Mar 13th, 2026 - Frame-dragging may explain an odd pattern seen in the brightest supernovae. Some of the most extreme explosions in the universe are Type I superluminous supernovae. "They are one of the brightest explosions in the Universe," says Joseph Farah, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. For years, astrophysicists tried to understand what exactly makes superluminous supernovae so absurdly powerful. Now it seems like we may finally have some answers. Farah and his colleagues have found that these events are most likely powered by magnetars , rapidly spinning neutron stars ... [Read More]

Mar 13th, 2026 - A new comet has been discovered by astronomers that could put on a pretty impressive sky show in the next few weeks. Officially called C/2026 A1 (MAPS), the object might even turn into an "Easter comet" if it survives the flyby past the scorching Sun. It was first photographed on January 13 at the AMACS1 Observatory in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Four French astronomers, Alain Maury, Georges Attard, Daniel Parrott, and Florian Signoret, discovered the space rock . Together, they run a program dedicated to hunting near-Earth asteroids. The program is called MAPS, named using the initials of ... [Read More]

Mar 13th, 2026 - BLAST Protocol and quantum-entropy key generation now extend protection from the data center to Orin Nano and Thor edge AI platforms. Qrypt announced it has brought its BLAST Protocol and quantum-entropy key generation to the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform, including Jetson Orin Nano and Jetson Thor. The integration extends quantum-secure encryption from NVIDIA BlueField DPUs in the AI factory to Jetson endpoints at the edge, providing a single security architecture from the data center to deployed robotics and autonomous systems. The BLAST Protocol, developed by Qrypt Chief Cryptographer ... [Read More]

Mar 12th, 2026 - A new study reveals how age-related microbiome shifts can disrupt gut–brain signaling, uncovering a microbial pathway that may accelerate memory decline during aging. Study: Intestinal interoceptive dysfunction drives age-associated cognitive decline In a recent study published in the journal  Nature , researchers identified in mice a microbiome –gut–brain pathway in which impaired intestinal interoceptive signaling contributes to age-associated memory decline and may influence the rate of cognitive decline during aging. Age-related memory decline impacts the quality ... [Read More]

Mar 12th, 2026 - Follow Earth on Google An asteroid can shift its orbit with even the smallest push. That became clear when a spacecraft slammed into a small asteroid moon in September 2022 and nudged more than just a local orbit. It also slightly changed the path of two asteroids around the Sun. This shows something that people have talked about for years but had never measured this way before. A human-made object can alter the motion of a celestial body around the Sun. The shift was tiny, just a fraction of a second in a 770-day trip, but that is the whole point of planetary defense. Catch a dangerous ... [Read More]

Mar 12th, 2026 - DENVER - People who visited an Arvada sports bar on Tuesday night should watch for measles symptoms and get the vaccine immediately if they haven't already received it, Colorado public health officials said Thursday. Someone who lives in the same household as one of the people sickened in the Broomfield schools outbreak - which has grown to nine cases - visited Because the virus can linger in the air up to two hours after a sick person leaves, it could have infected people until about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Symptoms could develop through April 1. Two were in quarantine because they are ... [Read More]

Mar 12th, 2026 - The Michigan synagogue that came is part of Reform Judaism, the largest branch of the religion in North America, which emphasizes progressive values such as social justice and gender equality. According to the Union for Reform Judaism, Temple Israel's congregation is the second-largest in the denomination. The synagogue was founded in 1941 in Detroit and relocated to suburban West Bloomfield in the 1980s. The congregation counts about 3,500 families and over 12,000 members, according to the temple's website. It has a calendar full of social, educational and religious activities. It was the ... [Read More]

Mar 12th, 2026 - Follow Earth on Google Reptiles lived on land long before modern crocodiles appeared. Some of their early relatives looked very different from anything alive today. During the Triassic period, crocodile relatives came in many forms. Some walked low to the ground on four legs, while others developed features that made them look a lot like the early dinosaurs living at the same time. Researchers have now found one of the strangest examples. The animal was small and built a little differently from most of its relatives. Fossils suggest it may have started life on four legs and later walked on ... [Read More]