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A supernova’s delayed reappearance could pin down how fast the universe expands 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 13, 2021
The catch: We have to wait until about 2037 for an answer

By David Aragorn
Black Holes May Exert Pressure, Solving Problem That Troubled Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 13, 2021
Researchers have found that black holes may exert pressure on their surroundings. The discovery made by a team of astronomers in the U.K. builds on a theory posited by Stephen Hawking in 1974, which suggests black holes give off thermal radiation.

By David Aragorn
Dark regions of the genome may drive the evolution of new species 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- September 9, 2021
The findings suggest a way to rescue “doomed” animal hybrids.

By David Aragorn
The strange race to track down a missing billion years 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- September 9, 2021
A billion years have vanished from the geological record – and over 152 years after this was first discovered, scientists can’t agree on why.

By David Aragorn
Giant iceberg scrapes past Antarctica’s fragile Brunt Ice Shelf 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- September 9, 2021
A full-on impact by this giant likely would have broken the already unstable ice shelf.

By David Aragorn
Hubble Telescope Discovers How Dying White Dwarf Stars Defy Aging 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 9, 2021
Astronomers have discovered that dying white dwarf stars can burn nuclear fuel in their outer shells, prolonging their lives. The discovery made using the Hubble Space Telescope runs contrary to the current view of white dwarfs as just slowly cooling inert star cores.

By David Aragorn
‘Gasps all around:’ New Burgess Shale fossil sheds light on the evolution of bigness 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- September 9, 2021
It was getting late and the team of paleontologists excavating a previously unexplored outcrop of the Burgess Shale was ready to call it a day. A camera crew filming the dig in Kootenay National Park had already packed it in.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Planetary Radar Spots Its 1,000th Near-Earth Asteroid 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 9, 2021
2021 PJ1, a near-Earth asteroid between 20 and 30 m (66-98 feet) across, safely flew past Earth on August 14, 2021 at a distance of over 1.7 million km (1 million miles). The approach was historic, marking the 1,000th near-Earth asteroid to be observed by NASA’s planetary radar in just over 50 years.

By David Aragorn
Firefly’s Alpha rocket detonated by Space Force during first launch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 9, 2021
The rocket nailed its liftoff, but started cartwheeling mid-air before perishing in an explosive fireball

By David Aragorn
Viruses may exist ‘elsewhere in the universe’, warns scientist 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 9, 2021
Prof Paul Davies suggests viruses may form vital part of ecosystems on other planets

By David Aragorn