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A billionaire astronaut and his crew have returned to Earth after taking part in the first private spacewalk.
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Business InsiderAnother setback for Elon Musk's SpaceX after mishap with NASA rescue mission
SpaceX launched its mission to rescue the two Starliner astronauts — but it didn't go entirely according to plan.
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Weird New Quantum Experiment Sounds Suspiciously Like Time Travel
Quantum mechanics: it's the realm of science where nothing is normal, and everything seems to undermine the fundaments of our common understanding of reality. Nonetheless, we simple humans tick on. But quantum physicists, who pride themselves on staring into the abyss and gleaning its spooky secrets, have just discovered another baffling phenomenon to make your […]
- Futurism
There’s Something Seriously Weird About This Supernova
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured some bizarre imagery of an exploding star that, for some reason, keeps repeating itself. In a press release,
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Grounded Astronauts Angry They Were Forced to Give Up Their Seats for Stranded Starliner Crew
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were intending to get a lift to the Internaitonal Space Station on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft over the weekend. But thanks to Boeing's disastrous crewed test flight of its issues-laden Starliner spacecraft, the pair had to stay behind to make space for their stranded colleagues, […]
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Ant agriculture started 66 million years ago, study suggests
Researchers say many animals have been growing their own food since long before humans existed.
- Sky News
'Most impressive comet of the year' set to burn across the night sky
The A3 comet is described as "the most impressive comet of the year" by the Royal Greenwich Observatory and should be visible to the naked eye if the conditions are right. The comet, also known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas), was discovered in January 2023 and visits the inner solar system roughly every 80,000 years. It comes from the Oort Cloud, a huge shell that surrounds our solar system.
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NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft. The space agency said Tuesday that Voyager 2's plasma science instrument — designed to measure the flow of charged atoms — was powered down in late September so the spacecraft can keep exploring for as long as possible, expected into the 2030s. NASA turned off a suite of instruments on Voyager 2 and its twin Voyager 1 after they explored the gas giant planets in the 1980s.
- Futurism
A Colossal Solar Flare Just Triggered a Radio Blackout on Earth
Blackout A huge solar flare caused a radio blackout on Earth yesterday, according to Spaceweather.com. The event, caused by an exploding sunspot, clocked in as a powerful X-level solar flare and was deemed by experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation (NOAA) to be the second-strongest of the year so far. The radio blackouts occurred […]
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How Pangaea Became 7 Separate Continents
The idea of Pangaea comes from Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the seven continents were once joined as a supercontinent. Learn more about Pangaea.
- The Guardian
Real art in museums stimulates brain much more than reprints, study finds
Scientists in Netherlands using eye-tracking and MRI scans found ‘enormous difference’ between genuine works and posters
- The Conversation
The darker side of human rights for great apes
Plans to give great apes personhood are long overdue - but they could set back animal rights for other species.
- The Independent
Scientists create first ever ‘map’ of an adult brain
3D rendering of fruit fly’s neurons is the first time that scientists have captured the whole brain of an adult that can walk and see
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Fruit fly brain map ‘could help shed light on how humans think and behave’
The map shows how the brain’s 140,000 neurons make close to 50 million connections between them.
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Dolphins ‘smile’ during play, scientists find
They are social animals and can often be seen in small groups of up to 15 dolphins.
- Euronews
CERN at 70: The cradle of the Higgs boson and World Wide Web looks to the future
Started in 1954, the 7,000 scientists at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) are focused on the innovations and discoveries of the future.
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China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience
At a laboratory in Beijing, purple and green hybrid-species grapes are laid out on a board for testing, part of the strategy China's nascent wine industry is using to try to combat climate challenges.- Creating hybrids - The most ambitious strategies involve developing new hybrid grape varieties that are more resistant to inclement weather.
- Associated Press
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up. As executive director of the Great Lakes Observing System, she's leading a campaign to map every meter of the lakes' bottom.
- CNN
Meet SpaceHopper, a three-legged hopping asteroid explorer
Created by students at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, the bouncy bot is designed for exploring microgravity environments, such as asteroids.
- Wales Online
A camera caught this man red handed, what he had been doing in people's houses is absolutely staggering
When they got home, people felt sick, horrified and useless
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What Doctors Want You to Know About Getting COVID and Flu Shots Together
It’s possible to get your COVID and flu shots at the same time, but there are aspects to consider. Here, doctors share side effects and what to keep in mind.