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Rare Type of Black Hole Snacks on Star
Rare Type of Black Hole Snacks on Star NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have identified a new possible example of an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) called NGC 6099 HLX-1. The IMBH, which weighs between 100-100,000 times the mass of our Sun, is thought to reside in a compact star cluster within a […]
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NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions
NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions NASA invites media to view three upcoming space missions: IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory. The missions will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space […]
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‘Nanoflowers’ can heal brain cells and protect against diseases
‘Nanoflowers’ can heal brain cells and protect against diseases Nanoflowers, metallic flower-shaped nanoparticles, have been shown to protect and heal brain cells by promoting mitochondrial health and turnover. The nanoflowers target the underlying mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, rather than just managing symptoms. By improving mitochondrial function, the nanoflowers help address one […]
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Why does cancer immunotherapy work for some and not others?
Why does cancer immunotherapy work for some and not others? A new study published in Nature found that naturally occurring autoantibodies can significantly boost or hinder the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy by up to 10-fold. The researchers mapped autoantibodies from 374 cancer patients treated with checkpoint immunotherapy and 131 untreated healthy individuals, using a novel […]
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When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird
When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird Business researchers often rely on assumptions when analyzing financial data, but these assumptions can be flawed, leading to incorrect conclusions. The normal distribution assumption, a central concept in statistics, may not hold true for real-world financial data, which can lead to distorted results and […]
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Wade Sisler: Aficionado of Wonder Serving the Cosmos
Wade Sisler: Aficionado of Wonder Serving the Cosmos Wade Sisler has spent 42 years at NASA, starting as a student photographer at Ames Research Center and eventually becoming an executive producer at Goddard Space Flight Center. Sisler has been instrumental in transforming data into visualizations and animations for broader audiences, helping to convey complex scientific […]
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Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia Vaccines may hold promise in reducing the risk of dementia, with one study suggesting that the shingles vaccine could lower the risk by as much as 20%. The study used a policy change in Wales to compare vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, finding that the vaccine reduced […]
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US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake
US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake The US-French SWOT satellite successfully measured tsunami waves after a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, providing crucial data for improving tsunami forecast models. The satellite captured the leading edge of the tsunami wave about 70 minutes after the earthquake struck, revealing a wave […]
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Scientists grow mini brain in a lab
Scientists grow mini brain in a lab Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have successfully grown a mini brain organoid, complete with neural tissues and rudimentary blood vessels, marking an advance in research into neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism. The multi-region brain organoid (MRBO) is the first whole-brain organoid to be generated, allowing researchers to study […]
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Old photos can improve sea level rise predictions
Old photos can improve sea level rise predictions Researchers have gained new insights into the mechanisms behind Antarctic ice shelf collapse, which can improve predictions of sea level rise. A study using old aerial photos has provided a unique dataset that shows the collapse of an ice shelf as a constant evolution in a long […]
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