Science
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The ancient Egyptians loved this rare gem, and scientists have just found it in a cracked meteorite that fell from Mars
Scientists have discovered a completely new type of rock on Mars, revealing a mineral never before discovered on the red…
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Artificial intelligence could help scientists search the solar system for alien technology
The hypothesis that extraterrestrial civilizations exist and that they sent exploratory probes to the solar system cannot be ruled out,…
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Anomaly delays full-scale space passenger drop testing until October
Credit: European Space Agency A full-scale drop test of the European Space Agency’s Space Rider spaceplane was canceled in early…
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Astronomers find evidence of the origin of energetic cosmic X-ray flashes
Astronomers have traced the mechanism behind a mysterious, infrequent celestial flash of X-rays called Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) that was…
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Quiz of the week: What is the secret to the rapid closing of the Venus flytrap? – Physicist
Quiz of the week: What is the secret to the rapid closing of the Venus flytrap? – Physicist Skip to…
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Melting Arctic ice may reshape currents
The warm Gulf Stream is kept cold. The Barents Sea is a cooling machine. To predict how ocean currents will…
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Near the heart of the Milky Way, NASA’s Chandra spotted a bubble of X-rays too bright to be easily explained — 10 times brighter than massive young star clusters — and astronomers believe it may be the still-expanding debris of a supernova that exploded around 300 AD.
Astronomers have found a bright X-ray knot near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy that may be the remains…
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Scientists dig 500 meters into the only meteorite crater in Spain to uncover the secrets of Mars and the Moon
Scientists in Almeria, southern Spain, have begun an ambitious project to drill underground into the country’s only internationally recognized meteorite…
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Theory of life on Europa: Study explores whether Earth’s microbes reached Jupiter’s icy moon |
Europe has long held a special place in discussions of extraterrestrial life. Beneath its broken icy crust lies a global…
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The massive asteroid 1997 NC1 makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 400 years on June 27 |
A massive near-Earth asteroid is set to make its closest approach to our planet in nearly four centuries. Object No.…
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