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NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals the shockingly violent history of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole - Space
🔬 science Space.com 5 months ago

NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals the shockingly violent history of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole - Space

"Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this."

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Watch a Supernova's Expansion Over 25 Years in Dramatic NASA Timelapse - ScienceAlert
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Watch a Supernova's Expansion Over 25 Years in Dramatic NASA Timelapse - ScienceAlert

A new video provides a front-row seat to a cosmic drama that has been playing out for centuries.

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Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge! - Space
🔬 science Space.com 5 months ago

Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge! - Space

2025 MN45 is 0.4 miles wide and completes one rotation every 1.88 minutes.

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Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new 'CRASH Clock' reveals - Live Science
🔬 science Live Science 5 months ago

Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new 'CRASH Clock' reveals - Live Science

Researchers have proposed a theoretical timepiece, dubbed the "CRASH Clock," which tells us how quickly satellites would start colliding if they lost the ability to avoid each other, such as during a powerful solar storm. And its value is rapidly decreasing.

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Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space - Space
🔬 science Space.com 5 months ago

Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space - Space

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price."

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A Pacific Northwest girl ‘raised by the ocean’ grows up to make notable contributions to worldwide ocean health - OregonLive.com
🔬 science OregonLive 5 months ago

A Pacific Northwest girl ‘raised by the ocean’ grows up to make notable contributions to worldwide ocean health - OregonLive.com

“Standing at the edge of the world, in a place I only knew from photos and documentaries, I can’t imagine a greater thrill than this,” she wrote in one account. “The thrill of seeking to know the ocean and joining the ranks of researchers across the globe wor…

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Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it? - Space
🔬 science Space.com 5 months ago

Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it? - Space

Solar system comets are often at their brightest as they draw close to the sun

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Scientists are closing in on the Universe’s biggest mystery - ScienceDaily
🔬 science Science Daily 5 months ago

Scientists are closing in on the Universe’s biggest mystery - ScienceDaily

Nearly everything in the universe is made of mysterious dark matter and dark energy, yet we can’t see either of them directly. Scientists are developing detectors so sensitive they can spot particle interactions that might occur once in years or even decades.…

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Medical issue could force early end of Crew-11 ISS mission - SpaceNews
🔬 science SpaceNews 5 months ago

Medical issue could force early end of Crew-11 ISS mission - SpaceNews

An unspecified “medical concern” involving one of the astronauts aboard the ISS has postponed a spacewalk and could force an unprecedented early return.

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Fusion Physicists Found a Way Around a Long-Standing Density Limit - ScienceAlert
🔬 science ScienceAlert 5 months ago

Fusion Physicists Found a Way Around a Long-Standing Density Limit - ScienceAlert

Experiments inside a fusion reactor in China have demonstrated a new way to circumvent one of the caps on the density of the superheated plasma swirling inside.

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Fossils found in cave shed light on where our species emerged, traced to when Earth's magnetic field flipped - CBS News
🔬 science CBS News 5 months ago

Fossils found in cave shed light on where our species emerged, traced to when Earth's magnetic field flipped - CBS News

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

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'Super star' being shredded by black hole releases as much energy as 400 billion suns - Space
🔬 science Space.com 5 months ago

'Super star' being shredded by black hole releases as much energy as 400 billion suns - Space

"This was many times more energetic than any similar event and more than any known explosion powered by the collapse of a star."

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“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk - ProPublica
🔬 science ProPublica 5 months ago

“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk - ProPublica

The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.

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Ultimate camouflage tech mimics octopus in scientific first - theregister.com
🔬 science Theregister.com 5 months ago

Ultimate camouflage tech mimics octopus in scientific first - theregister.com

: Synthetic cephalopod skin could be used in architecture and computer displays as well as background-matching subterfuge

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NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2 - SpaceNews
🔬 science SpaceNews 5 months ago

NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2 - SpaceNews

NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but with remarkably little publicity for the historic mission.

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Hundreds of Nearby Stars Flagged as Prime Candidates to Support Life - ScienceAlert
🔬 science ScienceAlert 5 months ago

Hundreds of Nearby Stars Flagged as Prime Candidates to Support Life - ScienceAlert

One of the critical aspects of exoplanet habitability is the long-term stability of the stars they orbit.

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Oldest known poison arrows were used to hunt animals 60,000 years ago - CNN
🔬 science CNN 5 months ago

Oldest known poison arrows were used to hunt animals 60,000 years ago - CNN

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to a new study.

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International Space Station instrument observes something unknown 55 miles above Earth - Earth.com
🔬 science Earth.com 5 months ago

International Space Station instrument observes something unknown 55 miles above Earth - Earth.com

NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) discovered an unknown phenomenon from the International Space Station, 55 miles above Earth.

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Meteor Explosion Captured Live from the International Space Station for the First Time Ever - The Daily Galaxy
🔬 science The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel 5 months ago

Meteor Explosion Captured Live from the International Space Station for the First Time Ever - The Daily Galaxy

When a meteor breaks apart above Earth, it’s a rare spectacle. But when it’s caught on camera from the ISS, it becomes something extraordinary.

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Watch 25 Years Of A Supernova Expanding Into Space Squeezed Into This 40-Second NASA Video - IFLScience
🔬 science IFLScience 5 months ago

Watch 25 Years Of A Supernova Expanding Into Space Squeezed Into This 40-Second NASA Video - IFLScience

The Kepler’s supernova remnant continues to expand and expand.

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