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Science • May 08

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains strange water never seen in our solar system

A mysterious comet from beyond our solar system is giving astronomers a rare glimpse into alien worlds — and it may have formed in a place far colder and...

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Science • May 08

Neutron stars: Roman telescope will weigh invisible objects

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to detect invisible neutron stars—the remnants of collapsed massive stars—thanks to the bending of...

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Science • May 08

Ask Ethan: How empty are the depths of space?

There's a lot of room in interplanetary, interstellar, and intergalactic space, but just how low the densities go is truly mind-boggling.

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Science • May 08

NASA's new STORIE mission to provide fresh inside-out view of 'space doughnut' around Earth

A new perspective in the sky is set to give fresh insights into Earth's ring current. Set to launch aboard the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply services...

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Science • May 08

Astronomers Spot Possible Missing Link to Webb’s Little Red Dots

Astronomers may have found the missing link required to understand one of the James Webb Space Telescope's most puzzling discoveries.

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Science • May 08

Scientists Just Discovered the Hidden Trick That Keeps Your Cells Alive

A strange bead-like motion inside cells may be the secret to keeping their DNA—and health—in balance.

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Science • May 08

Scientists Discover 166-Million-Year-Old Dog-Sized Dinosaur That Lived Among Prehistoric Giants

A rare dinosaur fossil, the most complete found in Scotland, could shift our understanding of Jurassic life, offering new clues about the evolution of...

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Science • May 08

Scientists Drop Recorders in Amazon Stream and Capture Predators Hunting Like Never Before

Scientists have dropped recorders into an Amazon stream and captured predator behavior in a way never seen before.

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Science • May 08

Contractor Conversion: Two Things Can Be True At NASA

Keith's note: I posted an item Contractor Conversion Flaws Arise At NASA wherein I summarized information from multiple employees at NASA KSC about...

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Science • May 07

Dirty mind? Study suggests gut movement may flush excess material from our brains

Research on mice suggests movement in the abdomen moves fluid through the brain.

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Science • May 07

A bizarre 'decapitated' asteroid likely made the moon's largest impact crater. NASA's Artemis astronauts may land near the proof

A violent impact might have ejected material from deep within the moon's mantle — and future Artemis astronauts might be able to sample it.

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Science • May 07

Webb space telescope finds a giant galaxy that doesn’t spin

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted something that shouldn't exist—at least not so early in the universe. A massive galaxy, formed...

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Science • May 07

New wireless visual cortex implant helps restore artificial sight

Wireless brain implant restores artificial vision progress with third blind patient implanted in US clinical trial.

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Science • May 07

Ultrahigh-energy cosmic messengers may carry ultraheavy secrets

There may be an ultraheavy explanation for the mystery surrounding the origins of the highest-energy particles ever observed. Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays...

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Science • May 07

A 29-pound Mars rock held NASA's Curiosity rover hostage for 6 days (video)

Mars has intense radiation and furious dust storms. But what slowed down NASA's Curiosity rover last month? A rock that just wouldn't let go.

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Science • May 07

Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock

NASA's Curiosity rover has been trundling around Mars since it touched down on the surface almost 14 years ago. The car-sized, nuclear-powered robot's...

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Science • May 07

New Research Shows Vitamin B12 May Hold the Key to Healthy Aging

Vitamin B12 may shape metabolism and aging more than previously understood.

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Science • May 07

‘Whatever Russia is testing, it’s sophisticated’: Satellites pass within 3 metres of each other

Astronomers have observed two Russian military satellites passing within 3 metres (10 feet) of each other in an unexplained manoeuvre.

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Science • May 07

JAXA Joins Ramses Mission With H3 Launch To Asteroid

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan's space agency, has agreed to work with the European Space Agency on the Ramses planetary defense mission.

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Science • May 07

NASA's Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Are Moving Fast

Engineer Jaakko Karras inspects a next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blade prior to supersonic speed testing in the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA's Jet...

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