words “sex” and “gender” cannot be used interchangeably. Responding to an article titled ‘Poll: Most Americans Agree With […]
The James Webb Space Telescope, a $9 billion infrared instrument that would allow humanity to look further into the cosmos than ever before, was successfully launched into space on Saturday. An Ariane 5 heavy rocket with NASA’s 7-ton observatory in the cargo bay blasted off from the European Space Agency’s launch base in French Guiana […]
With extreme temperatures, hurricane winds, and intense volcanic activity, Venus seems to be the last place to look for life in the solar system, but a new study suggests it could still exist in the planet’s acidic clouds. The second planet from the Sun is often called Earth’s “sister” due to its similar size, mass, […]
Scientists have discovered the first ever “true” millipede with more than 1,000 legs 60 meters underground in a mining area in Western Australia, setting the record for the creature with the most legs known to humans. Announcing the discovery in the peer-reviewed Scientific Reports journal, the team of researchers revealed the record-setting new species had […]
Sweden has appointed its first transgender member of government, with Lina Axelsson Kihlblom becoming the minister of higher education and research. Kihlblom, 51, was appointed on Tuesday by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s first female leader. She described her path to gender reassignment in a 2018 interview for the magazine Icakuriren. “I was probably not […]
Scientists have raised the alarm about the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant, first identified in Botswana, which has an “extremely high number” of mutations that may drive new waves of infection. So how dangerous is it? The World Health Organization (WHO) is gathering international experts on Friday to discuss the new variant, which has reached Asia […]
An earthquake that struck at a whopping 751 kilometers (467 miles) below the Earth’s surface is the deepest ever recorded, scientists have revealed. The tremor shook a zone thought to be impossible for quakes to occur in. The ultradeep quake rocked the remote Bonin (also known as Ogasawara) Islands off mainland Japan in 2015, coming […]
Amid the ongoing battle against Covid-19, the World Health Organization has approved the first ever vaccine against another deadly disease – Malaria. The WHO believes the jab could be used to save tens of thousands of lives. “The World Health Organization is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan […]