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2023-01-09 10:41 |
Comet E3 ZTF Brightens as the First Good Comet of 2023... The first good comet of the year, Comet E3 ZTF is a fine object for northern hemisphere observers in January. The post Comet E3 ZTF Brightens as the First Good Comet of 2023 appeared first on Universe Today .... |
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2023-01-09 10:36 |
Challenging questions, practical benefits and financial rewards: why medical physics has it all... James McKenzie casts his eye over up-and-coming UK firms working in the medical-physics sector The post Challenging questions, practical benefits and financial rewards: why medical physics has it all appeared first on Physics World .... |
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2023-01-09 10:00 |
Exposure to Russian Twitter campaigns in 2016 presidential race largely limited to strongly partisan Republicans... Russian Twitter campaigns during the 2016 presidential race primarily reached a small subset of users, most of whom were highly partisan Republicans, shows a new study by NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics. In addition, the international resea... |
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2023-01-09 10:00 |
What does it mean for a disease to be 'endemic'?... In the context of a disease, the transition from... |
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2023-01-09 09:49 |
Hackers can trick Wi-Fi devices into draining their own batteries... Wi-Fi devices acknowledge each other, even when not connected to the same network, and hackers can exploit this to drain their batteries... |
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2023-01-09 09:37 |
Pair of Chinese launches put classified and commercial satellites into orbit... China conducted its first two launches of 2023 over the weekend, sending three classified payloads into geosynchronous transfer orbit and five commercial satellites into sun-synchronous orbits. The post Pair of Chinese launches put classified and commerci... |
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2023-01-09 09:23 |
Dead endangered whale washes up on Mississippi Gulf Coast... Scientists are examining the corpse of an endangered whale that washed up on a Mississippi Gulf Coast beach.... |
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2023-01-09 08:04 |
Spaceport Cornwall: From pasty memes to rocket launch... The first orbital space launch from the UK is set to take off from Cornwall.... |
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2023-01-09 07:20 |
UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket mission set to blast off... A modified jumbo jet will fly out of Cornwall on a mission to send nine satellites to orbit.... |
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2023-01-09 04:04 |
Is Space Power a Good Idea? A new Spacecraft is Going to Find Out!... Caltech has launched a technology demonstrator that will evaluate space based solar power technologies The post Is Space Power a Good Idea? A new Spacecraft is Going to Find Out! appeared first on Universe Today .... |
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2023-01-09 03:56 |
AI might be seemingly everywhere, but there are still plenty of things it can't do for now... Mahdis Mousavi/Unsplash These days, we don't have to wait long until the next breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) impresses everyone with capabilities that previously belonged only in science fiction. In 2022, AI art generation tools such as ... |
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2023-01-09 02:09 |
Are Chemical Rockets or Solar Sails Better to Return Resources from Asteroids?... If and when we ever get an asteroid mining industry off the ground, one of the most important decisions to be made in the structure of any asteroid mining mission would be how to get the resources back to where all of our other infrastructure is somewhere... |
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2023-01-09 01:59 |
Ltzerath: German coal mine stand off amid Ukraine war energy crunch... Activists and police are facing off in Ltzerath, where diggers plan to expand a giant coal mine.... |
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2023-01-08 22:31 |
Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch... Virgin Orbit is set to perform the first orbital launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9, a milestone officials hailed as the start of a new era for the country's space industry. The post Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch appeared firs... |
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2023-01-08 20:52 |
Elon Musk Files Bid to Move Shareholder Fraud Trial to Texas... To support his acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk sold billions of dollars' worth of Tesla stock. He also took out loans using Tesla stock as collateral. This had the predictable effect of causing a sharp decline in Tesla stock prices. Shareholders fil... |
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2023-01-08 19:54 |
Microbial Time Capsules of Ancient Earth to 'Consciousness' in Robots No Longer Taboo? (The Planet Earth Report)... This Weekend's stories include What's on the Horizon for 2023 to The defining problem in the search for ET and much more. The post Microbial Time Capsules of Ancient Earth to 'Consciousness |
