This week in stories we’re tracking here at The Debrief: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope was launched on Sunday, and experts think this could be one of its most important discoveries in the years ahead. Meanwhile, scientists have discovered a magnetic “clock” in ancient pottery that could help museums distinguish real artifacts from modern fakes. And elsewhere, scientists say it might be possible that aliens are lurking in the acidic clouds of Venus.
Ready to get caught up on more of the latest science news? Here’s a look at other stories we’re covering right now at The Debrief…
- Einstein’s Hidden Secret, Ancient Cave Art, and a Strange Cloud on Mars—The Latest from The Debrief
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- Photonic Chip Breakthrough: Astronomers Combine the Light from Six Different Telescopes
- An “Invisible” Discovery in France’s Chauvet Cave Reveals the 37,000-Year-Old Secret to How Its Ancient Art Has Survived
- A Strange Cloud on Mars Has Puzzled Scientists for Decades—Now They May Know Why It Forms
- NASA’s Simulated Mars Crew Emerges After 378 Days of Isolation in 3D-Printed Habitat
- Scientists Finally Solve a 150-Year-Old Mystery Involving 20,000-Year-Old Remains
- A Strange New Phenomenon Hidden in Einstein’s Equations Could Change How We Understand Gravity
- The First LaserSETI Stations in Asia Are Now Active in Saudi Arabia
- “These Small Ones Dominate the Risk”: Are Deadly ‘Halloween Fireballs’ Just Media Ghost Stories, or is the Cosmic Airburst Threat Real?
- Los Angeles Wildfires Exposed 7 Million People to Toxic Lead Pollution 80 Times Above Normal Levels, Study Finds
- The Mystery of ‘Impossible’ Liquid Metal Conductivity in Soft Materials Has Finally Been Solved
- New Defense Intelligence Report Reveals Growing Threats in Space—and China’s Secretive Spaceplane
- Did Comets Bring Life’s Ingredients to Earth? New Research Casts Doubt on Longstanding Theory
- A Massive New Object Has Been Discovered Beyond Pluto—Could It Be a Dwarf Planet?