September 7, 2025

A newly discovered medieval document casts doubt on the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, which many believed for generations to be the burial shroud of Jesus. Credit: Dianelos Georgoudis

Medieval text reveals: Shroud of Turin was already declared a forgery

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Nicolas Orsem, a 14th-century French theologian, called the Shroud “a clear forgery” – and this finding joins a string of scientific and historical evidence that undermines the sanctity of the famous Christian relic.
Chrysalis could house several generations of humans by the time it reaches Alpha Centauri, where it could land passengers on the surface of the planet Proxima Centauri b. (Credit: Giacomo Infelise, Veronica Magli, Guido Sbrogio', Nevenka Martinello, and Federica Chiara Serpe)

Chrysalis: The spaceship that will carry 2,400 passengers on a one-way, 400-year journey to Alpha Centauri

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A revolutionary design by young engineers proposes a giant ship 58 kilometers long, which will accommodate generations of colonists on their way to an Earth-like planet in the Alpha Centauri system.
Artist's impression of the CHIME Outrigger Array over North America, locating RBFLOAT to its host galaxy. Credit: Daniëlle Futselaar/MMT Observatory

Astronomers track record-breaking radio burst from 130 million light-years away

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An international team of researchers, including astrophysicists from Northwestern University, has managed to identify one of the brightest fast radio bursts (FRBs) ever observed – and for the first time pinpoint its location with unprecedented precision.
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