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No. Isolated adult T. rex footprints were already known. The reported milestone is a trackway attributed to an adult: a connected sequence of steps.
No. Earth's axial tilt is the main cause of the seasons. It changes how directly sunlight reaches each hemisphere as Earth orbits the Sun.
Yes. Lightning can hit the same place repeatedly. Researchers study such repeated strikes at a tower on Switzerland's Säntis mountain.
No. Day and night are approximately equal. Atmospheric refraction and the way sunrise and sunset are defined give many places extra daylight.
Yes. The PACE Clouds Challenge asks volunteers for timed cloud observations to help assess satellite data. It runs from September 15 to October 15, 2026.
No. The far side experiences daylight and night. Facing away from Earth does not mean facing away from the Sun.
Yes. Spectrum reached orbit after launching from Norway on September 5, and Isar Aerospace reported successful payload deployment.
No. MBARI identifies a first confirmed live sighting in the northeastern Pacific. Its researchers had already observed a bigfin squid near Hawaii in 2001.