Explaining a quantum oddity with five atoms - Phys.org

Matter gets weird at the quantum scale, and among the oddities is the Efimov effect, a state in which the attractive forces between three or more atoms bind them together, even as they are excited to higher energy levels, while that same force is insufficient…

Colossal moon Titan casts a shadow on Saturn's cloud tops early on Sept. 4. Will you be able to see it? - Space

Titan's shadow will fall over Saturn during the early morning hours of Sept. 4.

Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Mysterious Electrical Surges on Satellites - Gizmodo

A new study measured the correlation between the number of electrons in space and the sudden release of electrical charges from satellites.

What’s The Largest Egg Of Any Animal? Clue: It Doesn't Come From An Ostrich - IFLScience

“The thing” has the world’s largest living bird beat. Who’s on top?

UPDATE: SpaceX targeting Tuesday night for next Falcon 9 launch - KSBY News

The first-stage booster is expected to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean, so no sonic boom is expected to be heard locally following the launch.

Investigating an island of inversion: Physicists pinpoint boundary where nuclear shell model breaks down - Phys.org

An experiment carried out at CERN's ISOLDE facility has determined the western shore of a small island of atomic nuclei, where conventional nuclear rules break down.

Watch live as jetliner-sized asteroid passes about half the distance between Earth, Moon this week - FOX Weather

The recently discovered asteroid 2025 QD8 will zoom closely by Earth on Wednesday. However, there is no need to be concerned.

A mammoth toothache: bacterial community discovered in mouth of ancient mammal - Nature

Genetic-sequencing techniques have uncovered the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recorded — inside samples of teeth and bones from woolly and steppe mammoths.

I watched scientists view the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in real time. Here's what they saw - Space

"Once these objects get too faint to see, they will never be seen again,"

Traces of blue indigo on 34,000-year-old grinding tools suggest new Paleolithic plant use scenarios - Phys.org

An international research team coordinated by Ca' Foscari University of Venice has identified the presence of indigotin—a blue dye compound—on stone pebbles dating back to the Upper Paleolithic. This molecule, derived from the leaves of Isatis tinctoria L., a…

Humans inherited genes from Neanderthals that still limit our muscle activity - Earth.com

A new study reveals that a gene inherited from Neanderthals reduces muscle activity and may influence athletic performance.

A Landslide Hid This Ancient Cult Site for 2,800 Years—Until Now - yahoo.com

Key finds included longhouses, a burial mound, and carved stones likely associated with cult activity.

3D atlas of solar system shows all the asteroids too - Boing Boing

It's an exemplary interactive visualization and the antidote to those "not even right" vortex animations on YouTube

Light It Right: How to Block UV Rays From Infiltrating Your Interiors - Mansion Global

"NASA Tests Nuclear Fuel Lasting 432 Years": Americium-241 Powers Spacecraft With Stirling Generators That Never Stop Running Tomorrow - Energy Reporters

NASA's pursuit of innovative space exploration technologies has taken a significant leap forward with the development of a new nuclear fuel, americium-241.

Could This Rocket Superfuel Change Spaceflight? - American Council on Science and Health

First, it was hexanitrogen; now it’s manganese diboride. Chemists keep finding molecules that sound more like comic book villains than rocket fuels. But this weird, high-energy compound packs far more punch than aluminum, the workhorse of today’s boosters. An…