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Northern lights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun’s atmosphere

A large hole opened up in the sun’s atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights displays across several U.S. states this weekend.

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Question of the Day

A recent study suggests Stephen Hawking’s black hole information paradox could be solved, but there’s a catch. How many dimensions does the universe need for this new theory to hold?

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History & Archaeology

Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease

An ancient-DNA analysis of a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial revealed the people in the grave were brother and sister.

Planet Earth

Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery ‪—‬ but not everyone agrees

The Colorado River muscled its way through today’s Grand Canyon after pooling as a giant lake, according to new research.

Space

2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now ‪—‬ and Earth would feel it

In a galaxy 500 million light-years away, two supermassive black holes could merge, spreading gravitational waves across the universe.

In the Sky

‘We all screamed when it happened’: Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK

Photographers caught a spectacular emerald-green fireball meteor streaking above Lindisfarne in northeast England, where Viking raiders famously killed and robbed Christian monks in the eighth century.

Astronomy & Astrophysics

The first black hole ever discovered is spewing ‘dancing jets’ at half the speed of light

Astronomers have accurately measured the “dancing” energy jets of the first confirmed black hole, Cygnus X-1, more than 60 years after it was first spotted.

Technology

Hackers used AI to steal hundreds of millions of Mexican government and private citizen records in one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever

A group of hackers used both Claude Code and ChatGPT in a cybersecurity hack that lasted two and a half months.

Chemistry

Do bay leaves actually do anything?

Bay leaves have some pretty unexpected uses nowadays, from foot soaks to DIY skin and hair remedies, but bay leaves have been a staple in cooking for centuries and a growing debate is questioning whether they actually add any noticeable flavor. So what does science say?

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