July 2022 marks 40 years since the Soviet MiG-29 Fulcrum entered service in the Soviet Air Forces, with the aircraft being the oldest outside the United States that is still in production today and one that still serves in the fleets of two dozen countries. The MiG-29 was one of […]
Day: July 16, 2022
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Scientists found a mysterious radio signal in space. No, it’s not aliens.
Scientists found a mysterious radio signal in space that bursts out in a heartbeat-like pattern and before you ask, no, it’s not aliens. At least that’s what they’re telling us. Using the CHIME (Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment) radio telescope, astronomers noticed a strange FRB, or radio burst, from a […]
Webb telescope snaps thrilling images of Jupiter and hurtling asteroids
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope prove the humongous observatory in deep space isn’t just capable of seeing cosmic objects extremely far from home. NASA released Webb’s first pictures taken in the solar system on Thursday, including Jupiter and zipping asteroids. Engineers snapped these shots during earlier tests […]
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Scientists spot a squid doing something profoundly rare in the deep sea
Marine researchers had a strange encounter during a recent dive in California’s Monterey Bay. A squid mom hauled a spawling sheet of eggs through the water. “During a recent deep-sea dive, MBARI researchers encountered this incredibly rare sight — a deep-sea squid (Bathyteuthis sp.) grasping hundreds of eggs in her […]