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The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight—Here's How to See the Light Show

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower reaches its peak tonight, May 5, into the morning hours of Wednesday, May 6. Here's how and where to see the annual event.

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Science • May 05

New NASA HEAT Coloring Book Blends Art, Science, and Cultural Perspectives

A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book produced by NASA in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is now available for...

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Daniel Wm. McAndrew Obituary

Daniel McAndrew, beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, talent, and quiet brilliance.

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Astronomers Are Shooting Giant Lasers Into The Sky To See The Universe With Unmatched Clarity

A striking image from the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) reveals four blazing laser beams cutting through...

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Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet

Tiny particles of plastic amassing in the atmosphere may be intensifying warming, according to new study. Microplastics shed by synthetic fabrics,...

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These Two Genes Have Been Running Evolution’s Playbook Since the Dinosaurs

For over 120 million years, long before the first humans walked the Earth, butterflies and moths across South America have been independently arriving at...

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Former NASA Administrator and Tulsa Congressman Jim Bridenstine Named CEO of Quantum Space

Quantum Space has appointed former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking a major leadership shift as the company...

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Mars’s Moon Phobos Faces a Faster End Than We Thought, and It Will Be Explosive

Phobos is speeding toward its inevitable destruction, but scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in its timeline. Could it break apart even sooner...

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African Elephants May Be Using Farm Crops As Medicine

Farmers in Gabon, West Africa, often wake up to find their farms raided by elephants. In some cases, the animals feed on the leaves and stems of plants,...

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Jim Bridenstine named CEO of Quantum Space Defense Company

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is now CEO of Quantum Space, leading spacecraft development and U.S. space defense efforts.

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Life with one less: Engineered bacteria break the 20-amino-acid rule

One of life's many mysteries is how it ended up choosing only a set of 20 amino acids to build proteins for its wide catalog of organisms,...

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Former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine takes over as CEO of Quantum Space

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is the new CEO of Quantum Space, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft for use by the U.S. military and...

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Jim Bridenstine named CEO of spacecraft developer Quantum Space

Former Oklahoma Congressman and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the spacecraft developer Quantum Space.

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NASA Volunteers Double Known Population of Brown Dwarfs

A new paper from NASA's Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs,...

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The Edge of Our Galaxy Eluded Scientists for Years. They Finally Found It.

To find the end of the Milky Way, scientists looked to the outermost star-formation site, roughly 40000 light-years from the center.

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Former Trump NASA Head Bridenstine to Lead Startup Quantum Space

Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining Quantum Space, a startup developing maneuverable spacecraft for defense missions, as chief executive...

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Scientists Discovered Wave Wakes Where They Shouldn’t Be—Upending a 140-Year-Old Theory

There's a connection between wave types that scientists once thought were fundamentally different.

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Quantum Space hires Bridenstine as CEO

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining Quantum Space as its CEO as the company pursues emerging opportunities in national security space.

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NASA is making a powerful new ion engine to send astronauts to Mars — and it just passed its 1st test

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium metal vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than the ion engine on the...

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