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2023-01-08 19:00 |
Long before Silicon Valley, scholars in ancient Iraq created an intellectual hub that revolutionised science... Shutterstock Time and again, collaboration has proven to be a key driver of scientific and technological innovation. So it follows that some of the greatest advances have come from intellectual hubs set up for this very purpose. Today Silicon Valley is sy... |
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2023-01-08 19:00 |
Too many smelly candles? Here's how scents impact the air quality in your home... Karolina Grabowska/Pexels There's nothing wrong with wanting your home to smell nice and fresh and from candles to diffusers, there's no shortage of home scent products to help you achieve that. But having rampant fragrances in our indoor air can ... |
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2023-01-08 18:48 |
New JWST Image Shows That Grand Spiral Galaxies had Already Formed 11 Billion Years ago... For the first time this week, photos from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed that stellar bars were present in some galaxies as far back as 11 billion years ago. Stellar bars are a defining feature of about two-thirds of all spiral galaxies in... |
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2023-01-08 17:28 |
SpaceX gearing up for Falcon Heavy's second national security launch... SpaceX is aiming to launch Falcon Heavy's second national security mission for the U.S. Space Force on Jan. 12 from Kennedy Space Center. The post SpaceX gearing up for Falcon Heavy's second national security launch appeared first on SpaceNews .... |
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2023-01-08 16:00 |
Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100... The world's glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study.... |
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2023-01-08 15:24 |
Revived photon entanglement could enhance quantum communication and imaging... Angular-position basis allows usable entanglement to endure over longer distances The post Revived photon entanglement could enhance quantum communication and imaging appeared first on Physics World .... |
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2023-01-08 15:00 |
Amazing photos of gorgeously green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZFT) in the night sky (gallery)... Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is already putting on a show as it makes its way through our solar system.... |
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2023-01-08 15:00 |
If Future Humans Terraformed a New Earth, Could They Get It Right?... A novel that redefines personhood, greed and despair in biotech, arguing for a singular reality, and more books... |
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2023-01-08 14:00 |
How does grief affect the brain?... Grief can trigger a number of cognitive, behavioral and physiological changes.... |
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2023-01-08 14:00 |
Watch SpaceX launch 40 OneWeb internet satellites on Sunday night... SpaceX plans to launch 40 more internet satellites for the communications company OneWeb on Sunday night (Jan. 8), and you can watch the action live.... |
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2023-01-08 14:00 |
Hilaree Nelson Was One of the Greatest Adventurers Ever... The mountaineer Hilaree Nelson inspired people to care about the climate crisis... |
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2023-01-08 11:09 |
Sinking land forces hundreds to leave Indian temple town... Authorities in an Indian Himalayan town have stopped construction activities and started moving hundreds of people to temporary shelters after a temple collapsed and cracks appeared in over 600 houses because of sinking of land, officials said Saturday.... |
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2023-01-08 11:00 |
This is our best look yet at how young stars stifle planetary formation... The Chandra X-ray Observatory gives us our best view yet of especially active stars that are too powerful to form life-sustaining planets.... |
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2023-01-08 11:00 |
NASA's moon-orbiting space station will be claustrophobic, architect admits... Living quarters of NASA's moon orbiting Gateway station will be so tiny that astronauts will not be able to stand upright inside.... |
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2023-01-08 11:00 |
What is Intuitive Machines and how is it aiming for the moon?... Intuitive Machines is an aerospace company that plans to send a number of scientific experiments to the moon in the near future.... |
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2023-01-08 10:00 |
Why do beavers build dams?... And do the rodents live in these wooden structures?... |
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2023-01-07 22:00 |
Eruption on Io, Moon Navigation, Space-Based Power Test... NASA is looking for dangerous asteroids, Io is blasting lava into space, the solar wind could be creating water on the Moon, space power is finally getting a test. NASA Makes Asteroid Defence a Priority NASA has taken a significant step towards defending ... |
