A rare ‘pack ice’ killer whale has been filmed swimming in the snow by researchers who are trying to protect this unique population.
“My colleagues and I had been searching for days and, as we slowly made our way along a channel choked with…
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures images of peanut-shaped asteroid during 30,000 mph flyby
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy space rock that resembles an odd-shaped peanut.
The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close approach at a speed…
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Tuesday Telescope: A rare glimpse of one of the smallest known moons
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications…
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A Chinese-born crypto tycoon—of all people—changed the way I think of space
“It was not 100 percent available, but when it was, it was really fast,” Chun wrote of the Internet connection in an email to Ars. He told us he used an iPhone 16 Pro Max for his 4K videos. From some 200 miles (300…
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Geologists Detect Alarming Signs of Earth’s Crust Peeling Under Sierra Nevada — And It’s Still Moving
Seismologists studying earthquake patterns in California have uncovered extraordinary evidence of a rare geological process deep beneath the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Known as lithospheric foundering, this phenomenon involves the Earth’s…
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How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the ‘Blue Marble’ from space
NasaThe “Blue Marble” was the first photograph of the whole Earth and the only one ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of the planet reveals visible changes to the Earth’s surface.
“I’ll tell you,” said astronaut Harrison Schmitt as…
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New Quantum ‘Game’ Showcases Promise of Quantum Computers
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- Researchers used Quantinuum’s H1 quantum computer to demonstrate a robust and scalable quantum game that consistently achieved quantum “pseudotelepathy.”
- The experiment involved arranging entangled qubits into a…
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Bothell company creates innovative new space vehicle
BOTHELL, Wash. — Washington resident Jeff Thornburg has an impressive and lengthy resume.
He’s worked for NASA, SpaceX, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and Paul Allen.
All of that experience led him to where he is now: The owner of his own company,
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Blue Skies Space to build satellite fleet around the moon to map the ancient universe
The Italian Space Agency has picked European company Blue Skies Space to build a fleet of satellites around the moon to map the ancient universe.
Blue Skies has partnered with another space company, OHB Italia, to build the satellite fleet,…
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight Monday
SEATTLE — When you think of meteor showers, you may think of the impressive Perseids in August. But April has a falling star display of its own as well. The Lyrid meteor shower peaks Monday night.
According to NASA, this is one of the oldest…
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