NASA accidentally severs contact with Voyager 2 probe 12 billion miles from Earth

NASA accidentally severs contact with Voyager 2 probe 12 billion miles from Earth | Will the US run out of water? | See stunning likeness of Zlatý kůň, the oldest modern human to be genetically sequenced Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 1, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [NASA accidentally severs contact with Voyager 2 probe 12 billion miles from Earth]( (NASA/ JLP) [NASA accidentally severs contact with Voyager 2 probe 12 billion miles from Earth]( After accidentally shifting Voyager 2's antenna by two degrees, NASA is out of contact with the interstellar probe until at least Oct. 15. [Read More]( [] Climate Change [] [Will the US run out of water?]( (Skyhobo/Getty Images) [Will the US run out of water?]( "The issue is not about running out of water, it's about having water in the right place," Lis Mullin Bernhardt, from the United Nations Environment Programme, told Live Science. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [See stunning likeness of Zlatý kůň, the oldest modern human to be genetically sequenced]( (Cícero Moraes) [See stunning likeness of Zlatý kůň, the oldest modern human to be genetically sequenced]( Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old woman with Neanderthal ancestry. [Read More]( [] [Iron Age warrior woman was buried with a sword and a mirror]( [Iron Age warrior woman was buried with a sword and a mirror]( (Historic England Archive. PLB K000684) Archaeologists in England used a tooth enamel analysis to confirm that a 2,000-year-old burial contained a female warrior. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/31) [Subscribe to How it Works]( How It Works is the action-packed science and technology magazine bursting with exciting information about our universe. Making complex topics accessible for readers of all ages, it's the perfect magazine for curious minds. Save on shop price when you [subscribe today!]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Space [] [NASA's 1st nuclear-powered rocket could launch as soon as 2025]( (DARPA) [NASA's 1st nuclear-powered rocket could launch as soon as 2025]( The $499 million mission will be the first test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft, NASA announced. [Read More]( [] Biology [] [Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest]( (Fischer et al. DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.30.546935(CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license)) [Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest]( Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study. [Read More]( [] That’s Strange! [] [Russian scientists have grown watermelons in the coldest place on Earth]( (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI)) [Russian scientists have grown watermelons in the coldest place on Earth]( The agricultural feat was part of an experiment at Vostok Station, a year-round Russian research station in Antarctica. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Did Hurricane Andrew spark Florida's Burmese python problem? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Yes, the hurricane destroyed a breeding facility and set them loose]( [Vote]( [The hurricane contributed, but Burmese pythons have been around since 1979]( [Vote]( [No, two Burmese pythons escaped from a zoo and bred until the species became invasive](   [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