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Faster-than-light “warp speed” drives now thought to be possible • Earth.com

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

In another example of how truth is often stranger than fiction, scientists have taken a significant step towards turning the sci-fi concept ...

Spiders Use Their Webs as Giant Microphones to Hear What’s Going on Around Them, Says New Research

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Torbjørn Helgesen Spiders use their webs as giant microphones reveals new research that shows how the arachnids weave webs to do more ...

NASA’s Flyby Of Europa Suggests “Something” Stirring Beneath The Ice

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Landmarks on Europa’s surface suggest the icy crust is at the mercy of the waters below. Most important, a recent visit by ...

New Northern Lights alert for England on Saturday, May 18

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Londoners have been eagerly awaiting the return of the Northern Lights after catching a glimpse of the spectacle last weekend and there’s ...

Videos of ‘breathtaking’ blue meteor lighting up skies over Spain, Portugal stun netizens: Watch | World News

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Social media is overwhelmed with videos of a giant blue shiny object lighting up the sky, with users claiming it is a ...

Fossil of 308-million-year-old spider ancestor with prickly legs found

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Once a spider-like species that crawled through the Carboniferous coal forests of North America and Europe have now been traced back to ...

Hubble Sees a Brand New Triple Star System

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

In a world that seems to be switching focus from the Hubble Space Telescope to the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble still ...

Orion Nebula Captured In Stunning New James Webb Telescope Photos

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Topline Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released a new trove of images capturing the Orion nebula this week—the latest stunning ...

NASA’s Juno Sends Back Spectacular Images Of Jupiter

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Jupiter, processed by Jackie Branc using images taken by the Juno spacecraft on May 12, 2024. NASA / SwRI / MSSS / ...

Why we’re one step closer to understanding how Earth got its oceans (op-ed)

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Space enthusiasts will know — it’s easy to get caught up in a wealth of fascinating developments, from missions to the lunar ...