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Science • May 22

83-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Lizard Fossil Unearthed in France

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of pan-shinisaur lizard from a partial upper jaw discovered in southern France, pushing the presence...

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Science • May 22

Neptune’s Moon Nereid May Be Lone Survivor of an Ancient Cosmic Massacre

The farthest planet from the Sun has a rather strange collection of moons in its orbit. That may be because Neptune's largest moon, Triton, made a mess when...

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Science • May 22

Mysterious Earthquakes Strike Like Clockwork – We May Finally Know Why

For more than three decades, experts have been trying to solve the mystery of why a certain kind of underwater fault triggers earthquakes way more...

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Science • May 22

Paleontologists Discover an Ancient Marine Reptile They've Dubbed the T. Rex of the Sea, Crowning Another King of the Cretaceous

Scientists figured out that the predators were lumped in with a previously named mosasaur species. The new one, called Tylosaurus rex, could grow to 43 feet...

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Science • May 22

Novel porous gel changes color, shrinks and hardens when it detects target molecules

Researchers at Kyoto University and Tohoku University have developed a new porous polymer gel that selectively recognizes specific molecules (referred to as...

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Science • May 22

See NASA's Stunning New Images of Mars Captured During an Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft's Strategic Flyby

En route to the largest known metallic asteroid in our solar system, NASA's Psyche spacecraft just got a boost from Mars—and a rare look at the red planet.

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Science • May 22

The Voyager Golden Record carries a small sample of uranium on its cover, placed there so that whoever finds it can measure the decay and work out how long it has been drifting — a built-in clock for a message engineered to last around a billion years.

Each of the two Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, carries a phonograph record. The records hold sounds and images chosen to represent Earth,...

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Science • May 22

Fossil Kept in a Museum For Decades Turns Out to Be a Fearsome New Predator

A prehistoric predator to rival the most fearsome giant of them all has just been discovered lurking half-forgotten in a museum collection.

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Science • May 22

That Dreaded Air Leak on the ISS’s Russian Segment Is Back

Like a recurring nightmare, a troubling leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station has returned despite several attempts to patch it...

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Science • May 22

NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station

NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

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Science • May 22

Physicists figure out how to reduce formation of 'viscous fingers'

When they reach the bottom of a soap dispenser, frugal handwashers might try adding water to the bottle to push out the last bit of soap.

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Science • May 22

NASA Reboot Memo From Jared Isaacman (long)

Keith's note: Here it is: Jared Isaacman's Magnum Opus 2.0 on how to reorganize and reboot NASA. Typos are mine not Jared's. Oh yes – the picture,...

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Science • May 22

This Alien Planet Has Rock Clouds That Vaporize Before Sunset

JWST has revealed a surprising daily cloud cycle on a distant hot Jupiter, giving scientists a clearer look at its atmosphere.

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Science • May 22

JWST Caught Dual Atmospheres on the Same Planet 600 Light-years from Earth

Six hundred light-years from Earth, a giant planet is giving astronomers something they have never quite seen before: two very different skies on the same...

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Science • May 22

'Designer' superconducting diamond: Researchers uncover path to multi-modality quantum chips

Diamond is extremely valuable to science and technology not for its sparkle but for its extreme hardness, high thermal conductivity, transparency to a large...

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Science • May 22

NASA Is Opening Up Bids For Who Will Run The Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The JPL's current contract with Caltech ends in 2028.

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Science • May 22

Artemis II takes over Place-des-Arts

A panel featuring the crew of the Artemis II mission at Place-des-Arts featured discussions of teamwork and resilience as well as a rallying cry to promote...

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Science • May 22

NASA unveils sweeping reorganization

NASA announced one of its biggest reorganizations in recent memory May 22, combining mission directorates and reshuffling personnel.

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Science • May 22

Artemis II: Why our return to the moon took so long

The long and winding road that led to Artemis II, NASA's first crewed flight to the moon since the Apollo era.

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Science • May 22

Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years

NASA plans to open up competition for control over the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which has historically been operated by the California Institute of...

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