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‘Smiley face’ spotted on the surface of Mars could hide an ancient secret about past life on the Red Planet
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A ‘SMILEY face’-shaped salt deposit on Mars could be hiding traces of the last-surviving life on the Red Planet, new research suggests. ...
This Is the Most Detailed Map of Human Brain Connections Ever Made
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This image could be hung in a gallery, but it started life as a tiny chunk of a woman’s brain. In 2014, ...
1st ‘blue supermoon’ of 2024 rises Monday: How to see the ‘Sturgeon Moon’ at its biggest and best
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The biggest and brightest full moon of 2024 so far will rise on Aug. 19, but its unusual name needs explaining. Although ...
NASA’s Planetary Defense Telescope Sends Back Final Image Before Shutting Down
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NASA’s planetary defense telescope Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) has sent back its final image, ending 10 years of searching ...
ISS astronauts practice astronaut moon base construction in microgravity
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While astronauts aren’t back on the moon yet, they’re already getting ready for construction. An International Space Station experiment aims to mix ...
SpaceX launches 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit Aug. 15 (video)
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SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar. A Falcon 9 rocket ...
Time’s Arrow Within Glass Appears To Go In Both Directions, Raising Huge Questions
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A study on the movement of molecules within glass has found something pretty astonishing, assuming that the results can be replicated. Processes ...
Earth’s days were once 2 hours longer — and that may have triggered one of the biggest evolutionary explosions in history, study suggests
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Earth’s days were once more than two hours longer than they are now, thanks to the moon drifting thousands of miles farther ...
Astronomers identify more than one thousand new star cluster candidates
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The central 870 pc of the Cigar Galaxy seen with NIRCam. Credit: Levy et al., 2024. By analyzing the images obtained with ...
Precious ‘golden asteroid’ worth $100,000 quadrillion might be rusting as scientists probe rock before 2029 Nasa visit
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SCIENTISTS have discovered a unique trait on the metal-rich asteroid Psyche by using the James Webb Space Telescope. Researchers identified a water ...
