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Science • May 11

The universe evolves like a life form

We tend to think of reality as made up of things, governed by fixed laws that determine how they change over time. But biochemist Timothy Jackson argues...

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Science • May 11

Does Dante's Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact?

Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a multi-ringed crater with a...

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Science • May 11

The Hole in the Ice at the End of the Earth

The glacier's rippling mass sprawled from the hills and volcanoes of the Antarctic interior out into the Southern Ocean, covering an area the size of...

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Science • May 11

SpaceX rocket launch in Florida: What time is Cape Canaveral liftoff?

(This article was updated to reflect a change in the rocket launch liftoff date and time.) A so Florida thing is coming up: A rocket launch is scheduled...

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Science • May 11

10 May R2 (Moderate) Radio Blackout

Region 4436 produced an M5.7 flare (R2/Moderate) at 10/1339 UTC. This event was accompanied by a Type II radio sweep with an estimated speed of 650 km/s.

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Science • May 11

NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph

NASA's Psyche spacecraft is about to pull off a dramatic close flyby of Mars, skimming just 2800 miles above the planet to get a powerful gravitational...

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Science • May 11

A Perfect New Supermoon As Dark Skies Return: The Night Sky This Week

North America's celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere.

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Science • May 11

A brief history of the cosmic distance record

Only nearby objects appear to the naked eye. With telescopes of all types, especially in space, we've smashed those records many times over.

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Science • May 11

Color Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast

Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

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Science • May 11

Stardust Trapped in Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth's Journey Through The Cosmos

This glittering spaceship Earth and the Solar System it inhabits are not fixed in space, but whirl, slowly and grandly, as part of the galactic-scale waltz...

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Science • May 11

Pirouetting and gaping: mysterious whale behaviour documented as humpback migration begins

With the help of citizen scientists, researchers studying rare humpback 'jaw-gaping' believe the move could be a social display.

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Science • May 11

Rare giant squid found in western Australia

(NewsNation) — Scientists have uncovered evidence of a giant squid in waters off western Australia for the first time in more than 25 years.

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Science • May 11

NASA's Psyche Spacecraft Captures Rare Crescent Image Of Mars During Flyby

A new image captured by a spacecraft traveling through deep space shows Mars as a thin crescent, offering a rare and unusual view of the Red Planet.

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Science • May 11

Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in half

A new study suggests early asteroid trajectory data could help design faster Mars missions, potentially cutting round-trip travel time to under a year.

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Science • May 11

Scientists discover Earth has a hidden eighth continent

For centuries, humanity believed Earth had only seven continents, but scientists now say a massive hidden landmass nearly 1.9 million square miles wide has...

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Science • May 11

Scientists Solve 100-Year-Old Schrödinger Mystery About Color Perception

Scientists have finally cracked the hidden geometry behind how humans perceive color.

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Science • May 10

That Haunted Feeling May Be Caused by a Sound You Can’t Hear

People exposed to infrasound may not consciously hear it, but they can show higher cortisol levels and increased irritability, which may help explain...

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Science • May 10

SpaceX plans Monday rocket launch at Vandenberg. When, where to watch

SpaceX is planning to launch military reconnaissance satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Here's where to watch the rocket launch.

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Science • May 10

Science makes an enlightening discovery that could rewrite what we know of physics

Scientists have uncovered a groundbreaking phenomenon involving light itself, a discovery that could fundamentally rewrite humanity's current understanding...

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Science • May 10

NASA’s Webb telescope unveils stunning new view of Messier 77

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a striking new image of Messier 77, revealing glowing spiral arms, dense dust, and a bright galactic core 45...

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