RIF Tiger Team Rollout Briefing On Friday (Update) - NASA Watch

According to NASA sources there is another "Tiger Team Rollout" meeting

First data from Euclid space telescope reveals 26 million galaxies — and another 1.4 billion are on the way - Livescience.com

The Euclid space telescope has spotted 26 million galaxies in just one week of observations.

Concept for interstellar object encounters developed, then simulated using a spacecraft swarm - Phys.org

Interstellar objects are among the last unexplored classes of solar system objects, holding tantalizing information about primitive materials from exoplanetary star systems. They pass through our solar system only once in their lifetime at speeds of tens of k…

SpaceX plans third launch from Vandenberg this month; sonic boom expected - KSBY News

SpaceX is gearing up for a late-night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Thursday night. People in the area will likely hear a sonic boom.

News - Researchers Reconstruct Western Europe's Oldest Human Face - Archaeology

ATAPUERCA, SPAIN—Facial bones from the earliest human ancestor ever to walk in western Europe were […]

Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests - Yahoo

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions of years ago.

How do seals know how long to hold their breath? - National Geographic

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do.

"Venus kiss" happens Saturday as the planet passes between the Earth and sun - CBS News

Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.

Quantum sensing achieves unprecedented precision in light displacement detection - Phys.org

A study led by the University of Portsmouth has achieved unprecedented precision in detecting tiny shifts in light displacements at the nanoscale. This is relevant in the characterization of birefringent materials and in high-precision measurements of rotatio…

A deep dive into oxygen sensing - Science

Seals directly detect blood oxygen to adjust time underwater

Chickens sprouted dino-like feathers when scientists messed with the Sonic Hedgehog gene - Livescience.com

Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning back the clock.

High-resolution images capture intricate structure of mitochondrial supercomplexes - Phys.org

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have now gained insight into the architecture of mitochondria at unprecedented re…

An Unknown Lifeform Made Structures In Namibian Desert Rock Over A Million Years Ago - IFLScience

"We don't currently know whether this is a life form that has become extinct or is still alive somewhere."

DESI releases largest 3D map of the universe to date - Phys.org

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion. Today, the DESI collaboration released a new collection of data for anyon…

A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them. - Anchorage Daily News

Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish were among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive Antarctic ice shelf.

NASA Won’t Let Starliner Die Just Yet, Even After Boeing’s Space Fiasco - Gizmodo

NASA is considering another test flight of Boeing's Starliner vehicle, with or without a crew on board.