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A rare glimpse of a star before it went supernova defies expectations 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 6, 2021
The discovery hints at unusual scenarios for how stars can evolve before they explode

By David Aragorn
‘Rat-Sized’ Monster Moth Too Heavy to Fly Discovered at Australian School 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 6, 2021
From venomous snakes to giant lizards and hairy tarantulas, Australia is home to countless terrifying and unusual wild critters. But weirdest of them all might be this lesser-known insect: an enormous moth reportedly “the size of a rat.”

By David Aragorn
Astronomers chart invisible ocean of dark matter swirling outside the Milky Way 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2021
A mysterious wake of stars, stirred up by a small galaxy that is set to collide with the Milky Way, could be about to unlock the mysteries of dark matter.

By David Aragorn
How the Full Moon briefly vanished, nearly a thousand years ago 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2021
On this day in weather history, an extremely rare ‘dark’ lunar eclipse occurred on the 5th of May, in the year 1110, but how?

By David Aragorn
‘Out-of-control’ Chinese rocket falling to Earth could partially survive re-entry 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2021
Long March 5B is doing 27,600km/h in failing orbit, with eventual crash site unknown, after launching space station hub

By David Aragorn
How long is the solar system’s longest day? Venus has the answer.0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 5, 2021
Data obtained by bouncing radio waves off Venus – treating it, as one scientist said, like a giant disco ball – is providing new insight into Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, including a precise calculation of the duration of a Venusian day.

By David Aragorn
The thickness of lead’s neutron ‘skin’ has been precisely measured 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- May 5, 2021
The atom’s nucleus is surrounded by a neutron shell just 0.28 trillionths of a millimeter thick

By David Aragorn
Ancient Indigenous forest gardens still yield bounty 150 years later: study 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- May 4, 2021
A first-of-its-kind study by SFU finds that Indigenous forest gardens filled with fruit and nut trees are still thriving, at least 150 years later

By David Aragorn
Two Huge Asteroids to Zip Past Earth This Week 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 4, 2021
It’s a big week for big asteroids as two huge space rocks at least the size of football fields—but potentially much bigger—are due to make a close approach to Earth.

By David Aragorn
‘Aliens are coming’: Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- May 4, 2021
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there.

By David Aragorn