Milky Way is being warped by a dark matter blob

Our entire galaxy is warping, and a gigantic blob of dark matter could be to blame | Paleolithic 'art sanctuary' in Spain contains more than 110 prehistoric cave paintings | Watch slime-covered penis mushroom that smells like rotting flesh grow and decay in mesmerizing timelapse Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 20, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Our entire galaxy is warping, and a gigantic blob of dark matter could be to blame]( (Stefan Payne-Wardenaar; Magellanic Clouds: Robert Gendler/ESO) [Our entire galaxy is warping, and a gigantic blob of dark matter could be to blame]( An invisible halo of misaligned dark matter could explain the warps at the Milky Way's edges. [Read More]( How will AI impact your industry now – and in the future? The virtual SmartBrief AI Impact Summit, Sept. 27 & 28, features globally renowned AI experts, including a live keynote from Zack Kass, Futurist with OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT. Also on the agenda: experts from Nasdaq, Deloitte, Togal.AI, Teladoc Health, GitHub and other industry-leading organizations. [Register Now]( ADVERTISEMENT [] History & Archaeology [] [Paleolithic 'art sanctuary' in Spain contains more than 110 prehistoric cave paintings]( (A Ruiz-Redondo/V Barciela/X Martorell) [Paleolithic 'art sanctuary' in Spain contains more than 110 prehistoric cave paintings]( Cave paintings and engravings dating to at least 24,000 years ago were discovered near Valencia in Spain. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [Watch slime-covered penis mushroom that smells like rotting flesh grow and decay in mesmerizing timelapse]( (Regionalforstamt Soest-Sauerland via Facebook) [Watch slime-covered penis mushroom that smells like rotting flesh grow and decay in mesmerizing timelapse]( A video of a stinkhorn fungus (a 10-inch penis-shaped mushroom) bursting from the ground, growing and decaying has been captured in a forest in Germany. [Read More]( Special Offer from 1440 Daily Digest Sponsored Content from 1440 Daily Digest [News. Without Motives. That's 1440]( Frustrated by biased news? Leave behind the opinions and receive a daily digest of pure facts. Delve into politics, business, science, sports, culture, and more. Join the other 2.8 million Americans who read 1440 and [sign up today]( [] Space [] [Green comet Nishimura survives its superheated slingshot around the sun. Will we get another chance to see it?]( (Petr Horalek / petrhoralek.com) [Green comet Nishimura survives its superheated slingshot around the sun. Will we get another chance to see it?]( Comet Nishimura, which was only discovered in August, has survived its closest approach to the sun and will brighten over the next week. But is it still visible from Earth? [Read More]( [] [James Webb telescope snaps rainbow 'lightsaber' shockwaves shooting out of a newborn sun-like star]( [James Webb telescope snaps rainbow 'lightsaber' shockwaves shooting out of a newborn sun-like star]( (ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, T. Ray (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)) The James Webb Space Telescope captured a new image of a young sun-like protostar spitting out gas and dust that forms stunning shockwaves when viewed in infrared. Full Story: [Live Science]( (9/19) [] Health [] [Knife blade lodged in a man's belly mysteriously 'floated' to the other side of his body without causing damage]( (Nepal, A, Rajbhandari A P., et al. (2023). doi:10.7759/cureus.44575 () [Knife blade lodged in a man's belly mysteriously 'floated' to the other side of his body without causing damage]( Doctors report an "unusual and spectacular injury" in which a knife blade lodged in a man's belly drifted through his abdomen. [Read More]( [] Technology [] [DARPA is funding AI to help make battlefield decisions]( (Anton Petrus via Getty Images) [DARPA is funding AI to help make battlefield decisions]( The U.S. military research agency DARPA is spending millions to develop artificial intelligence that can help make strategic battlefield decisions. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Which of the following is major finding from a recent study on near-death experience? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Patients may still be able to hear even when their heart has stopped.]( [Vote]( [Patients receiving CPR should be treated as if they are awake.]( [Vote]( [The brain may be far more resilient to oxygen deprivation than once thought.]( [Vote]( [All of the above](   [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