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As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look…
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A few weeks ago, a group of Philadelphia residents found a sick raccoon wandering around their neighborhood. The…
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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope conducted a clockwise scan around the entire limb of Jupiter, chasing aurora…
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Mars was once a ‘blue planet’, with a massive ocean covering approximately half of the Martian surface, a…
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As the brain develops, neurons grow long extensions known as axons. These structures connect different regions of the…
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Solar panels have become incredibly cheap. This has been overwhelmingly good for the world, but skeptics continue to…
Vast raises $500 million for commercial space station development
WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Vast has raised $500 million in its first significant outside investment round.…
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Little Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque living in the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has captured hearts on…
New insights into a hidden process that protects cells from harmful mutations | MIT News
Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or…
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In an unprecedented collaboration, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon
Space Safety 05/03/2026 1438 views 22 likes Last year, an approximately 60 metre near-Earth object captured global attention.…
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The Universe is full of surprises, including a fascinating type of “space laser” known as Mega-Microwave Amplification by…