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EEnvironment
Removing sewage before it goes septic is main focus of Wellington water company
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Overseas experts flown in to assess damage at Moa Point wastewater treatment plant

  • February 20, 2026
Untreated water was leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Experts…
SSpace
A 'Planet Parade' is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week
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A ‘Planet Parade’ is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week

  • February 20, 2026
A collage of planets to scale – credit, CactiStaccingCrane CC 4.0. BY-SA via Wiki Next Saturday, the 28th…
PPhysics
Statistical localization of U(1) lattice gauge theory in a Rydberg simulator
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Statistical localization of U(1) lattice gauge theory in a Rydberg simulator

  • February 20, 2026
Kogut, J. B. The lattice gauge theory approach to quantum chromodynamics. Rev. Mod. Phys. 55, 775 (1983). Article …
SScience
full-moon
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Moonquakes: Understanding the Moon’s Tectonic Forces Could Protect Future Astronauts

  • February 20, 2026
As humanity looks to the moon for science and economic opportunity in the coming years, understanding potential dangers…
EEnvironment
The base of a tall tree surrounded by smaller trees
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The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humans

  • February 19, 2026
The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, a new study…
SSpace
NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap, says agency made mistakes
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NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes

  • February 19, 2026
Still, after astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams eventually docked at the station, Boeing officials declared success. “We…
PPhysics
This artist's illustration shows a swirling accretion disk around a brilliant quasar. Quasars, which are extremely luminous supermassive black holes, warm up the gas in their galaxy, which suppresses star formation. But new research says that luminous quasars can even suppress star formation in neighbouring galaxies. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)
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How Supermassive Black Holes Stifle Star Formation In Neighbouring Galaxies

  • February 19, 2026
Astronomers know that supermassive black holes (SMBH) can inhibit star formation. These behemoths, which seem to be present…
WWildlife
Southern elephant seals recover in Southern Africa, but global picture is mixed
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Southern elephant seals recover in Southern Africa, but global picture is mixed

  • February 19, 2026
The southern elephant seal’s conservation status in South Africa has improved from near threatened to least concern,…
SScience
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Ingersleben, DE on Feb. 19, 2025.
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Scientists measure air pollution from reentering SpaceX rocket in real-time: ‘It’s never been done before’

  • February 19, 2026
For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created…
SSpace
NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation
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NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation

  • February 19, 2026
At a news conference on Thursday, NASA released a report of findings from the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner…
PPhysics
An illustration shows a wandering black hole and its home, a shining off center AGN in a dwarf galaxy
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The investigation could solve the mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so large in the early universe.

  • February 19, 2026
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have hunted for “wandering” black holes drifting through…
WWildlife
Record-Breaking Halibut was the Size of a Gorilla
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Record-Breaking Halibut was the Size of a Gorilla

  • February 19, 2026
Finally, because of the sheer size of the fish, halibuts have few predators that can actually catch and…
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