Interested in why the moon looks like it does tonight? Wonder no more, here’s what you need to know about tonight’s moon, as it moves through the lunar cycle.
The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases…
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Cat in Florida helps discover rare virus for second time – NewsNation
- Cat in Florida helps discover rare virus for second time NewsNation
- Scientist’s cat, again, helps discover new virus UF Health
- Adorable Cat Helps Scientists Discover New Virus (For Second Time) ScienceAlert
- A Cat, a Shrew, and a Hidden Virus:…
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Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought
When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the spacecraft detected a surprisingly low level of internal heat from the planet. Since then, scientists believed Uranus to be the odd one out in our solar…
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Mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may fuel deadly volcanic eruptions – with the capability of wiping out life as we know it
Explosive volcanic eruptions don’t just damage property and cancel flights.
They can kill hundreds or even thousands of people, burying them under lethal ‘pyroclastic’ flows.
Now, scientists in Australia have identified a possible cause of…
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A Solar System Internet? Space Laser Test Moves Us Closer
Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in…
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Iconic NASA Probe That Visited Pluto Could Go Dark Thanks to Trump Cuts
On July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto, revealing unprecedented close-up views of the complex icy world. The iconic mission is still returning data from the far reaches of…
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NIST Ion Clock Sets New Record for Most Accurate Clock in the World
(From left to right) Mason Marshall, David Hume, Willa Arthur-Dworschack and Daniel Rodriguez Castillo stand in front of the aluminum ion clock at NIST. With its recent…
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Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids – Live Science
- Giant space ‘boulders’ unleashed by NASA’s DART mission aren’t behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids Live Science
- NASA’s asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication — DART ejected large boulders into…
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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)
NEW YORK CITY — Tucked away in a building on the corner of 72nd Street and York Avenue in Lenox Hill, an extraterrestrial marvel sits sturdily on a mirrored pedestal. It’s the largest Mars rock on planet Earth — and it turns out its 54-pound…
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This disturbing disease has struck Florida’s coast
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – A mysterious and deadly disease is wreaking havoc on nine-armed sea stars along Florida’s Atlantic coast, according to the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Studies (UF/IFAS).
In a release…
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