Summary: Astronomers have discovered a vast assemblage of galaxies hidden behind our own, in the “zone of avoidance.” Original author and publication date: Dennis Overbye - July 10, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: Scientists discovered a…
Jellyfish-Inspired Soft Robots Can Outswim Their Natural Counterparts
Summary: Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and Temple University have developed soft robots inspired by jellyfish that can outswim their real-life counterparts. Original author and publication date: North Carolina State University - July…
Researchers Observe Branched Flow of Light for the…
Summary: A team of researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has observed branched flow of light for the very first time. The findings are published in Nature and are featured on the…
Millions of Telescopes 4 Light Days From Earth…
Summary: There are about 14,000 solar systems within 100 light-years and 250,000 solar systems within 250 light-years. And now there is a way to explore them. Original author and publication date: Brian Wang - June…
Monster Black Hole Found in the Early Universe
Summary: After more than a decade of searching for the first quasars, a team of astronomers used the NOIRLab’s Gemini Observatory and CTIO to discover the most massive quasar known in the early Universe —…
Breakthrough Listen Scans Kepler-160 System for Alien Technosignatures
Summary: The Breakthrough Listen Initiative, the largest ever scientific research program aimed at finding evidence of alien civilizations, has conducted a search for artificial radio emission associated with Kepler-160, a system of four planets that…
Planetary Researchers Explore Habitability of Europa’s Ocean
Summary: A duo of U.S. planetary scientists has calculated that water in the subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa could have been formed by breakdown of water-containing minerals due to either tidal forces or…
CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Embryos Wreaks Chromosome…
Summary: Three studies showing large DNA deletions and reshuffling heighten safety concerns about heritable genome editing Original author and publication date: Heidi Ledford - June 25, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: According to the article, gene…
Are planets with oceans common in the galaxy?…
Summary: More than a quarter of the exoplanets studied by NASA could be ocean worlds, with a majority possibly harboring oceans beneath layers of surface ice. Original author and publication date: NASA Goddard Space Flight…