World’s Oldest Impact Crater May Not Actually Be A Crater
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Meteorites and comets have captured the public imagination for centuries. They inspire awe when we see them shoot across the night sky — and terror at the thought that maybe, just maybe, one of them will collide with our planet.
Astronomers Detect Supermassive Black Hole on the Move
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space—but catching them in the act has proven difficult.
Blood Clot Fears Stop Use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in Denmark
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Danish health authorities said Thursday they were temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab.
How Fast Is Universe Expanding?
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Determining how rapidly the universe is expanding is key to understanding our cosmic fate, but with more precise data has come a conundrum: Estimates based on measurements within our local universe don't agree with extrapolations from the era shortly after the Big Bang.
Scientists Discover Exotic Crystals of 'Ice 19'
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scientists have identified the 19th form of water ice. The exotic, four-sided crystals of this rare ice variety, now dubbed ice XIX, form at ultra-low temperatures and ultra-high pressures.
Most Distant Cosmic Jet Discovered
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – It has taken 13 billion years for the light from the powerful jets of a distant object to reach us.
Universe Might Be One Big Neural Network: Physicist
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – In a thought-provoking new paper, a physicist suggests the whole universe could be a single neural network—a competing “theory of everything” that could unite quantum and classical mechanics, he says.
Source of Hazardous High-Energy Particles Located in Sun
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The source of potentially hazardous solar particles, released from the Sun at high speed during storms in its outer atmosphere, has been located for the first time by researchers at UCL and George Mason University.
First Black Hole Ever Discovered Is More Massive than Thought
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new study on the first black hole ever detected has proved our understanding of it to be wrong after half a decade. The new information reveals that the scientists may have been off with their estimates by as much as 50 percent.
Supermassive Black Holes Could Form from Dark Matter: Study
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new theoretical study has proposed a novel mechanism for the creation of supermassive black holes from dark matter.
New Form of Coronavirus Variant Spreading in NYC: Study
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new form of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in New York City, and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, two teams of researchers have found.
First Case of H5N8 Avian Flu Detected in Humans, Russia Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian scientists said Saturday they had detected the first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization (WHO).
126 Species Identified with Ability to Host Coronavirus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A new study highlights hundreds of mammal species that could contract multiple coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, and therefore become sources of the new coronaviruses.
Scientists Find Way to Enter People’s Dreams
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scientists have identified a new phenomenon they describe as "interactive dreaming", where people experiencing deep sleep and lucid dreams are able to follow instructions, answer simple yes-or-no questions, and even solve basic mathematics problems.
A Comet, Not An Asteroid, Blamed for Extinction of Dinosaurs
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – One day 66 million years ago, Earth suddenly transformed from being a verdant, dinosaur-ridden world to a soot-covered apocalyptic hellscape.
Iranian Vaccine Proves 100% Effective against UK Coronavirus Variant: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The coronavirus vaccine financed by the Barakat Foundation of Iran is a hundred percent effective against the new strain of virus first found in the UK, an official said.
Scientists Develop Accurate Test to Detect ‘British’ COVID-19 Variant
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian scientists have registered the first testing system to detect the ‘British’ strain of COVID-19.
New Nanomaterial Can Triple Capacity of Lithium-Ion Batteries
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An international team of researchers managed to increase the capacity and extend the service life of lithium-ion batteries by using a new nanomaterial.
