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Astronomers have been trying to determine the cosmic origins of the heaviest elements, like gold,…
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Sperm have a heat-activated switch that may be key to fertility
Mammalian sperm are unusually picky. They prefer cooler environments, thriving below normal body temperature. Yet, they must navigate the female reproductive tract, which is warmer. So how do they survive and succeed?
New research from Washington…
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As Ship 35 Static Fires, SpaceX has a Fleet of Vehicles Getting Ready for Flight
As Ship 35 Static Fires, SpaceX has a Fleet of Vehicles Getting Ready for Flight – NASASpaceFlight.com
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SpaceX puts Vandenberg launch on hold – Spaceflight Now
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX Update May 3, 9 p.m. EDT: SpaceX has put this launch on hold and no new launch date has been announced
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‘Zombie’ volcano dormant for 250,000 years awakens as scientists warn of eruption
A volcano that has not erupted in 250,000 years is showing signs of an imminent eruption that would cause destruction and loss of life.
Uturuncu, a so-called ‘zombie’ volcano located in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia, has experienced increased…
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SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center – Spaceflight Now
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands at pad 39A for its planned launch with 21 Starlink satellites. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. SpaceX is preparing to launch its largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date.
Onboard the Starlink 6-84…
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Halley’s Comet debris makes for stunning meteor shower with peak approaching
Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet, last seen in 1986, leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids.
When this meteor shower lights up the night sky, “you’ll know that…
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‘It’s sort of a blueprint’
What happens if a bird sings in the forest and no one is there to hear it?
If it’s in the Sierra Nevada, chances are a microphone placed by researchers from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin will be listening.
A vast network of…
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‘Living Fossil’ Fish Species Once Thought Extinct for 70 Million Years Photographed in Rare Sighting
A species of coelacanth, a fish that dates back to before the dinosaurs, has been photographed in Indonesia for the first time.
The Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis), once considered extinct for 70 million years, was photographed in…
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Read the Newest Research on Earliest Ancestral Life Form Luca
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The fact that we are all alive and on Earth is nothing short of a miracle, though we may take that for granted. Seemingly random moments and combinations of conditions have occurred in such…
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