Astronomy
Northern lights may be visible in these 18 US states tonight and over the weekend
Auroras may be seen from Alaska to Wyoming as Earth is buffeted by turbulent space weather.
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Djungarian Hamsters Are Unusually Involved Fathers
This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating the unusually involved Djungarian hamster dads
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Could the answers to cancer lie in space? Why off-Earth research is heating up
The space environment is not kind to human bodies. The final frontier may therefore be the perfect place to study cancer — and someday even treat it.
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Supernovas may have triggered life-threatening changes in ancient Earth's climate. Scientists say it could happen again
Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so again, posing a threat to life.
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Earth from Space: East Kalimantan, Borneo
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Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this image over part of eastern Borneo, a tropical island in Southeast Asia.
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500 Falcon missions! SpaceX sends 26 Starlink satellites to orbit on landmark launch
SpaceX sent 26 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California Thursday (June 12), on the 500th overall completed mission for the company's Falcon family of rockets.
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The Nuclear Option: Europe's Plan for Faster Space Travel.
Whilst NASA funding has been slashed by the Trump administration with no allocation for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion or and Nuclear Electric Propulsion, scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have been studying nuclear propulsion.
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Missing link star? Why this 'teenage vampire' white dwarf has scientists so excited
Astronomers have discovered a "teenage vampire" dead star in the process of devouring a companion star during a short-lived, "missing link" phase of its evolution.
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Pluto's hazy skies are making the dwarf planet even colder, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Simultaneously cooling Pluto while energizing atmospheric molecules to allow them to escape into space, Pluto's haze plays a key role in the planet's energy balance.
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Why John Stewart Bell has been haunting quantum mechanics for decades
The “Bell test” was devised in the 1960s to uncover what’s going on in the quantum world, but it continues to be relevant today, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
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Why John Stewart Bell has been haunting quantum mechanics for decades
The “Bell test” was devised in the 1960s to uncover what’s going on in the quantum world, but it continues to be relevant today, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
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Complex blood vessel nets could be 3D printed for artificial organs
Artificial organ transplants have been held back by the difficulty of making networks of blood vessels - a problem scientists are now taking steps to overcome
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Complex blood vessel nets could be 3D printed for artificial organs
Artificial organ transplants have been held back by the difficulty of making networks of blood vessels - a problem scientists are now taking steps to overcome
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Trump EPA Announces Climate Regulation Rollback but Faces Legal Hurdles
The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution
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Item Emporium Dinosaur Egg Galaxy Star Projector review
One of the coolest designs of any star projector we've seen, we think the Dinosaur Egg Galaxy Star Projector is amongst the best options for kids.
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NASA astronaut aboard ISS captures colorful aurora in time-lapse footage of Earth from space (video)
The time-lapse footage was captured by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim.
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Far Out
The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission nebula called NGC 6357, located about 8,000 light-years from Earth. The gas below the stars glows through ionization caused by intense ultraviolet radiation from the massive young stars within the cluster.
Star Trek to Star Wars, The Fantastic Four to Predator — here are 10 sci-fi comic books coming your way in 2025
Big franchises like 'Star Wars' and 'The Fantastic Four' are joined by exciting original works. These are the sci-fi comics we can't wait for in 2025.
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It's our choice as the best smart telescope and it's rarely discounted — now with $420 off, this telescope deal is worth grabbing fast
The Unistellar eQuinox 2 is our telescope experts' pick as the best overall smart telescope, and is now $420 off for Father's Day.
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