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2023-01-07 21:09 |
SpaceX to Raise $750 Million at $137 Billion Valuation... SpaceX is planning a funding round to raise $750 million at a $137 billion valuation. The round is being organized by Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm that is better known as the digital asset startup-supporting company "a16z." Andreess... |
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2023-01-07 19:13 |
Arecibo Studied 191 Asteroids That Flew Past the Earth. All the Data are Available in a new Paper... Even from beyond the grave, Arecibo is still contributing to new discoveries. Back in October, researchers released a "treasure trove of data" from what was then the world's most powerful radio telescope on the radar signatures of near-Earth a... |
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2023-01-07 18:00 |
Renpho smart scale review... Budget friendly and high performing, the Renpho smart scale makes it easy to track body composition metrics.... |
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2023-01-07 16:00 |
Could Consciousness Exist Beyond Matter? (Weekend Feature)... Does human consciousness exist separate from matter, or is it embodied in the body a critical player in anything that has to do with mind? "We are not thinking machines that feel; rather, we are feeling machines that think." answers neuroscientist... |
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2023-01-07 15:28 |
Defunct NASA satellite to reenter... A defunct NASA satellite, launched nearly four decades ago, is predicted to reenter late Jan. 8 with a very small risk to people on the ground. The post Defunct NASA satellite to reenter appeared first on SpaceNews .... |
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2023-01-07 15:20 |
Reducing nitrogen use key to human and planetary health: study... Better management of nitrogen-rich fertilizers through alternating crops, optimizing use and other measures can yield huge environmental and health benefits, but must boost food production at the same time, researchers warned Wednesday.... |
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2023-01-07 15:00 |
Q&A with Dr. Z: Former NASA science chief talks about his 6 years at the helm... Space.com caught up with Dr. Z recently to discuss his favorite missions, the advice he'd give to his successors and the recent growth of the space community.... |
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2023-01-07 14:50 |
DNA reveals large migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age... We often think of the Vikings as ultimate explorers, taking their culture with them to far-off lands. But we may not typically think of Viking age Scandinavia as a hub for migration from all over Europe.... |
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2023-01-07 14:30 |
Coral bleaching causing 'unnecessary' fish fights... Fish that have lost food due to mass coral bleaching are getting into more unnecessary fights, causing them to expend precious energy and potentially threatening their survival, new research said Wednesday.... |
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2023-01-07 14:17 |
Phasons boost thermal conductivity of incommensurate crystals... Phonon-like quasiparticles could be used in thermal logic circuits The post Phasons boost thermal conductivity of incommensurate crystals appeared first on Physics World .... |
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2023-01-07 14:00 |
What time will newfound comet be closest to the sun next week?... Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF, just discovered in March 2022, will be making its closest approaches to both Earth and the sun in the coming weeks.... |
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2023-01-07 14:00 |
Poem: 'Weight'... Science in meter and verse... |
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2023-01-07 13:00 |
1st full moon of 2023 was a wonderful Wolf Moon worldwide (photos)... The first full moon of 2023, January's Wolf Moon, led to some gorgeous photographs around the world.... |
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2023-01-07 13:00 |
Science News Briefs from around the World: January 2023... Synchronizing chimpanzees in Zambia, a plankton-trapping ecosystem in the Maldives, Neandertal teeth from Spain, and much more in this month's Quick Hits... |
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2023-01-07 12:00 |
Human and Neanderthal brains have a surprising 'youthful' quality in common, new research finds... Modern humans have a youthful brain, and this "Peter Pan syndrome" is also seen in Neanderthals.... |
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2023-01-07 11:04 |
Old NASA satellite falling from sky this weekend, low threat... A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky.... |
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2023-01-07 11:00 |
Hubble Space Telescope captures exquisite view of nearby star cluster before it fades away... A December 2022 Hubble Space Telescope photo shows a stunning view of NGC 376, an open cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud.... |