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Shireen Gonzaga
Space
Gravitational waves discoveries surge in new catalog
A new catalog of gravitational waves signatures reveals many more observations of mostly black hole mergers, including the most massive one known.
March 11, 2026
Space
Remember when DART struck an asteroid? New surprises!
Two new studies of the DART asteroid mission say that Didymos is flinging rocks at Dimorphos, while the binary asteroid’s orbit around the sun has changed.
March 10, 2026
Space
Heart of our Milky Way revealed in new radio image
Astronomers used powerful radio telescopes to build an unprecedentedly detailed view of cold molecular gases in the center of the Milky Way.
March 4, 2026
Earth
Spectacular new Spinosaurus found in Niger, Africa
Scientists discovered a previously unknown 95-million-year-old spinosaur species, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in Niger, Africa, which had a tall crest on its head.
February 26, 2026
Earth
Bird guano created wealth for ancient Peruvian community
The ancient Chincha kingdom of Peru prospered thanks to high maize yields, made possible by bird guano from nearby islands.
February 19, 2026
Space
Black hole belches radiation long after eating a star
A black hole has been spewing out powerful radio waves years after shredding a star, and it's expected to get brighter till 2027.
February 17, 2026
Earth
Rare fossils of mass extinction survivors found in China
Scientists in China discovered pristinely preserved soft-bodied fossils of marine creatures that survived a mass extinction event 513 million years ago.
February 5, 2026
Human World
Oldest known rock art in the world found in Indonesian cave
Scientists discovered the oldest known rock art in a cave on an island off Sulawesi, Indonesia, dated to 67,800 years old.
January 29, 2026
Earth
New clues to woolly rhino extinction found in wolf’s stomach
Scientists found woolly rhino tissue in a 14,400-year-old frozen wolf’s stomach. Genomics suggest these rhinos went extinct rapidly.
January 21, 2026
Meet the Crab nebula, remnant of an exploding star
The Crab nebula is visible with binoculars or small telescopes. Scan near bright stars in Taurus to spot this expanding stellar remnant.
January 20, 2026
