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The origins of Earth’s water is a complicated mystery that scientists have been untangling for decades. Life is impossible without water, so the origin of Earth’s life-giving water is a foundational question. As the power of our telescopes grows, researchers have made meaningful headway on the question. Previous research uncovered links between Earth’s water and the Solar System’s comets and icy planetesimals. But newer research follows the chain back even further in time to when the Sun itself had yet to form. “We can now trace the origins of water in our Solar System to before the formation of the…

The number of historic places on our world that most people have never heard of or seen is astounding. When we think of ancient civilizations that have gone, most of us think of archaeological remnants like Egypt’s Pyramids or possibly the Great Sphinx. As examples of circular stone constructions, Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain in England spring to mind. Machu Picchu and Peru’s Sacsayhuaman Wall are two examples of ancient South American ruins. Not to mention the ancient Aztec and Mayan empires and Mesoamerican pyramids. Those who are better knowledgeable in Lost Ancient Civilizations, or who just wish to learn more…

Some fɑthers hɑve pɑinted ɑfter cɑtching just ɑ single glimpse of the Mɪʀᴀᴄʟᴇ of birth becɑuse it is so intense ɑnd potent. not Williɑm Trice Bɑttle, though. He hɑs trɑveled the entire distɑnce with his wife. He never once considered it to be too much for him. Williɑm remɑrked, “I knew I wɑnted to feel it this time becɑuse I couldn’t with Kɑnnon (my stepchild).” I wɑnted to support her through one of the scɑriest times she hɑd ever experienced. I hɑd no ideɑ thɑt it would be one of my scɑriest experiences. The ᴍᴀɴ is ʟᴏsᴛ in this lovely…

Most mums-to-be spend a fair chunk of their ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ wistfully imagining their baby’s birth – the soothing music, the calming massage and ᴘᴀɪɴ ʀᴇʟɪᴇꜰ just a scream away. But this gutsy Queensland mum unexpectedly welcomed her daughter on the side of a dusty highway. In one of the most Aussie birth stories you’re ever likely to hear, Lydia Kirk ended up giving birth on a makeshift bed on the Bruce Highway last week, somewhere between Bowen and Proserpine with a local property owner acting as nurse. The mum-of-one thought she had plenty of time to make it to the hospital,…

A group of divers have discovered a Phoenician shipwreck dating back to 700 BC off the coast of Gozo island in Malta, according to a news report in the Times of Malta. It is a unique and immensely important finding as it is the oldest known shipwreck in the central Mediterranean, it is among the oldest and most complete Phoenician ships ever recovered, and it will serve to shed light on inter-regional trade and exchange in antiquity. The announcement was made by Malta’s Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government, Owen Bonnici, who said the wreck was found in Maltese…

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It may have been a storm or something else, but scientists now know a ship loaded with cargo from all over the Mediterranean ended its journey after sinking off the coast of Israel 1,200 years ago. The shipwreck offers evidence that traders from the West still came to port even after the Islamic conquest of the Holy Land. based on the findings so far, researchers have determined that the ship had docked in Cyprus, Egypt, maybe Turkey, and perhaps as far away as the North African coast. Its cargo is very interesting because some bore symbols of the Christian Byzantine…

Perhaps it’s a curious investigation of sorts Oп aп expeditioп to the Iпterпatioпal Space Statioп, the astroпaυt was able to grab video of three triaпgυlar UFOs that evideпtly flew by their statioп. Αccordiпg to the video aпd the astroпaυt’s commeпts, the UFOs somehow maпaged to pass him aпd the statioп iп fewer thaп a few secoпds, which implies that these alieп life forms had access to techпologies that we coυld oпly thiпk aboυt. More aпd more images have beeп collected iп the area of the ISS siпce late. Might it be a respoпse from them? Αre they warпiпg υs of…

LeBron James revealed the one thing he learned from watching Michael Jordan play, and that spoke volumes about the forward, who then 17, was destined for greatest and regarded as the rightful heir to the Chicago Bulls legend. “A lot of players know how to play the game,” James said when he was interviewed by Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl. “But they really don’t know how to play the game, if you know what I mean. They can put the ball in the hoop, but I see things before they even happen. You know how a guy can make his team so…

The Los Angeles Lakers will look to extend their winning streak when they host the formidable New York Knicks unit at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. The side has played some gutsy and scintillating ball despite the absence of LeBron James, who’s recovering from his ankle injury. They have won eight of their last 11 games and while at it, they have also been the best defensive team in the league. Taking them on is another team that’s experienced a similar journey of sorts. The Knicks have been one of the more impressive teams in the East winning nine of their last…

The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies have the most unexpected rivalry in the NBA today. This current version of the beef has been epitomized by the heated verbal exchanges between Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks. Dillon Brooks has gone back and forth with Draymond Green quite a bit recently, claiming he is a better player. Draymond has not held back either, calling Brooks an idiot. And now Klay Thompson has spoken out on the situation too. https://youtu.be/-IINtuWszGI “You know, Draymond is an amazing basketball player,” Klay Thompson said in his press conference after a win against the Milwaukee Bucks. “He might not score 30 points…

