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<p>Comet 3I/ATLAS passed through the inner solar system on a one-time trajectory, entering a brief but consequential observational gap. During this interval, the object moved behind the Sun from Earth’s perspective.</p><p>In a recent <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> discussion, Beth Johnson and Dr. Cynthia Phillips discussed how an instrument built for a very different target was rapidly repurposed to study one of the rarest objects ever detected in the solar system. </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/3iatlas-caught-in-uv-what-europa-clipper-saw-when-no-one-else-could/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/3iatlas-caught-in-uv-what-europa-clipper-saw-when-no-one-else-could/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/3iatlas-caug</span><span class="invisible">ht-in-uv-what-europa-clipper-saw-when-no-one-else-could/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Lise Meitner died <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1968.</p><p>She is known for her part in the discovery of nuclear fission. Among physicists she had been known for many years as one of the early pioneers in the study of radioactivity. Einstein nicknamed her ‘the German Madame Curie’.</p><p><a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>The European Space Agency&#x27;s Euclid space telescope is assembling the largest 3D map of the universe ever made. </p><p>The first section is now complete. Take a look at what happens when you zoom in...</p><p><a href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Zoom_into_the_first_page_of_ESA_Euclid_s_great_cosmic_atlas" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Zoom_into_the_first_page_of_ESA_Euclid_s_great_cosmic_atlas"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.esa.int/Science_Exploratio</span><span class="invisible">n/Space_Science/Euclid/Zoom_into_the_first_page_of_ESA_Euclid_s_great_cosmic_atlas</span></a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a></p>

&quot;Why Is Ice Slippery?&quot;<br><br>Oh my god well done Quanta magazine, amazing article.<br><br><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-slippery-a-new-hypothesis-slides-into-the-chat-20251208/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-slippery-a-new-hypothesis-slides-into-the-chat-20251208/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-</span><span class="invisible">ice-slippery-a-new-hypothesis-slides-into-the-chat-20251208/</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a><br>

<p>Oops,</p><p>Pocket mammoths really existed. I only knew them from Elder Scrolls Online:</p><p><a href="https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Pocket_Mammoth_(pet)" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Pocket_Mammoth_(pet)"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Pock</span><span class="invisible">et_Mammoth_(pet)</span></a></p><p>But according to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span>, they also existed on Crete: </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammuthus_creticus" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammuthus_creticus"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammuthu</span><span class="invisible">s_creticus</span></a></p><p>Image from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@uesp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>uesp</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/mammoth/" rel="tag">#Mammoth</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#Gaming</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#Paleontology</a> <a href="/tags/naturalhistory/" rel="tag">#NaturalHistory</a> <a href="/tags/elderscrollsonline/" rel="tag">#ElderScrollsOnline</a></p>

Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://europe.pub/post/7713208">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>What was the loudest sound ever recorded?</p><p>By Clarissa Brincat </p><p>Determining the &quot;loudest recorded sound&quot; depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include.</p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/what-was-the-loudest-sound-ever-recorded" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/what-was-the-loudest-sound-ever-recorded"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.livescience.com/physics-ma</span><span class="invisible">thematics/what-was-the-loudest-sound-ever-recorded</span></a></p><p>Krakatau</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Next <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a>: What to Expect in Space Science 2026 <br>TODAY, 8 January, 2:30 PST</p><p>2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for space science.</p><p>This livestream will explore the major missions, discoveries, and milestones happening this year—from crewed lunar exploration to new space telescopes and planetary science. We’ll talk about what these missions are designed to discover and why they matter.</p><p>Join us live and bring your questions: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/3AK28FH1b3Y" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtube.com/live/3AK28FH1b3Y</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a></p>

