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Category: Science News
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Roundup: Ancient Signals, Ancient DNA reveals hidden Neanderthal group frozen time, and more.
Ancient Signals this week: A study published in Current Biology analyzes mitochondrial DNA from eight Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave; and This matters for Ancient World because it gives a concrete current signal to track: #…
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Beer: The Drink Which Makes One’s Heart Feel Light
Ancient World this week: Beer’s origins as a domesticated intoxicant trace back to Sumerian Mesopotamia circa 4000 BCE, where it was; and Britannica’s entry details the excavation history of Pompeii, from its 16th-century discovery…
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Detonation Engines, Titan Sensors, and Artemis Suit Delays
Other Space Exploration Signals this week: Astrobotic has completed the first hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) at NASA’s Marshall; and Astrobotic has completed a series of ground tests for Chakram, a…
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Galactic Ice Maps, Metal Asteroids, and Titan’s Flying Lab
Deep Space & Exoplanets this week: NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, launched via SpaceX Falcon Heavy, is currently en route to the solar system’s largest; and NASA’s SPHEREx mission has mapped interstellar ice across molecular clouds spanning…
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Smashed Rocks and Space Dust: The Latest in Asteroid Defense and Chemistry
Asteroid Research & Defense this week: The European Space Agency’s Hera probe is scheduled to arrive at the Didymos-Dimorphos system in November 2026 to; and A series of recent publications analyzing returned samples from asteroids Bennu…
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Curiosity Finds Life’s Building Blocks as China Races to Return Mars Soil
Mars Exploration this week: The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has reaffirmed its timeline for the Tianwen-3 mission, aiming to; and NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified complex organic molecules in a 3.
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Artemis II Hits the Moon, But NASA Budget Cuts Loom Large
Artemis & Lunar Missions this week: NASA has launched the Artemis II mission, sending a four-person crew—including three NASA astronauts and one from; and NASA has moved the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft…