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A massive volcano has been hiding in plain sight on Mars, says new research. Not only is its sheer size noteworthy, but the team believes it might also harbor glacial ice that could be critical for further exploration and Martian settlements.Since our Mars imaging experiments began with Mariner 9 in 1971, we've known that the Red Planet has seen its share of volcanic activity. In fact, in less than a year after it entered orbit, the spacecraft had already detected 20 volcanoes on the planet's surface. While these…

But there may be opportunities to indirectly spot the signatures of those gravitons.One strategy Vafa and his collaborators are pursuing draws on large-scale cosmological surveys that chart the distribution of galaxies and matter. In those distributions, there might be “small differences in clustering behavior,” Obied said, that would signal the presence of dark gravitons.When heavier dark gravitons decay, they produce a pair of lighter dark gravitons with a combined mass that is slightly less than that of their parent…

The Solar System doesn't get much colder than the Kuiper Belt.Out past the orbit of Pluto, far from the warmth of the Sun, drifts a vast expanse of icy rocks and dwarf planets thought too cold to be little more than snowballs in outer space.As the New Horizons data on Pluto showed, however, appearances may be deceptive. And now scientists have discovered that two other dwarf planets may be keeping secrets.Eris and Makemake are dwarf planets that, like Pluto, hang out in the Kuiper Belt. And, also like Pluto, they have…

The brightest morning comes after the darkest night. Or at least that is what they say. Connie the dog had suffered through eight days of never-ending night when she was stuck in a shipping container, hoping to be rescued. Fortunately for that sweet pup, she was discovered by kindhearted U.S. Coast Guards who wasted no time when they heard her desperate pleas. Turns out, Connie was also hiding a sweet surprise.More info: FacebookU.S.Coast Guards were making a routine inspection when they heard barking and scratching…

An odd little moon that orbits closely to Saturn just revealed its biggest mystery: a hidden ocean that lies beneath its heavily cratered surface. 'More People Need to Know About This History': A Black Astronaut Speaks About Race and SpaceMimas is less than 123 miles (198 kilometers) wide, too small to be perfectly round, and its icy shell is covered with deep scarring from objects slamming into it. Its most prominent impact crater, Herschel, stretches across a third of its face, giving it the nickname Death Star in…

By ESA/Hubble February 5, 2024Hubble Space Telescope image of most of ESO 245-5, a galaxy that is a relatively close neighbor of the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. MessaESO 245-5, positioned in the constellation Phoenix, is an irregular galaxy 15 million light-years from the Milky Way. Its classification reveals a chaotic structure with a central bar and faint spiral elements, akin to the Magellanic clouds.This image shows a densely packed field of stars, laid on top of a background of dust, gas, and light…

Actor Jamie Dornan says he was forced to go into hiding after he was "ridiculed" by the reviews for the 2015 hit `Fifty Shades of Grey. The erotic romance film, which was panned by the critics, released in the UK after Dornan earned acclaim for his performance as a serial killer in the series "The Fall". The actor said he and his family hid out at the home of his "Fifty Shades" director Sam Taylor-Johnson after the backlash. "I think I hid. I was coming off the back of career-altering reviews for `The Fall` and…

Jamie Dornan has revealed that he went into hiding with his family after the release of Fifty Shades of Grey. In a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the actor revealed that the film was met with harsh reviews, and during that time the actor, along with his family, 'shut ourselves off from the world.' (Also read: Jamie Dornan reveals how a stalker turned up at his house post Fifty Shades of Grey success) Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Grey. Jamie on dealing with bad reviewsIn the new…

Fifty Shades of Grey may have been a hit with the fans and achieved huge box office records, but critics didn’t take well to the trilogy. Rotten Tomatoes scores gave the first movie a Rotten 25%, with Darker and Freed both getting 11%. Jamie Dornan, who signed on as Christian Grey for the three films, recalled going into hiding once negative reviews for the first movie came out.It mustn’t have been easy for Jamie Dornan’s cinematic breakthrough to have been in the E.L. James-adapted film. He got real with BBC Sounds…

A cheeky owl was captured by the police for breaking and entering into a home.Animal rescuers and police in Connecticut, USA, were called to a West Hartford home to arrest a rogue bird, identified as an Eastern Screech Owl.The West Hartford Police Department said in a Facebook post that an officer responded alongside an animal control officer and personnel from the A Place Called Hope rehabilitation center when the owl managed to sneak into the house.A photo shared by the department shows the owl perched on a shelf…