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June 17, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE      Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   TOP SCIENCE NEWS (Nicholas Forder for Live Science) Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over? Deep in the outer reaches of the solar system — so far away from the known planets that the sun would barely be distinguishable from a nearby star — a massive, icy world may be lurking in the shadows, waiting to be discovered by humanity. And the day that we finally find this elusive planet may be coming soon, thanks to a state-of-the-art telescope that will begin scanning the sky next year. With the opening of the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory in 2025, we may either finally find Planet Nine within the next few years — or rule out the idea for good. Read More 5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it? 8 strange objects that could be hiding in the outer solar system HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY (World History Archive via Alamy) Gilgamesh flood tablet: A 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's Ark The baked clay tablet tells the tale of an epic flood. Read More ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Solar storm slams Mars in eerie new NASA footage A powerful solar storm in May 2024 created auroras on Mars and provided scientists with crucial information that could aid future crewed missions to the Red Planet. Read More HEALTH (Caltech and University of Southern California) Scientists inserted a window in a man's skull to read his brain with ultrasound New research shows it's possible to use ultrasound waves to monitor activity in the human brain. Read More ANIMALS (Julian Gunther via Getty Images) Florida shark attacks caused by heat, not scary orcas, experts say People had linked recent shark attacks in the Florida panhandle to orca activity in the Gulf. But a combination of dry weather and heat was the real driving force. Read More DAILY QUIZ Why does the sun make people sneeze? (Learn the answer here.) It's a rare genetic trait It's a dominant genetic trait Sunlight irritates your tongue Sunlight irritates nose hair

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