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Science • May 21

I Study the Universe. And Everything Scientists Know About the End of the World Could Be Wrong.

For the first time in a quarter-century, we genuinely do not know what the universe will do next.

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Science • May 21

NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather

On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA's AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the mission to a.

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Science • May 21

Why You Should Make Important Life Decisions When You Desperately Need To Pee

Before you relieve yourself, maybe you should make a few detrimental life decisions first.

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Science • May 21

Mars flyby captures spectacular, unique views of the red planet

NASA's Psyche mission to investigate a metal-rich asteroid captured rare glimpses of Mars during a recent flyby.

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Science • May 21

NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More

NASA's historic Artemis II mission coverage, which connected global audiences to watch the first humans to travel around the Moon in more than half a...

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Science • May 21

Astronomers De-Fog Exoplanet Atmospheres with New Cloud-Detecting Method

The discovery of a daily cloud cycle of a distant 'hot Jupiter' has given researchers a unique insight into the planet's evolution and make-up.

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Science • May 21

Scientists May Finally Know Why T. Rex Had Such Tiny Arms

You probably wouldn't say it to its face, but the famously fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the butt of tiny arm jokes.

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Science • May 21

This exoplanet's sky is full of puffy clouds made of vaporized rock—but only on one side

An out-of-this-world weather report from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals how clouds move across a giant planet hundreds of light-years from Earth.

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Science • May 21

Crew Conducting Advanced Health Research and More Spacewalk Preps

Four Expedition 74 astronauts had a light duty day with an array of advanced research still scheduled for Thursday. The three cosmonauts aboard the...

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Science • May 21

This exoplanet weather forecast by the James Webb Space Telescope calls for sandy skies and a clear (alien) sunset

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed a cloudy morning dissipating to leave a clear sky by dusk on a distant hot Jupiter.

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Science • May 21

America is preparing to land humans on the Moon while quietly proposing to terminate 53 science missions, lay off thousands of researchers, and cancel every partnership with Europe — and calling what remains a leaner, more focused program

The White House's fiscal year 2027 budget request for NASA, released on 3 April, proposes cutting the agency's total funding from $24.4 billion to $18.8...

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Science • May 21

Astronomers de-fog exoplanet atmospheres with new cloud-detecting method

Sand clouds form every morning but clear up by nightfall on WASP-94A b, a well-studied gas giant in a constellation located nearly 700 light years away from...

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Science • May 21

Cloudy mornings, clear nights: charting weather on distant world

Astronomers have revealed the weather on a giant planet nearly 700 light years away, showing how cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings.

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Science • May 21

Webb Telescope Detects Cloudy Mornings And Clear Nights On Alien World

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a striking weather cycle on a distant so-called “Hot Jupiter” exoplanet, revealing cloudy...

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Science • May 21

Webb Telescope Detects Cloudy Mornings And Clear Nights On Alien World

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a striking weather cycle on a distant so-called “Hot Jupiter” exoplanet, revealing cloudy...

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Science • May 21

Exclusive: There’s a new T. rex in town—and this giant beast ruled the seas

Equipped with powerful jaws and finely serrated teeth, paleontologists say the 43-foot-long prehistoric marine reptile deserves the name Tylosaurus rex.

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Science • May 21

Black holes may avoid singularities when charge and Hawking radiation combine, theoretical physicist argues

Black holes are regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, even light, can escape. Einstein's theory of general relativity breaks down inside...

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Science • May 21

What is a ‘space jellyfish’ and how does it form in the sky after rocket launch?

The northeast sky put on a show for some us Thursday morning after SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched in central Florida. If the sky was clear enough,...

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Science • May 21

Rocks Kept in a Warehouse For Decades Held a Major Clue to Complex Life

Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores of rock.

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Science • May 21

Uh-oh, the International Space Station is leaking again

NASA confirmed Thursday that the Russian segment of the International Space Station has begun leaking atmosphere into space again.

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