Comprehensive study examines properties of 1,449 planetary nebulae across the Milky Way

by quasarn01 | Oct 23, 2025 | Astronomy

By analyzing the data from the HASH database, astronomers have conducted a comprehensive study of nearly 1,500 planetary nebulae in the Milky Way galaxy. Results of the study, published October 15 on the arXiv preprint server, improve our knowledge regarding the...

Geochemical research could help identify microbial activity in Earth’s rock record and perhaps in Martian sediments

by quasarn01 | Oct 23, 2025 | Astronomy

Because oxygen-bearing sulfate minerals trap and preserve signals from Earth’s atmosphere, scientists closely study how they form. Sulfates are stable over billions of years, so their oxygen isotopes are seen as a time capsule, reflecting atmospheric conditions...

Are The Mysterious Dogu Figurines Depictions Of Ancient Astronauts?

by quasarn01 | Oct 22, 2025 | Ancient Code

The so-called Dogu are relatively small humanoid figures made at the end of the Jōmon period (14,000-400 BC) in Japan. The curious figurines have a number of strange characteristics that make them some of the most unique pieces of ancient art on the surface of the...

Researchers use NVST high-resolution data to study chromospheric fibrils around quiescent filament

by quasarn01 | Oct 22, 2025 | Astronomy

Using high-resolution data from the one-meter New Vacuum Solar Telescope (NVST), a research team led by Prof. Yan Xiaoli from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has conducted an in-depth study on the physical properties and oscillations...

Former N.Y. state trooper sentenced to 6 months in jail for faking his own shooting

by quasarn01 | Oct 22, 2025 | Police Lives Matter

Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a shooting, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct; he resigned after being suspended without pay Go to Source