A new study has revealed the size of the legendary giant shark Megalodon, including fins that are as large as an adult human. …read more Source:: Science
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Hubble maps giant halo around Andromeda Galaxy
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•In a landmark study, scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have mapped the immense halo of gas enveloping the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbor. …read more Source:: Science
To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
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•On a quest to find the Universe’s largest black holes, researchers identify the center of the solar system within 100 meters. …read more Source:: Science
One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
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•Scientists have found a new way to analyze the chemistry of the moon’s soil using a single grain of dust brought back by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972. Their technique …read more Source:: Science
Why are giant pandas born so tiny?
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•Born pink, blind, and helpless, giant pandas typically weigh about 100 grams at birth — the equivalent of a stick of butter. Their mothers are 900 times more massive than …read more Source:: Science
Hubble’s new portrait of Jupiter
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•A new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter reveals the giant planet’s trademark Great Red Spot, and a more intense color palette in the clouds swirling in Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere …read more Source:: Science
Meteor magnets in outer space: Finding elusive giant planets
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•A team has discovered two Jupiter-sized planets about 150 light years away from Earth that could reveal whether life is likely on the smaller planets in other planetary systems. …read more Source:: Science
Devil rays may have unknown birthing zone
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•The discovery of dozens of pregnant giant devil rays tangled in fishing nets in a village along Mexico’s Gulf of California could mean the endangered species has a previously unknown …read more Source:: Science
Giant tortoises migrate unpredictably in the face of climate change
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•Researchers use GPS to track the timing and patterns of giant tortoise migration over multiple years. The tortoises often take the same migration routes over many years in order to …read more Source:: Science
Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa
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•Scientists have revealed the African origins of New Zealand’s most mysterious giant flightless bird — the now extinct adzebill — showing that some of its closest living relatives are the …read more Source:: Science