It’s not much of a stretch to say that Earth’s inner structure, especially the innermost spherical core, has stupefied scientists for generations. It sits over 3,000 miles below the surface, smaller than the Moon yet massive enough to play a…
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Why We’ll Never Find A Frozen Dinosaur, But There Are Mummified Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago (well, apart from those feathered ones still alive today), but despite the incredible age of their fossils, we do find soft tissues intact. These mummified samples have provided snapshots into…
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ALMA Spots Record-Breaking Flare From Proxima Centauri
A small star just over four light-years from Earth has just made a very big statement. In a groundbreaking new study, astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected the most powerful flare ever recorded…
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This Tiny Primate Freezes Itself for Months—And Comes Out Younger
A small lemur native to Madagascar may hold unexpected clues to reversing aging, thanks to a surprising cellular ability observed during its long hibernation.
Researchers at Duke University and UC San Francisco have found that the fat-tailed…
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Fram2 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of polar spaceflight – Spaceflight Now
The four astronauts of the Fram2 mission stand atop the crew access tower at Launch Complex 39A during a pad visit in mid-February. From left to right: Eric Philips, Chun Wang, Rabea Rogge, Jannicke Mikkelsen. Image: Fram2 Less than a month after…
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Europe’s first Mars rover will have UK-built lander | Mars
Europe’s first rover to be sent to another planet is back on track to reach Mars, with the lander that will deposit it on the surface lined up to be built in the UK.
The Rosalind Franklin rover – named after the scientist who played a key role…
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Scientists unveil unprecedented find in secret Antarctic lake: ‘Foundational to understanding biology’
An Antarctic lake once thought to be completely frozen is instead teeming with life, leaving researchers thrilled about its educational possibilities.
As reported by Live Science, the researchers made their discovery during a visit to Antarctica…
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This massive 1,000-mile life-saving rescue of an ocean-stranded sailor defies all odds
IN A NUTSHELL - ? The 129th Rescue Wing executed a perilous mission to save a patient 500 miles off the coast of San Francisco.
- ? Equipped with HC-130J aircraft and HH-60G helicopters, the team demonstrated expertise in…
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Meet the astronauts of SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, the 1st to fly over Earth’s poles
The first human spaceflight ever to cruise over Earth’s polar regions, the privately funded Fram2 mission from SpaceX, is set to carry four astronauts on a roughly four-day orbital mission.
Fram2 will launch no earlier than Monday (March 31)…
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NASA cancels cargo launch to ISS due to damaged Cygnus spacecraft
NASA has called off a planned cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) due to a damaged spacecraft.
The spacecraft is a robotic Cygnus freighter, built by the Virginia-based company Northrop Grumman. It had been scheduled to launch…
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