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‘T. rex of the sea’: D-FW researchers identify new ancient marine species - Dallas News

‘T. rex of the sea’: D-FW researchers identify new ancient marine species - Dallas News

Researchers at SMU and the Perot Museum have identified a new species of mosasaur, a 'T. rex of the sea' that lived alongside dinosaurs millions of years ago.

JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away - Ars Technica

JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away - Ars Technica

The differences seen here could be throwing off how we study planetary atmospheres.

Mars flyby captures spectacular, unique views of the red planet - CNN

Mars flyby captures spectacular, unique views of the red planet - CNN

NASA’s Psyche mission to investigate a metal-rich asteroid captured rare glimpses of Mars during a recent flyby.

Rocks Kept in a Warehouse For Decades Held a Major Clue to Complex Life - ScienceAlert

Rocks Kept in a Warehouse For Decades Held a Major Clue to Complex Life - ScienceAlert

Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores of rock.

Crystals of space and time: A structural phenomenon that may collapse into tiny black holes - Phys.org

Crystals of space and time: A structural phenomenon that may collapse into tiny black holes - Phys.org

A team from Vienna and Frankfurt has found a formula describing a strange phenomenon: Space and time can form a kind of "crystal" that may turn into a black hole. The results are described in Physical Review Letters.

Scientists Identify Atomic Trick That Keeps Gold Shiny - Gizmodo

Scientists Identify Atomic Trick That Keeps Gold Shiny - Gizmodo

Gold’s characteristic glow famously doesn’t fade for thousands of years—and scientists have finally found the molecular trick that makes it so.

Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars photo of the day for May 21, 2026 - Space

Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars photo of the day for May 21, 2026 - Space

OK, who's been stacking rocks on Mars?

NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet - Space

NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet - Space

"Over the last eight years, TESS has become a fire hose of exoplanet science."

Astronomers may have discovered the tiniest odd radio circle - Phys.org

Astronomers may have discovered the tiniest odd radio circle - Phys.org

Astronomers have identified a possible new member of one of astronomy's strangest classes of objects: Odd radio circles (ORCs), enormous ring-like structures visible only at radio wavelengths. The newly discovered source, J1248+4826, appears to be the most co…