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New Japanese Telescope Detects Immense “Superflare” on Nearby Star
KyotoU’s new Seimei telescope detects enormous ‘superflare’ on nearby star The cold, dark chaos of space is filled with mystery.…
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Polarized Light-Matter Interaction: New Optical Phenomenon Revealed by Cartwheeling Light
Rice University study finds novel type of polarized light-matter interaction. A scientist might want to do cartwheels upon making a…
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NASA Finds Conditions Ripe for Active Amazon Fire, Atlantic Hurricane Seasons
Warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean so far in 2020 have set the stage…
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Tracking Colossal Iceberg – Larger Than Delaware – During a 3-Year, 650-Mile Journey
A huge iceberg called A-68 calved from the Antarctic Peninsula’s Larsen C ice shelf on July 12, 2017. Three years…
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Ringing of the Global Atmosphere Detected by Scientists
A checkerboard pattern of low (blue) and high (red) pressure areas moving eastward through time, generated by just two of…
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Viral Dark Matter Exposed in Pioneering Research
Metagenome Database Detects Phage-Derived Antibacterial Enzyme Scientists demonstrate that the information about host bacteria-bacteriophage (phage) associations derived from world’s first…
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Can energy be sucked out of a black hole?
A rotating black hole is such an extreme force of nature that it drags surrounding time and space around with…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe swings through Venus ‘tail’ in flyby today
A daring sun-grazing NASA spacecraft turns its focus to Venus today (July 10) with a critical flyby that will pass…
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Pulsar discovery may solve mystery of strange neutron star crashes
A newfound cosmic lighthouse is shedding light on a yearslong mystery from the first detected collision of neutron stars, revealing…
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NASA Updates Guidelines Preventing Astronauts From Bringing Earth Microbes into the Outer Space
NASA plans to update its guidelines after years of debate on how much biological contamination will be allowed from other…
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Venus Will Be 21 Times Brighter Than the Brightest Star This Week! Here’s How and When to Watch!
On Friday, July 10, Venus puts on a spectacular show for early birds. It established itself as a dazzling morning…
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VERITAS: Exploring the Deep Truths of Venus to Reveal the Inner Workings of Earth’s Mysterious “Twin”
An artist’s concept of active volcanos on Venus, depicting a subduction zone where the foreground crust plunges into the planet’s…
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How “Slingshotting” Works for Space Flight: A Gravity Assist Primer
A Gravity Assist Primer The “gravity assist” concept has proven fundamental to exploring our “back yard” — the solar system.…
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NASA spots Comet NEOWISE from space station – how to see it from the UK this month
From their position on the International Space Station, astronauts are treated to a unique view of our planet that most…
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Cannabis could prevent deadly lung condition linked to coronavirus, study claims
Cannabis could help to prevent a deadly lung condition linked to coronavirus, a new study has claimed. Researchers from the…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover starts Red Planet road trip up Martian mountain
Like many Americans this summer, NASA’s Curiosity rover is embarking on a road trip — but on Mars. The nearly…
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are visible from the UK this week – best times to see them
If you look to the night skies this week, you may notice a mysterious train of lights flying overhead. But…
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Self-isolating ‘may increase your risk of coronavirus’, controversial study claims
Self-isolating ‘may increase your risk of coronavirus’, an expert has controversially claimed. Professor Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at…
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Delirious coronavirus-infected man admits to wife he used to have sex with men
From a dry cough to a loss of taste, coronavirus is known to be associated with a range of unpleasant…
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Two children die from Kawasaki-like disease linked to coronavirus in UK
A mysterious new coronavirus-related illness has hit the headlines in recent weeks, after several cases were seen in children across…