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James May says stop panicking about pub closures as only the bad ones don’t survive
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TV presenter and publican James May believes Britain is “oversubscribed” with watering holes and the sector’s struggles are simply “a cull” that ...
Largest animal lived 100 million years ago on Earth
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Earth’s largest animal is 121 feet long Patagotitan mayorum. — Freepik/File The largest animal to ever walk on planet Earth was known ...
NASA’s Chandra spacecraft spots supermassive black hole erupting in the Milky Way’s heart
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Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope, scientists have discovered a new cosmic “exhaust vent” funneling hot gas away from Sagittarius A* (Sgr ...
What would happen if a sewing needle hits Earth at speed of light?
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Here are three theoretical scenarios that might occur if a needle hit Earth at speed of light Would Earth explode ...
How the Moon got a makeover
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Our Moon may appear to shine peacefully in the night sky, but billions of years ago, it was given a facial by ...
Our neighboring galaxy’s supermassive black hole would probably be a polite dinner guest
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How do you satiate the hunger of a supermassive black hole? With light-years-long rivers of cosmic dust, astronomers say. Scientists have found ...
Dream Chaser mini-shuttle set to take flight at last • The Register
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Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is finally set to launch in 2024 after completing its latest set of tests at NASA’s Neil ...
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will hunt for shredded corpses of universe’s 1st stars
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NASA’s forthcoming Nancy Grace Roman Telescope could use the grisly death of stars ripped apart by black holes to hunt the universe’s ...
Serbia becomes latest country to join China’s ILRS moon base project
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HELSINKI — Serbia has signed an agreement on participating in the China-led International Lunar Research Station. Serbia’s Ministry of Science, Technological Development ...
This State-Sized Hole In The Antarctic Baffled Experts For Decades—Now, The Mystery Is Solved
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For decades, scientists have been perplexed by a massive, state-sized hole in the Antarctic ice that only reappears sporadically for short periods ...
