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The 2024 solar eclipse was a teachable moment in more ways than one
The total solar eclipse of 2024 was an epic experience to share with my daughter. It was one part celestial event, one part college prep.
Categories: Astronomy
Iconic British meteorite 'Winchcombe' found to have a smashing past
A detailed analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has found evidence that its parent asteroid was altered by water before being smashed apart multiple times.
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Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms
The small object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was indeed part of a pallet jettisoned from the ISS three years ago, NASA has confirmed.
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Venus is leaking carbon and oxygen, a fleeting visit by BepiColombo reveals
BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment
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I flew Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in 4 different simulators. Here's what I learned (video, photos)
Boeing Starliner astronauts spent hundreds of hours in simulators preparing for Crew Test Flight, which lifts off May 6. I got a brief taste of what they experienced.
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Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals
One species of nematode worm turns into a kin-devouring nightmare if it grows up in a crowded environment with a poor diet
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Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Earth’s innards
The networks of fibre optic cables that criss-cross the planet could be used to better understand what’s happening inside it
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NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'
NASA is asking its various research centers as well as private industry for new ideas about how to get Mars samples back to Earth relatively quickly and cost-effectively.
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NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed the total solar eclipse, but saw Earth 'moving' below her during spacewalk (photos)
NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed watching an eclipse from the ISS by days. But she did participate in the 4th all-woman spacewalk, and has a unique story about a baby octopus.
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These 3 stars are losing weight fast — thanks to stellar winds way stronger than the sun's
Astronomers have measured the stellar winds of three sun-like stars for the first time, finding that the objects are losing mass at a rate as great as 67 times the speed at which our star sheds matter.
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Space-based solar power may be one step closer to reality, thanks to this key test (video)
A first-of-its-kind lab demonstration shows how solar power transmission from space could work.
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Parkinson's disease progression slowed by antibody infusions
Monthly infusions with the drug prasinezumab appeared to slow the progression of motor symptoms in people with advanced Parkinson's disease
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Deadly upwellings of cold water pose threat to migratory sharks
Climate change is making extreme cold upwellings more common in certain regions of the world, and these events can be catastrophic for animals such as bull sharks
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