<p>Stars behaving absurdly</p><p>For centuries, the only way in which to illuminate the mysteries of black holes was through the power of mathematics.</p><p>As celestial entities go, black holes are, paradoxically, both commonplace and extraordinary. They could be seen as commonplace due to their general ubiquity.</p><p>By Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau via @aeonmag </p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/mathematics-is-the-only-way-we-have-of-peering-into-a-black-hole?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=fe59a6d476-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_15&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-fe59a6d476-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/mathematics-is-the-only-way-we-have-of-peering-into-a-black-hole?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=fe59a6d476-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_15&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-fe59a6d476-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/mathematics-is-</span><span class="invisible">the-only-way-we-have-of-peering-into-a-black-hole?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=fe59a6d476-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_15&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-fe59a6d476-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cosmology/" rel="tag">#cosmology</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Dr. Souvik Bose focuses on unravelling the dynamics of the solar atmosphere with coordinated high-resolution ground- and space-based observations, using instruments on NASA’s IRIS, SDO and NASA-JAXA’s Hinode missions, among others.</p><p>Dr. Bose also works on computing synthetic observations from high-resolution MHD simulation snapshots using a variety of radiative transfer codes. He is involved in the data modeling and development of the upcoming MUSE mission. </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#SETI</a> <a href="/tags/notjustaliens/" rel="tag">#NotJustAliens</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1879.</p><p>Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (lasting 13,5 hours before burning out).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandes</span><span class="invisible">cent_light_bulb</span></a></p><p>U.S. patent 0,223,898 by Thomas Edison for an improved electric lamp, 27 January 1880:<br><a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US223898" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="patents.google.com/patent/US223898"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">patents.google.com/patent/US22</span><span class="invisible">3898</span></a></p><p>Edison: His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/820" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/820</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p>Quick reminder that NASA currently has a solar sail in Earth orbit, flapping its wings in the flow of sunshine.</p><p><a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites/2024/10/22/update-on-nasas-advanced-composite-solar-sail-system/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites/2024/10/22/update-on-nasas-advanced-composite-solar-sail-system/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites</span><span class="invisible">/2024/10/22/update-on-nasas-advanced-composite-solar-sail-system/</span></a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#nasa</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>Viruses Through the Looking-Glass</p><p>The electron microscope brought about a paradigm shift in virology in the middle of the twentieth century. </p><p>By: Danny Robb via @JSTOR_Daily </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/viruses-through-the-looking-glass/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/viruses-through-the-looking-glass/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/viruses-throug</span><span class="invisible">h-the-looking-glass/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/microscope/" rel="tag">#microscope</a> <a href="/tags/viruses/" rel="tag">#viruses</a></p>

<p>Italian physicist and academic, first woman to have doctorate in science Laura Bassi was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1711. Bassi became the most important populariser of Newtonian mechanics in Italy.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bassi" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Bassi"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ba</span><span class="invisible">ssi</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#WomenInSTEM</a></p>

<p>Working to Preserve The Man Who Weighed the World</p><p>By Corinne Mona</p><p><a href="https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/ex-libris-universum/working-preserve-man-who-weighed-world" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/ex-libris-universum/working-preserve-man-who-weighed-world"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.aip.org/history-programs/n</span><span class="invisible">iels-bohr-library/ex-libris-universum/working-preserve-man-who-weighed-world</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

<p>Science history: Sophie Germain, first woman to win France&#x27;s prestigious &#x27;Grand Mathematics Prize&#x27; is snubbed when tickets to award ceremony are &#x27;lost in the mail&#x27; — Jan. 9, 1816</p><p>By Tia Ghose</p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/science-history-sophie-germain-first-woman-to-win-frances-prestigious-grand-mathematics-prize-is-snubbed-when-tickets-to-award-ceremony-are-lost-in-the-mail-jan-9-1816" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/science-history-sophie-germain-first-woman-to-win-frances-prestigious-grand-mathematics-prize-is-snubbed-when-tickets-to-award-ceremony-are-lost-in-the-mail-jan-9-1816"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.livescience.com/physics-ma</span><span class="invisible">thematics/mathematics/science-history-sophie-germain-first-woman-to-win-frances-prestigious-grand-mathematics-prize-is-snubbed-when-tickets-to-award-ceremony-are-lost-in-the-mail-jan-9-1816</span></a></p><p>More about Sophie Germain:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Germain" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Germain"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_G</span><span class="invisible">ermain</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninstem</a></p>

<p>March for Science Posters </p><p>— Beyond Curie is a design project that highlights badass women in science, technology, engineering + mathematics. </p><p>by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#WomenInSTEM</a> <a href="/tags/womenintech/" rel="tag">#WomenInTech</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.beyondcurie.com/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.beyondcurie.com/</a></p>

