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Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid Apophis to pass closer to Earth than many satellites in 2029, NASA says

Apophis, an Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid, will pass closer to Earth than many satellites in 2029. NASA says there is no risk of impact for at least 100...

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Science • May 04

Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers

A tiny, little-known world beyond Pluto appears to have an atmosphere, Japanese astronomers said Monday, defying what had been thought possible for icy...

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Science • May 04

Explosion Rocks SpaceX’s Test of Water Deluge System Ahead of Starship Launch

We're possibly one week away from witnessing the first flight of the upgraded Starship rocket, and things are heating up at SpaceX's launch site. Literally.

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Science • May 04

Thin atmosphere detected around distant object beyond Pluto

Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object previously thought to be...

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Science • May 04

In world first, Israeli scientists map digital atlas of healthy human liver

Weizmann Institute, Sheba Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic researchers find differences in human and mouse livers; study can help improve treatment for fatty...

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Science • May 04

Infrared spectrum of LHS 3844 b’s hot dayside derived from the brightness contrast to its host star

Infrared spectrum of LHS 3844 b's hot dayside derived from the brightness contrast to its host star in ppm (parts per million = 0.0001%) at different...

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Science • May 04

DNA-reading AI reconstructs ancestry in minutes, matching top statistical methods

Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the way large language models like ChatGPT...

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Science • May 04

NASA just dropped more than 12,000 Artemis II photos—here’s how to see them

Want to go to the moon? Travel vicariously through the more than 12000 photos NASA just posted from the Artemis II mission.

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Science • May 04

Buried electrical pathways across the US reveal new clues about Earth's interior and power grid risks

A solar storm like the one that caused a nine-hour blackout across Quebec in 1989 could have even more dramatic effects if it struck the eastern United...

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Science • May 04

Chemists capture light-matter hybrid particles traveling long distances

To capture a crisp image of a hummingbird in flight, which can flap its wings up to 200 times per second, a photographer needs a camera with an extremely...

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Science • May 04

Bold Yellowstone Coyotes Charge Grizzly That Got Too Close To Their Pup Den

A grizzly bear chased by a pair of coyotes seemed so unlikely, even those watching weren't sure they believed it. This bear got too close to their den of…

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Science • May 04

500-Year-Old Gold Dental Implant Unearthed In Scotland Reveals Surprisingly Advanced Medieval Dentistry

A rare gold dental ligature discovered in Scotland reveals surprisingly advanced medical practices centuries before modern dentistry.

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Science • May 04

After a 40-year wait, technology finally enables three-sided zipper design

In 1985, the Innovative Design Fund placed an ad in Scientific American offering up to $10000 to support clever prototypes for clothing, home decor,...

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Science • May 04

15 Stunning Images From the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year

Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has announced the winners of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition.

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Science • May 04

New Research Shows How the Earliest Humans Got Their Meat

The findings highlight the nuanced ways in which early humans kept themselves well-fed.

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Science • May 04

James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a dark, airless, Mercury-like world.

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Science • May 04

Astronomers Spot Dozens of Potential ‘Tatooine’ Worlds

The existence of circumbinary planets — exoplanets that orbit binary stars — has only been firmly established over the past 15 years.

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Science • May 04

Optically dark gamma-ray burst reveals an unusually wide jet

Using various telescopes, an international team of astronomers has performed multi-wavelength observations of a recently identified gamma-ray burst source...

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Science • May 04

Portion of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a collision course with the moon

An independent astronomer predicts a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage will crash into the moon on Aug. 5, 2026, after orbiting Earth for a year.

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Science • May 04

JWST Has Revealed The Surface Composition Of A Rocky Planet 49 Light-Years Away

Despite struggling to determine the atmospheres of rocky planets orbiting nearby stars, the JWST appears to have achieved what would seem a much harder...

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