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This strange planet pair shouldn’t exist, but it does

A bizarre planetary pairing 190 light-years away is challenging everything astronomers thought they knew about how worlds form. A “lonely” hot Jupiter — typically found without nearby companions — is sharing its system with a smaller mini-Neptune tucked even closer to the star, a setup once thought nearly impossible. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/UCjXbmD

A 29-pound Mars rock held NASA's Curiosity rover hostage for 6 days

The rock is nicknamed "Atacama." from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/LaFmp9G

'Saros' nails the cosmic horror and bullet-hell action assignments, but it falls short as a roguelite

PlayStation and Housemarque's follow-up to Returnal packs a punch and makes great use of PS5's unique features, but it's often at odds with itself. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/DsQkJHu

Where does Earth's mysterious 'ring current' come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out

NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/MXtCFH0

MIT scientists discover millions of “silent synapses” in the adult brain

MIT neuroscientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden in the adult brain: millions of “silent synapses,” dormant connections that lie in wait until new learning calls them into action. Once thought to exist only in early development, these inactive links make up about 30% of synapses in the adult cortex and can be rapidly activated to form fresh memories. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/USeB6vi

How an exoplanet odd couple survived by traveling in from the cold together

By probing the atmosphere of a mini-Neptune exoplanet, the James Webb Space Telescope has found that it formed much farther from its star than it is today, possibly explaining the origin of many other mini-Neptunes in the process. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/7mVJGzl

Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch

Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency, is passing key milestones in its tests and qualifications to bring the vehicle to flight readiness. from Latest from Space.com https://ift.tt/1ZxMLrz