China discovers strange glass beads on moon that may contain billions of tons of water

2,000 mummified rams' heads were gifted to long-dead ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II | Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem | Gargantuan black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun is one of the largest ever discovered Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 29, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [China discovers strange glass beads on moon that may contain billions of tons of water]( [China discovers strange glass beads on moon that may contain billions of tons of water]( (Van Ginnekan, Genge and Harvey 2018, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta) Chinese researchers may have discovered billions of tons of water inside strange glass spheres buried on the moon, and they could be used as a future water source for moon bases, a new study suggests. The tiny glass spherules could be so abundant that they store up to 330 billion tons (300 metric tons) of water across the moon's surface. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/28) [] History & Archaeology [] [2,000 mummified rams' heads were gifted to long-dead ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II]( [2,000 mummified rams' heads were gifted to long-dead ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II]( (Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) More than 2,000 mummified rams' heads have been unearthed at an ancient temple in Egypt, around 430 miles (692 kilometers) south of Cairo. The severed skulls were likely prepared as an offering to the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, around 1,000 years after he died. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/29) [] Math & Physics [] [Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem]( [Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem]( (Richtom80 at English Wikipedia (CC-BY 3.0)) Mathematicians have made a breakthrough in one of the thorniest math problems out there involving Ramsey numbers, a deceptively simple concept that is quite slippery, mathematically. A Ramsey number is the minimum size of a group needed to ensure that a certain number of nodes in that group are connected to one another. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/28) [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [Gargantuan black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun is one of the largest ever discovered]( [Gargantuan black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun is one of the largest ever discovered]( (ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), N. Bartmann) Astronomers have discovered one of the largest black holes ever found — an ultramassive monster roughly 30 billion times the mass of the sun — using a space-time trick predicted by Albert Einstein. The colossal black hole lurks 2.7 billion light-years from Earth in the brightest galaxy of the galaxy cluster Abell 1201. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/28) [] [Brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected defies explanation]( [Brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected defies explanation]( (NASA/Swift/A. Beardmore (University of Leicester)) The brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected is revealing new mysteries as scientists study it in greater detail. Astronomers have found that the evolution of the radio waves released by an enormous stellar explosion seen in 2022 was slower than models predicted, raising new questions. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/28) [] Curious Creatures [] [Deadly spiders that can kill in minutes and survive underwater are hiding out in swimming pools]( [Deadly spiders that can kill in minutes and survive underwater are hiding out in swimming pools]( (Ken Griffiths via Getty Images) Deadly spiders that can survive underwater for over 24 hours are turning up in people's swimming pools in Australia after parts of the country were hit by heavy rain and floods over the past week. These swimming pool interlopers include funnel-web spiders, which are members of the Araneida family, with around 40 known species. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/28) [] Daily Quiz [] True or false: China's Chang'e-5 mission to the moon was named after a Chinese goddess of the moon. (Learn the answer [here]() [Vote]( [True]( [Vote]( [False](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036