This Halloween, amateur astronomers may be in for a dwarf planet treat The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar system building blocks. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/halloween-astronomers-dwarf-planet #rubinobservatory #verarubin #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

NASA’s Swift telescope will face a fiery demise after a failed rescue Designed to study the powerful outbursts, the Swift Observatory quickly contributed to a wide range of discoveries. Now, it's about to meet a fiery fate. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa-swift-telescope-gamma-ray-burst #nasa #swiftobservatory #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Some of the world’s biggest bats are getting smaller Madagascan flying foxes aren’t as mighty as they were 150 years ago. The big bats have shrunk, possibly due to selective hunting or other human impacts. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bats-get-smaller-madagascan-flying-fox #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Seabirds get jet lag, too — and it can throw them a bit off course GPS tracking reveals fast east-west flights lead to a mismatch between birds' internal time and the sun’s position, skewing their sense of direction. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/seabird-jet-lag-navigation-off-course #gps #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

A striking Mars cloud may be born from surprising physics Everyday Earth clouds get their start with a bit of salt or dust. Not so the Red Planet's Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud, computer models suggest. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mars-cloud-homogenous-nucleation #mars #arsiamons #monselongated #redplanet #elongatedcloud #everydayearth #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Einstein's equations may explain the universe without dark energy Mathematicians have uncovered what they argue is a fundamental flaw in the standard model of the universe, potentially challenging the need for dark energy. Their calculations suggest that the mathematical framework used to describe cosmic expansion is inherently unstable and that the universe could accelerate naturally under Einstein's original theory of gravity. The findings also raise surprising questions about whether our location in the universe is as ordinary as scientists have long assumed. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261028232719.htm #darkenergy #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Scientists just broke a textbook rule of physics Scientists have defied a long-standing rule of laser physics by generating X-rays with much higher energies than conventional theory predicts. The surprising discovery reveals how two electrons working together can overcome a previously accepted limit, opening new possibilities for quantum research. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261027063713.htm #rule #physics #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth Most comets would have hit Earth with too much speed and at too sharp an angle for life-giving molecules to survive impact, a new study suggests. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/comet-chemistry-life-earth-speed-sharp #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Why do flamingos dance while they eat? This scientist found out Beautiful ripples drew Víctor Ortega Jiménez to feeding flamingos. Unraveling their secret could inspire new ways to filter water. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/flamingos-dance-eat-scientist #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

Three-quarters of NFL football players may end up with CTE The first estimate of CTE prevalence across the NFL suggests 75 percent of players may suffer from the neurodegenerative disease. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/football-nfl-players-cte-brain-disease #playersmay #nfl #cte #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit