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Students: Confirmation of predictions about atmospheric gravity waves
Science: Measurements made by college students during last year’s “ring of fire” solar eclipse have confirmed a long-standing prediction about…
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How do mass extinctions help find complex alien life?
Science: Over its 4.5 billion-year history, Earth has suffered several mass extinctions, each of which wiped out more than three-quarters…
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Tonight’s sky: stars and more
Science: There’s a lot to see in the sky tonight, here’s what you can expect to see. A good telescope…
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Vulcan Centaur Rocket ready for launch for the second time on October 4
Science: United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket is ready for its second launch, scheduled for Friday (Oct. 4).…
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Look at the bright center of the Galaxy for the last time this year
Science: The galaxy is always visible in the night sky, but it’s only prominent between April and October in the…
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The “ring of fire” effect produced during an annular eclipse of the Sun
Science: Did you see the total solar eclipse on April 8? Here’s a follow-up. There are at least two solar…
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Space Telescope: Origin of Pluto’s icy moon Charon traced
Science: Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface…
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Is life possible on some moons of Uranus?
Science: Over the past few years, planetary scientists have been seeking a mission to a largely unexplored region of the…
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NASA Telescope: Cosmic Dyson Spheres Detected?
Science: Earlier this year, scientists proposed that one of NASA’s spacecraft — the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE —…
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See the phase of the moon tonight
Science: Today, October 2, 2024, the moon is 29 days old and in the new moon phase of its lunar…
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