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Shireen Gonzaga
Earth
Right whales have a longer lifespan than scientists thought
Right whales in the Southern Ocean have a median lifespan of around 74 years. And they can live for up to 130 years, twice as long as scientists thought.
January 5, 2025
Space
NASA reports on Ingenuity Mars helicopter accident
Preliminary findings from NASA indicate the Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s accident on January 18, 2024, was due to problems with its navigation systems.
December 17, 2024
Space
Astronomers map giant starspots on distant XX Trianguli
Astronomers have mapped starspots over a 16-year period on a star named XX Trianguli using advanced Doppler imaging techniques.
December 12, 2024
Earth
Dinosaur poop fossils give glimpse of ancient Earth
Undigested food in fossilized dinosaur poop, from the late Triassic epoch of Central Europe, provides a glimpse of the environmental conditions of that time.
December 5, 2024
Audubon Christmas Bird Count signup has begun
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count, held each winter, is one of the longest-running community science projects. You can help collect important data about birds.
December 4, 2024
Earth
Solar superstorm in 664 BCE recorded in tree rings
Scientists have narrowed down the date of a solar superstorm that occurred some 2,600 years ago to 664 BCE, based on a spike in carbon-14 in ancient tree rings.
November 28, 2024
Earth
A mystery mollusk sea slug in the deep ocean
After 20 years of research, scientists have identified and named a new species of sea slug that lives in the deep ocean. They called it Bathydevius caudactylus.
November 20, 2024
Earth
Some tropical mammals shy away from the full moon
Moon phases influence the behavior of half the mammal species in tropical forests. About 1/3 of these tropical mammals are less active under a full moon.
November 15, 2024
Earth
It’s hard for albatrosses to feed in stormy conditions
Tracking devices attached to albatrosses show that the birds avoided strong winds and had trouble feeding when caught up in powerful storms.
November 13, 2024
Mirach is your guide star to finding 3 galaxies
Mirach in the constellation Andromeda helps stargazers locate the Andromeda Galaxy, the Triangulum Galaxy, and "Mirach's Ghost" (NGC 404).
November 10, 2024
