A team of astronomers, led by Brooke Kotten of the University of Michigan, has shown that TOI-5882—a sun-like star located some 1,300 light-years away—has likely eaten one of its planets.
University of Michigan
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The Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Was Born Somewhere Much Different From Our Solar System
Less than a year ago, astronomers discovered a comet soaring through our sky that was not from our solar system.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Extinction events, Fossils & Paleontology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
How Evolution Got So Good At Evolving
The field of evolution examines how organisms adapt to their environments over generations, but what about the evolution of evolution itself?
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Intelligence & Language, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release
Non-Living Intelligence: Cracking The Code For Materials That Can Learn
It’s easy to think that machine learning is a completely digital phenomenon, made possible by computers and algorithms that can mimic brain-like behaviors.
Posted inLava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors, Venus
Venus Mission Hardware? Battery-like Computer Memory Keeps Working Above 1000°F
Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
The Structural Link For Initiation Of Protein Synthesis In Bacteria
Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Iron Was Earth Life’s Primeval Metal
Every living organism uses tiny quantities of metals to carry out biological functions, including breathing, transcribing DNA, turning food into energy, or any number of essential life processes.
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Extinction events, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Impact events, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Press Release
Mass Extinction 66 million Years Ago Triggered Rapid Evolution Of Bird Genomes
Shortly after an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, life for non-avian dinosaurs ended, but the evolutionary story for the early ancestors of birds began.
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The Origins Of Dark Comets
Up to 60% of near-Earth objects could be dark comets, mysterious asteroids that orbit the sun in our solar system that likely contain or previously contained ice and could have […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Mars, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Exploring Extremes In The Search For Life On Mars
People might assume the search for life on Mars ended when NASA’s first rovers sent back images of the planet’s barren, inhospitable surface. However, as scientists broaden their understanding of […]