One of the world's largest lasers could be used to detect alien warp drives

Why do Christmas lights always get tangled? | Mars InSight lander sends bittersweet goodbye selfie after 4 years of revealing the Red Planet's mysteries | Greenland's glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimated Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( December 21, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [One of the world's largest lasers could be used to detect alien warp drives]( [One of the world's largest lasers could be used to detect alien warp drives]( (Coneyl Jay) Scientists have proposed another use for the world's largest gravitational wave observatory: scanning for the ripples in space-time left in the wake of gargantuan alien spaceships. Gravitational waves ripple out when objects with mass move through space. Bigger objects — such as planets, neutron stars or black holes — produce more prominent gravitational waves. Full Story: [Live Science]( (12/21) [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [Why do Christmas lights always get tangled?]( [Why do Christmas lights always get tangled?]( (Kinga Krzeminska via Getty Images) Getting into the holiday spirit can be challenging if you're facing a tangled mess of Christmas lights. It seems that no matter how neatly these twinkling strands are packed away each winter, they somehow end up in a ball of torment the following holiday season. So what causes this mangled mess? Full Story: [Live Science]( (12/21) [] Space Exploration [] [Mars InSight lander sends bittersweet goodbye selfie after 4 years of revealing the Red Planet's mysteries]( [Mars InSight lander sends bittersweet goodbye selfie after 4 years of revealing the Red Planet's mysteries]( (NASA) Twilight is closing in on NASA's Mars InSight lander — a robotic seismology lab that has been studying the interior workings of the Red Planet since November 2018. On Tuesday (Dec. 20), NASA announced in a statement that InSight failed to respond to routine communications from Earth. This is an alarming, though unsurprising, sign that InSight may finally be dead after months of declining power supplies. Full Story: [Live Science]( (12/21) Featured Content Sponsored Content from Gatorade [Gatorade Gummies: Gatorade is leading the charge in the evolution of sports fuel]( Being an athlete is a 24/7 pursuit. That's why Gatorade is bringing two brand new dietary supplements to athletes focused on supporting exercise recovery and supporting the immune system. Check out this article to discover new levels of performance from the name you trust. [Learn more.]( [Supporting the Athlete in You 24/7]( All new dietary supplements from Gatorade are the latest in a long line of industry-leading sports fuel to keep athletes performing at their best. These new gummies are designed specifically to help your body recover after exercise and help support your immune system every day. Because being an athlete is a 24/7 pursuit. [Shop Now]( [] Climate Change [] [Greenland's glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimated]( [Greenland's glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimated]( (Mario Tama via Getty Images) Greenland's glaciers are melting 100 times faster than previously calculated, according to a new model that takes into account the unique interaction between ice and water at the island’s fjords. The new mathematical representation of glacial melt factors in the latest observations of how ice gets eaten away from the stark vertical faces at the ends of glaciers in Greenland. Full Story: [Live Science]( (12/19) [] Curious Creatures [] [Massive graveyard of fossilized shark teeth found deep in the Indian Ocean]( [Massive graveyard of fossilized shark teeth found deep in the Indian Ocean]( (Ben Healley/Museums Victoria) A graveyard studded with thousands of shark teeth is lurking nearly 3.5 miles (5.400 kilometers) beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean. Researchers made the shocking discovery in October during a month-long expedition along the southern tip of Indonesia aboard the RV Investigator, a 308-foot-long (94 meters) research vessel operated by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency. Full Story: [Live Science]( (12/21)   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005