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The Star Manual of Master Shi is an ancient Chinese star catalog now claimed by astronomers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) to be the oldest surviving star catalog globally. Dating back to around 355 BC, this manuscript…

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When a fossil preserves an animal’s complete body in a death pose, seeing it is observing a…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The latest selfie by NASA’s Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.

Resembling a small pale puff, the twirling dust devil popped up 3 miles (5 kilometers) behind the rover during…

Waiting is hard. Whether it’s a child eyeing a cookie or a sea creature hovering above a crab, the tug between “now” and “later” shapes daily choices. Across species, holding off for a better payoff often pairs with sharper thinking and…

The high cost of escaping Earth’s gravity has long been a barrier to expanding human presence in space. Launching just one kilogram into orbit can cost tens of thousands of dollars, and the expenses increase significantly for missions…

Sometime between today and 200 years from now, scientists say “the big one” will hit the United States.

There is danger lurking on the sea floor off the Pacific Northwest’s coast: After centuries of two tectonic plates pushing up against…

A burst of energy more powerful than any other laser in the United States just fired from the ZEUS facility – at a jaw-dropping 2 petawatts. That’s two quadrillion watts in a single pulse. It’s a flash so brief it lasts just 25…

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