A Planet Is Being Born: Astronomers Capture Rare Cosmic Snapshot

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August 30, 2025

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Astronomers have captured a groundbreaking sight: WISPIT 2b, a baby gas giant planet forming within a dusty, multi-ring protoplanetary disk around a young Sun-like star 430 light-years away. Infrared images from the Very Large Telescope show the planet carving a dark path in the rings as it feeds on gas and dust. This rare discovery provides the first direct evidence …

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Engineers Turn Lobster Shells Into Robot Parts That Lift, Grip and Swim

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December 6, 2025

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Engineers have transformed discarded crustacean shells into functional biohybrid robots by softening the shell segments, adding elastomers, and attaching motors. These recycled structures can lift weight, grasp delicate items, and even propel small swimmers. The project demonstrates how food waste can become a sustainable robotics resource, though challenges remain wi…

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Strongest Solar Flare of 2025 Sends High-Energy Radiation Rushing Toward Earth

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December 6, 2025

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A powerful X5.1 solar flare on November 11, 2025, sent high-speed protons toward Earth, producing the strongest radiation spike detected in nearly two decades. The event caused a rare ground-level enhancement, briefly raising radiation at flight altitude to ten times normal. While not dangerous this time, scientists warn larger flares could threaten avionics and commu…

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Astronomers Spot Galaxies Moving in Sync Across a 50-Million-Light-Year Stretch

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December 5, 2025

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Astronomers have identified a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic filament in which 14 gas-rich galaxies all rotate in sync with the structure itself. The filament, mapped about 140 million light-years away, appears young, cold and shaped by slow cosmic flows. Galaxies on opposite ends move in opposite directions, suggesting the entire filament is spinning.