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Black hole winds may be robbing giant galaxies of their future stars

Astronomers may be getting closer to solving a long-standing mystery about the universe's largest galaxies. Observations from the X-Ray Imaging…

2 days ago

Lucy’s hunter revealed: Giant crocodile terrorized early human ancestors

More than 3 million years ago, the famous early human ancestor Lucy and her relatives shared the landscape of East…

7 days ago

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft uses Mars as a giant slingshot toward a mysterious metal world

NASA's Psyche spacecraft has successfully completed a close flyby of Mars, using the planet's gravity to gain speed and redirect…

4 weeks ago

Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex that terrorized ancient oceans

Scientists have identified a massive new species of mosasaur, a marine reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs and dominated prehistoric…

4 weeks ago

Scientists discover giant “last titan” dinosaur, Southeast Asia’s largest ever

Researchers have identified a gigantic new species of long necked dinosaur in Thailand that is now considered the largest dinosaur…

1 month ago

240-million-year-old giant “sand creeper” found hidden in retaining wall

A fossil dating back 240 million years has finally been formally identified after spending decades hidden inside a retaining wall.…

2 months ago

Supercomputers just solved a 50-year-old mystery about giant stars

Recent advances in supercomputing have allowed scientists to tackle a long-standing question in astronomy. Researchers have been trying to understand…

3 months ago

These strange pink rocks just revealed a hidden giant beneath Antarctica

Bright pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica have led scientists…

3 months ago

Astronomers discover giant cosmic sheet around the Milky Way

Nearly a century ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that almost all galaxies are receding from the Milky Way. This observation…

4 months ago

Massive asteroid impact 6.3 million years ago left giant glass field in Brazil

Scientists have identified Brazil's first known field of tektites, the glassy material created when an asteroid or other extraterrestrial object…

4 months ago