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Runaway stars may create the mysterious ultraviolet glow around some galaxies 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 1, 2020
The bright, young stars are located in regions where gas is too tenuous for new stars to form

By David Aragorn
Newly-Discovered Long-Necked Dinosaur Survived Early Jurassic Global Warming 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 1, 2020
Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a new species of eusauropod (true sauropod) dinosaur that lived 179 million years ago, just after the mysterious disappearance of non-eusauropod sauropodomorphs.

By David Aragorn
Genetic research reveals Neanderthals could tolerate smoke, plant toxins 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- December 1, 2020
The idea that modern humans displaced Neanderthals because they were better protected against toxins from smoke is now under fire. An earlier study that put forward this suggestion has now been refuted by genetic research by scientists from Leiden and Wageningen. This new research was published in Molecular Biology and Evolution on 24 November.

By David Aragorn
Betelgeuse went dark, but didn’t go supernova. What happened?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 30, 2020
The bright star’s great dimming may have been a big dust burp

By David Aragorn
ESA Is Going To Spend $102 Million To Remove a Single Piece of Space Junk 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
How much would you be willing to spend to remove a piece of space debris? Does $102 million sound like enough? That is how much a contract between the European Space Agency (ESA) and a Swiss start-up named ClearSpace SA is worth, and the entire contract is to simply remove a single piece of space debris.

By David Aragorn
Amateur astronomer narrows down the culprit star of SETI’s famous 1977 Wow! signal 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
An astronomical mystery dating back to the year when director Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released might be one giant leap closer to being solved.

By David Aragorn
Atom smasher unearths surprises hidden with 2000-year-old mummy 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 28, 2020
Thanks to a bit of help from a particle accelerator, scientists have discovered an unusual amulet interred with a 2000-year-old mummy.

By David Aragorn
When The Soviet Union Collapsed, A Cosmonaut Was Left Stranded In Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 28, 2020
On May 18, 1991, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev departed Earth for the Soviet space station Mir. While he was up there, the country that had sent him ceased to exist, making Krikalev – for a few months at least – the “last Soviet citizen”.

By David Aragorn
HBO’s ‘Heaven’s Gate’ Offers A Look Into The Infamous UFO Cult That Felt Out Of This World 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- November 27, 2020
If you’ve spent every ounce of your spare time obsessively binge-watching HBO’s The Vow, then you’ll be happy to hear there’s a new cult-themed watch to add to your list.

By David Aragorn
NASA MOXIE device will create oxygen on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 27, 2020
The NASA Perseverance Rover has a device aboard called MOXIE that will convert the air available on Mars into oxygen.

By David Aragorn