<p>Archimedes Manuscript Yields Secrets under X-ray Gaze</p><p>For five days in May, the ancient collided with the ultra-modern at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), bringing brilliant, long-hidden ideas to light with brilliant X-ray light.</p><p>By Heather Rock Woods (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2005-06-16-archimedes-manuscript-yields-secrets-under-x-ray-gaze" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2005-06-16-archimedes-manuscript-yields-secrets-under-x-ray-gaze"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/20</span><span class="invisible">05-06-16-archimedes-manuscript-yields-secrets-under-x-ray-gaze</span></a></p><p>Archimedes at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=archimedes" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=archimedes"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=archimedes</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/xray_imaging/" rel="tag">#xray_imaging</a></p>

<p>Scientists May Have Extracted Leonardo Da Vinci’s DNA From A Renaissance Sketch</p><p>By Kaleena Fraga </p><p>&quot;Scientists extracted DNA from a chalk drawing called the &quot;Holy Child,&quot; which may have been sketched by Leonardo da Vinci around 1470.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/leonardo-da-vinci-dna" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="allthatsinteresting.com/leonardo-da-vinci-dna"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">allthatsinteresting.com/leonar</span><span class="invisible">do-da-vinci-dna</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a></p>

<p>Astronomers from The University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of a new giant exoplanet, made possible through a collaboration with citizen scientists around the world.</p><p>Several key programs enabled this global effort, including the TESS Follow-up Observing Program Sub Group 1, the Unistellar Citizen Science Network, and the TESS Single Transit Planet Candidate Working Group. </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-astronomers-confirm-new-gas-giant-exoplanet-with-help-from-citizen-scientists-worldwide" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.unm.edu/news/unm-astronomers-confirm-new-gas-giant-exoplanet-with-help-from-citizen-scientists-worldwide"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.unm.edu/news/unm-astronom</span><span class="invisible">ers-confirm-new-gas-giant-exoplanet-with-help-from-citizen-scientists-worldwide</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>PRESS RELEASE: <a href="https://www.seti.org/press-release/seti-institute-strengthens-science-advisory-board-five-new-members" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/press-release/seti-institute-strengthens-science-advisory-board-five-new-members"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/press-release/set</span><span class="invisible">i-institute-strengthens-science-advisory-board-five-new-members</span></a></p><p>The SETI Institute welcomed five new experts to its Science Advisory Board (SAB), broadening its scope in important scientific and ethical domains essential to understanding life and intelligence in the universe. The new members bring expertise in science communication, ethics and philosophy, animal cognition and intelligence, analysis of extraterrestrial materials, and planetary astronomy.</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>The Discovery of Australopithecus Africanus by Raymond Dart That Changed History</p><p>&quot;In 1924, Raymond Dart discovered the Taung Child in South Africa. The first fossil of Australopithecus africanus became one of the most important of the 20th century.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/raymond-dart-taung-child/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/raymond-dart-taung-child/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/raymond-d</span><span class="invisible">art-taung-child/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/anthropology/" rel="tag">#anthropology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a></p>

<p>Although the peer review system might not be optimal all the times, as it is a victim of the weaknesses of individual reviewers, at least authors can have a little fun at their expense.</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a><br><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319924043957" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319924043957"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.sciencedirect.com/science/</span><span class="invisible">article/abs/pii/S0360319924043957</span></a></p>

<p>New Year’s Eve brought more than fireworks.</p><p>A rare meteor shower flared up in southern skies — debris from a comet, lighting up Earth’s atmosphere at cosmic speeds. 🌌</p><p>🔭 The Volantids were spotted again, just like they were in 2015 and 2020, hinting at a repeating pattern.</p><p>💥 Alongside it, observers from Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa saw an outburst of the kappa Volantid meteors, with over 300 flashes recorded. </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/volantid-meteors-2025-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/volantid-meteors-2025-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/volantid-met</span><span class="invisible">eors-2025-2026/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>This month’s highlights range from careful scientific evaluation of speculation surrounding interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to broader discussions of where life might exist beyond Earth, informed by SETI’s integrated approach to biosignatures and technosignatures. </p><p>Read the full stories: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-in-the-news-december-roundup-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-in-the-news-december-roundup-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/seti-institu</span><span class="invisible">te-in-the-news-december-roundup-2025/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>