A trove of data collected by the European Space Agency (ESA) through its Gaia space observatory was released on Monday, revealing “starquakes” on thousands of stars across the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers say the phenomenon is more like a stellar-scale tsunami than earthquakes which shake the crust of the planet, …
Read More »Stolen $110,000 violin discovered near trash can
A stolen antique violin, estimated to be worth €100,000 (almost $110,000) and which had been missing for months, was found in the most unexpected of places, the Le Parisien paper reported on Thursday. Italian maestro Enrico Tedde, who plays in the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, was crushed after his violin was …
Read More »The truth about Bucha is out there, but perhaps too inconvenient to be discovered
“In war, truth is the first casualty.” This quote has been attributed to Aeschylus, a 6th BCE Greek tragedian noted for his “copious use of imagery, mythic allusion, grand language, wordplay and riddles.” It is only fitting, therefore, that the man who first gave word to the concept of modern-day war-time …
Read More »First ever wandering black hole discovered in our galaxy
Astronomers from the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland have published a study, claiming to have identified a wandering black hole in the Milky Way galaxy for the first time. Kailash Sahu, who led the research, reported that his team had made the “first unambiguous detection and mass measurement …
Read More »Super-mutant HIV strain discovered
A new highly transmissible and dangerous HIV variant has been discovered in the Netherlands, confirming scientists’ worst expectations. An international collaborative study, led by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute, identified 109 cases of the new ‘virulent subtype B’ (VB) variant after analyzing more than 6,700 positive …
Read More »Man kills parents who discovered he faked SpaceX job offer
A Wisconsin man accused of spinning an “amazing web of lies,” including a job offer from Elon Musk’s aerospace firm, has been found guilty of all charges by a jury and now faces a life sentence. The verdict against 23-year-old Chandler Halderson was handed down on Thursday in Dane County …
Read More »New highly mutated Covid strain discovered
The new variant of Covid-19 was first discovered in a patient who returned to France from Cameroon. Researchers said it’s too early to assess the variant’s features. The new strain, B.1.640.2, was detected in 12 patients living in the same geographical area in southeastern France, a team of scientists said …
Read More »Largest-ever group of ‘rogue’ planets discovered in Milky Way
Astronomers have found dozens of ‘rogue’ exoplanets roaming the Milky Way without a parent star to hold them in orbit. At least 70 such cosmic nomads have been confirmed, but the number could be as high as 170, a new study says. Only a few such planets, which have masses …
Read More »South African doctor who discovered Omicron describes symptoms
Covid patients infected with the new strain started appearing around November 18, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, told the BBC on Sunday. The first such patient, a man in his 30s, told her he was “extremely tired” for several days, and also referenced body aches …
Read More »New infectious disease caused by a virus discovered in Japan, researchers say
The first reported case involving the new virus was recorded in Japan in 2019. At that time, a 41-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever and leg pain after suffering a tick bite during a stroll through a forest on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The man, who was …
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