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Science • Apr 13

New fruit wash removes 94% pesticides, keeps grapes fresh 15 days at room temp

New plant-based fruit wash not only cleans produce more effectively but also slows spoilage and moisture loss.

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Science • Apr 13

‘Let's be this more.' Artemis II pilot Victor Glover comes home to cheering neighbors

The NASA pilot arrived home in League City, Texas, on Monday following his historic 695000-mile journey to the moon.

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Science • Apr 13

Astronomers Just Nailed Down the Universe’s Expansion Rate... and Now They Have More Questions

Using a new framework, astronomers arrived at the most precise measurement of our universe's expansion rate—but things still don't add up, they say.

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Science • Apr 13

Beneath this cemetery, 5.5 million wild bees form a giant underground city vital to spring pollination

To save money, Rachel Fordyce parked her car for free at Ithaca's East Hill Plaza and walked through East Lawn Cemetery to her job as a technician in an...

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Science • Apr 13

Late-night Florida rocket launch. Best places to watch, liftoff time

SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket in the very early morning hours of April 14. Here's when and where to see liftoff.

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Science • Apr 13

Cornell Researchers Record One of the Largest Ground-Nesting Bee Populations Ever Documented

ITHACA, N.Y. — In a remarkable discovery that highlights the hidden biodiversity in overlooked urban spaces, researchers at Cornell University have...

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Science • Apr 13

Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission Reaches ISS

Northrop Grumman's 24th NASA contracted Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft rendezvoused with the seven-person International Space Station on April 13.

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Science • Apr 13

NASA science faces 'very serious threat' from new White House budget, experts say

The Planetary Society warns that the White House's proposed FY2027 cuts could lead to the cancellation of major NASA initiatives and missions.

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Science • Apr 13

A tiny twist and synthetic diamond put superconductivity on a switch, opening a new route to lossless electronics

Researchers have discovered evidence that superconductivity can be controlled by influencing the surrounding environment, a finding that may lead to more...

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Science • Apr 13

UPDATE: Next SpaceX launch from Vandenberg SFB planned for Tuesday

UPDATE: (Tuesday, 5:42 p.m.) - Tuesday night's launch has been pushed back to 9:29 p.m.. ——. SpaceX is targeting Tuesday night for its next Falcon 9 launch...

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Science • Apr 13

Why we need to work out like astronauts

Now that the Artemis II crew are back on Earth, more work — or at least workouts — will commence. In space an astronaut's body is tested to new limits.

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Science • Apr 13

Two Supermassive Black Holes Are on a Cosmic Collision Course

Supermassive black holes are believed to be at the heart of every galaxy, but how did they get so big? Likely by gobbling up other black holes,...

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Science • Apr 13

The Lyrids meteor shower will soon put on a show. When to look up

Meteor showers will begin to light up the night sky, kicking off the season with the Lyrids. The Lyrids meteor shower is set to begin on Tuesday, April 14,...

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Science • Apr 13

Navy Dive Medical Recovery Team Provides Initial Care to Artemis II Crew

A Navy dive medical team served as the first responders for the Artemis II crew, providing critical assessments and assistance during their safe splashdown...

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Science • Apr 13

Artemis II Commander Praises SpaceX Founder Elon Musk After Mars Sighting During Lunar Flyby, Says 'Zero Doubt' Humans Will Reach It Soon

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman praised SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Saturday after the crew spotted Mars during their lunar flyby, saying there is "zero...

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Science • Apr 13

‘Thrilling’ embryo fossil discovery upends everything we knew about how early mammals gave birth: ‘Breaks entirely new ground’

You can't make a mammal-ette without laying some eggs. The duck-billed platypus wasn't the only mammal to lay eggs. Analysis of a fossil in South Africa...

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Science • Apr 13

Top GOP lawmaker pushes back on NASA’s budget cuts

A key Republican in charge of funding NASA opposes Trump administration plans to slash the agency's budget — and signaled that lawmakers plan to reverse...

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Science • Apr 13

'Really, really weird': Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory

For the first time, scientists have observed quantum entanglement in the momentum of massive particles. The result, decades in the making,...

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Science • Apr 13

Mount Etna breaks volcano rules, tapping 80-kilometer-deep magma in a rare fourth category of eruption

Located in Sicily, Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano. Yet its origin remains largely enigmatic, as no existing geological model fully explains how...

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Science • Apr 13

The sun is tearing an asteroid to pieces, and Earth is now flying through the fallout

Across Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these...

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