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Science • Jul 10

Astronomers may have heard the 1st 'whispers' of ghost particles created by supernova explosions

The universe is haunted by "cosmic ghosts" called neutrinos, and new research suggests they may be the "whispers" of stars that died in supernova explosions...

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Science • Jul 10

Saturn's rings are so young that dinosaurs would have looked up at a ringless planet, and measurements from the Cassini probe suggest they are being pulled into the planet fast enough to disappear entirely

Cassini data point two ways at once: Saturn's rings look like a recent addition, younger than most of the dinosaur era, and they are draining into the...

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Science • Jul 10

El Nino's impact could be weakened by almost 40%. Scientists are working on a plan

As the world braces for the possibility of a powerful El Nino, scientists have suggested that a geoengineering process could help blunt the impact of the...

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Science • Jul 10

Week in wildlife: a froggy lunch, a surf-loving penguin and an ambitious treehopper

Dining off-menu … an eastern garter snake swallows a pickerel frog headfirst near a cottage in Ontario, Canada. Pickerel frogs secrete a toxic substance...

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Science • Jul 10

NASA taps SpaceX to launch the telescope that could unlock new worlds

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. With a field of view 100 times wider than...

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Science • Jul 10

Ask Ethan: What sets the size of the observable Universe?

For all we know, the cosmos could truly be infinite in scale. But the observable part of our Universe? It's finite, and its size is known.

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Science • Jul 10

Why Americans Cannot Ignore August’s Total Solar Eclipse

The path of totality for the total solar eclipse on Wednesday, Aug. 12, will not cross North America, but Americans still have two big reasons to care about...

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Science • Jul 10

Up to 60% of medieval texts and 95% of manuscripts have vanished, study finds

A new study estimates 60% of medieval texts and over 95% of manuscripts were lost through centuries of copying and destruction.

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Science • Jul 10

CUNY ASRC Recreates Extreme Black Hole Physics in the Lab

Conceptual illustration of Penrose's proposal that energy can be extracted from a rotating black hole. When a particle (blue) enters the ergosphere region,...

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Science • Jul 10

35 Healthcare Secrets Are Finally Exposed And The Internet Is Not Ready For Some Of Them

Your doctor Googled your symptoms. The nurse wrote down exactly how you spoke to her. And somewhere in a hospital right now, a surgeon is about to operate...

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Science • Jul 10

Scientists Found Invisible Gold Hiding in The Seafloor at Record-Breaking Concentrations

Japan has found a potentially perfect place to build a commercial underwater gold mine – although whether it should is another matter inspiring great global...

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Science • Jul 09

Fossils reveal the earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known ‘righty’

Research on Spriggina floundersi fossils found the wormlike creatures favored their right sides, a behavioral preference in modern animals that are...

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Science • Jul 09

FCC Approves Reflect Orbital's Space Mirror Satellite That Astronomers Hate

Despite a flood of objections, the FCC has approved a startup's plan to launch a controversial satellite that'll use a giant mirror to reflect sunlight to...

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Science • Jul 09

See it: Scientists sample once-inaccessible tephra from wall of crater on Kilauea's summit

Three scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey had the opportunity to fly into the summit of Hawaii's most active volcano to collect samples for research.

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Science • Jul 09

NASA seeks volunteers for yearlong simulated moon and Mars deep space missions

NASA is seeking volunteers to participate in a yearlong mission simulating future trips to the moon and Mars.

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Science • Jul 09

Scientists collect samples from Kilauea volcano summit crater

Three scientists went on a mission to collect tephra samples from one of Kilauea's craters in order to help further research into the volcano's behavior.

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Science • Jul 09

NASA wants volunteers for space simulation

NASA is looking for volunteers willing to spend a year in a simulated space habitat.

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Science • Jul 09

Dirty 'button' unearthed by metal detectorist turns out to be a rare 900-year-old coin from Norway's last Viking king, Magnus Barefoot

A metal detectorist in Norway dismissed a rare 900-year-old silver coin as a button, before researchers realized it was a one-of-a-kind piece linked to...

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Science • Jul 09

Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns

Using the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31 black-hole-powered quasars in the early...

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Science • Jul 09

NASA needs 4 volunteers to live in a simulated space habitat

NASA is looking for 4 volunteers willing to spend a year inside a simulated space habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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