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  • The European Space Agency’s X-ray space observatory XMM-Newton observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on 3 December for around 20 hours. During that time, the comet was about 282–285 million km from the spacecraft.
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  • For the first time, bees were recorded using bones to nest and lay eggs in a Caribbean cave.
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    Discovery of ancient bee nests in fossils points to a never-before-seen behavior
  • Jared Isaacman, nominee to be NASA administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, testifies during his Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Russell building in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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    Jared Isaacman confirmed as NASA chief after monthslong tug-of-war
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    Jane Austen’s cause of death has remained a mystery. But her letters and books offer clues
  • Pod of northern resident killer whales travelling together
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    Some dolphins appear to have orca friends. Scientists think they have figured out what’s going on
  • CALIFORNIA, USA - DECEMBER 14: A view of the Geminid meteor shower and stargazing at the Tunnel View of Yosemite National Park in California, United States on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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    One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak this weekend
  • Ph.D. candidate in fiber science Hansadi Jayamah, demonstrates the process for making their avian inspired ultra black dyed fabric in their lab in the Human Ecology Building on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. (Ryan Young / Cornell University)
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    ‘Darkest fabric ever made’ is inspired by a bird of paradise
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    An object in a satellite image defies explanation. Could it solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries?
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  • This artist's concept depicts NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space, or the space between stars. Interstellar space is dominated by the plasma, or ionized gas, that was ejected by the death of nearby giant stars millions of years ago. The environment inside our solar bubble is dominated by the plasma exhausted by our sun, known as the solar wind.
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    Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth in 2026. Here’s what that means
  • New images show an interstellar comet that will soon make its closest approach to Earth
  • Trump’s NASA pick faces questions on leaked ‘Project Athena’ plan in rare second confirmation hearing
  • December’s full moon is the last supermoon of the year. Here’s what to know

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  • Discovery of the first fragment of iron pyrite in 2017 at Barnham, Suffolk.
    Jordan Mansfield
    Archaeologists find earliest known fire made by humans
  • An ancient stone staircase seemed to lead nowhere. Now it’s revealing the ‘lost Pompeii’
  • Where did house cats come from? Ancient DNA shakes up their origin story
  • Easter Island quarry reveals how Polynesians made enigmatic stone statues

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  • Meerkats sit under a lamp to warm up in their enclosure at the zoo in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on January 25, 2018. (Photo by Martin Schutt / dpa / AFP) / Germany OUT (Photo by MARTIN SCHUTT/dpa/AFP via Getty Images)
    Martin Schutt/dpa/AFP/Getty Images
    Just how monogamous are humans? Scientists break down how we compare with other animals
  • In a scientific first, biologists recorded a wild wolf potentially using tools
  • New Zealand says it’s going to eradicate feral cats
  • New research reveals urban raccoons across the US show early signs of domestication

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    Jeremy McLarty
    Scientists document over 16,000 footprints in the world’s most extensive dinosaur tracksite
  • Ancient eggshells shed new light on crocodiles that hunted prey from trees
  • Mating injuries may lead scientists to identify dinosaurs’ sex
  • ‘Dueling dinosaurs’ fossil forces a radical rethink of T. rex remains
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