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SpaceX pushes Polaris Dawn astronaut launch due to ‘a ground-side helium leak’ – Spaceflight Now
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft stand ready to launch the Polaris Dawn commercial astronaut mission from Launch Complex ...
Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought ‘impossible’
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Scientists have found a key process required for superconductivity occurring at higher temperatures than previously thought. It could be a small but ...
What’s Happening to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot? The Solar System’s Largest Storm Could Finally Disappear
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), an easily visible anticyclonic vortex and the largest such vortex in the Solar System, has intrigued scientists ...
No Signs of Early Life
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“Our study focuses on chemical sedimentary rocks found in the Saglek-Hebron. These rocks, among the oldest on Earth, dating back 3.9 billion ...
Out-of-control 1,120mph debris from Nasa asteroid impact headed for Earth as experts share when first chunks will strike
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THE remains of a deep-space asteroid could soon be on a collision course with Earth and Mars. Nasa has been testing its ...
Baby Planet Discovered? Shocked Gas in TW Hydrae Disk Points to a Hidden World
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Scientists have made a stunning discovery by revealing the presence of shocked gas in the protoplanetary disc surrounding the young star TW ...
Some black holes have a ‘heartbeat’ — and astronomers may finally know why
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Black holes aren’t alive, but it turns out that they can have a heartbeat — if they’re consuming enormous amounts of gas. ...
Mitochondria are flinging their DNA into our brain cells, study shows
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Mitochondria release segments of mitochondrial DNA that can travel through pores of the nucleus and integrate into a cell’s chromosomes (where the ...
MeerKAT observations detect a mysterious faint radio ring
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MeerKAT continuum images of Kýklos (J1802–3353) in UHF (left) and L-band (right), at reference frequencies of 815 and 1283 MHz. Credit: Bordiu ...
Astrophotographer captures Saturn vanishing behind the moon in mesmerizing photo
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Lunar occultation in the early hours on Aug. 21, 2024. (Image credit: Josh Dury) In the early hours of Wednesday morning (Aug. ...