A flash of light in the night sky, thought to have been a burst from a galaxy in the early universe, may actually have been nothing more than a glint from a piece of junk in Earth’s orbit Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2269887-space-junk-foils-astronomers-observing-oldest-galaxy-in-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Ancient papyrus holds the world’s oldest guide to mummification
A newly discovered instruction manual for embalming mummies in ancient Egypt contains the earliest known description of these mysterious techniques. Source: https://www.livescience.com/earliest-mummification-manual.html
Argentinian titanosaur may be oldest ever found
Palaeontologists have unearthed what is thought to be the oldest member of one of the largest dinosaur species. These gargantuan plant-eaters, which r… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344282/argentinian-titanosaur-may-be-oldest-ever-found…
World’s oldest DNA sheds light on mammoth evolution
A mammoth tooth uncovered from the Siberian permafrost yields the oldest DNA yet discovered and provides insight into the evolution of the giant beasts. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/worlds-oldest-dna-mammoth-evolution-video…
What is a quasar?
A quasar is an extremely bright and distant point-like source visible to radio telescopes. The source is a so-called Active Galactic Nucleus, fueled by a supermassive black hole. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/definition-what-is-a-quasar…
Evidence for white dwarfs consuming Earth-like worlds
For the first time, astronomers have detected the vaporized remains of the crusts of long-dead Earth-like and Mars-like planets in the atmospheres of white dwarf stars. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/vaporized-earth-like-mars-like-crusts-white-dwarf-stars…
Earliest American dog hints pets accompanied first people in Americas
The oldest confirmed dog remains found in North America support the idea that the first Americans – and their dogs – travelled along the Pacific coast Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268851-earliest-american-dog-hints-pets-accompanied-first-people-in-americas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Australia’s oldest rock painting is an anatomically accurate kangaroo
Using an unusual dating method, scientists have identified the oldest known example of rock art in Australia. Source: https://www.livescience.com/kangaroo-art-australia-oldest.html
Upheaval and extinctions linked to magnetic reversal 42,000 years ago
42,000 years ago, a breakdown in Earth’s magnetic field led to environmental catastrophes and mass extinctions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/magnetic-field-reversal-42000-years-ago-neanderthal-extinction…
World’s oldest mammoth DNA recovered
Scientists have extracted DNA from the teeth of mammoths that roamed the Earth 1.2 million years ago. The prehistoric DNA samples, which were recovere… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344000/worlds-oldest-mammoth-dna-recovered…