The Golden State Warriors looked to be headed toward a 4th straight defeat but Stephen Curry made sure it wasn’t going to happen. The Warriors superstar erupted late in the fourth quarter and then in overtime against the Milwaukee Bucks to lead the Warriors to the win. LeBron James was clearly paying attention and reacted with the chef emoji. “Chef” Curry was indeed cooking in the later stages of the game. The Warriors were trailing 108-100 with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when Curry went off and scored 11 points in the rest of the period. That tied the game and…

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For all the criticism that has come his way, there is no denying that Russell Westbrook is one of the greats of this generation. The former MVP made history yet again on Saturday night, as he passed Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas to get to 9th on the all-time assists list. He needed 3 assists on the night to get past Isiah’s tally of 9,061 and he did finish with 3 to get to 9,062 for his career. Westbrook reacted after the game to his latest accomplishment. “Honestly, I’m truly grateful,” Westbrook said. “I give all my thanks to the…

As NBA fans, one of the things we love to do is speak about hypothetical situations and what we think would transpire in those situations. Could a player from the 80s or 90s be a superstar in today’s game? Would today’s superstars be the same 30 years ago in the physical era of the 90s? These are the two most common hypotheticals fans use in the ongoing, and frankly nauseating, era/GOAT debate. Today’s situation, however, is one in which we see if these players from the past and present can co-exist to win an NBA championship. For every NBA team…

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Dillon Brooks is a solid two-way player that currently suits up for the Memphis Grizzlies. Recently we have seen him have some very controversial comments, particularly toward Draymond Green. Recently, Kyrie Irving reacted to Dillon Brooks’ beef with Draymond Green, noting that this sort of rivalry “makes it great for our league” but added that there must be a level of maturity when it comes to those interactions. This came after the point guard was informed that Dillon Brooks sent him a big message hoping he’d play against the Grizzlies. “There’s been a lot going on with him, seeing him in the middle of all…

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Kobe Bryant is remembered as one of the NBA’s best-ever players. However, his legacy is a little complex when it comes to the GOAT debate, with people having widely different all-time rankings for the Mamba. Some consider Kobe Bryant to be the greatest of all time. But that is a minority, most of the basketball world chooses Michael Jordan or LeBron James as their GOAT. So when fans recently discussed Kobe’s all-time ranking on social media, some interesting opinions were floating around. NBA fans are notorious for never being able to agree on anything, and this debate was an excellent example of that. Answers varied drastically…

The NBA has become a global game because Americans are no longer the single-most dominant force in the league. Nowadays, we are seeing MVP winners who are European (Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic) for the past four years, and they are even winning NBA titles, as seen by what the Milwaukee Bucks did in 2021. Despite the rise of superstar players, foreign players have actually not had a disadvantage in the league because they have brought elite skill to the table every night. Other than the United States, arguably the greatest basketball nation is Spain. Spain has had a great impact…

The vast emission feature lies right next to the Andromeda Galaxy, though researchers aren’t yet sure if they’re physically related. The OIII emission nebula Strottner-Drechsler-Sainty Object 1 appears next to M31 as a banded teal arc in this HOLRGB image.Marcel Drechsler/Xavier Strottner/Yann Sainty Despite being one of the most venerable and prominent objects in the night sky, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) still has surprises. And a group of amateur astronomers have uncovered the latest: a previously unknown emission nebula lying just southeast of Andromeda and spanning half the width of the galaxy itself. The feature was discovered in images taken…

With more than 5,000 known exoplanets, astronomers are shifting their focus from discovering additional distant worlds to identifying which are good candidates for further study. The TOI-700 star system is home to four planets, including two in its habitable zone that could host liquid water.NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center NASA recently announced the discovery of a new, Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a nearby star called TOI-700. We are two of the astronomers who led the discovery of this planet, called TOI-700 e. TOI-700 e is just over 100 light-years from Earth — too far away for humans to visit — but we…

In the 1930s, astrophysicists theorized that at the end of their life cycle, particularly massive stars would collapse, leaving behind remnants of infinite mass and density. As a proposed resolution to Einstein’s field equations (for his Theory of General Relativity), these objects came to be known as “black holes” because nothing (even light) could escape them. By the 1960s, astronomers began to infer the existence of these objects based on the observable effects they have on neighboring objects and their surrounding environment. Despite improvements in instruments and interferometry (which led to the first images of M87 and Sagittarius A*), the study of black holes…

Can low-mass stars play host to giant, Jupiter-sized planets? Theories of planet formation suggest that it’s highly unlikely. But a team of scientists in the UK found that it’s possible, though rare. The most widely-held theory of planet formation is the core accretion theory. It states that planetesimals form before planets do and that the planetesimals combine through accretion and form a planetary core. As the core becomes more massive, it eventually attracts gases that form an atmosphere. If the core becomes sufficiently massive, it can attract enough gas to become a gas giant. This artist’s illustration shows planetesimals around…