In this week's physics-flavoured edition of the best from the world of science news, find out whether asteroid impacts could be instrumental in creating life, and discover early physicists' dreams of nuclear-powered space flight. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?
- Surprise: The Moon doesn’t just have an atmosphere, but a tail, too by Ethan Siegel at Starts with a Bang.
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| Sodium atoms are knocked out of the Moon’s atmosphere by the Sun, creating a tail. Credit: James O’Donaghue, Based on work by Jody K Wilson (CC BY SA) |
- Dust is the surprisingly ordinary culprit behind a supergiant star's unusual dimming by Briley Lewis for Massive Science.
- Exploding stars may have assaulted ancient Earth by Daniel Clery for Science.
- Physicists’ early dreams of nuclear powered spaceflight by Hannah Pell for Physics Central.
- Could impact from asteroids eventually create life? by Joy Batty in Sciworthy.
- Your dog's chewing behavior might be a sign of their intelligence by Nechama F. Sammet Moring for Massive Science.
- Why honeybees never ask for directions by Christopher Castillo at SustainableNano.
- ‘Inflammation Clock’ can reveal body’s biological age by Max Kozlov for Scientific American.
- Vaccines for kids, a global surge in cases, and more coronavirus news by Eve Sneider for WIRED.
- A whale of a virus story by Vincent Racaniello in Virology Blog.
- Mining Wikipedia to unveil emergent interdisciplinary knowledge by the Donostia International Physics Center.
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