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Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in efforts to bring back the extinct Tasmanian tiger - CBS News
Colossal Biosciences says it's made a breakthrough toward the de-extinction of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
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'Lost in insignificance': Here's what it's like to rappel into the solar system's largest canyon - Livescience.com
"You wanted this moment to belong just to yourself and the landscape: sunset on the rim of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar system."
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My cat is smarter than your baby - Boing Boing
Are cats smarter than babies? We can't say for sure without a direct comparison, but cats do beat babies in a word association test. Saho Takagi, a comparative cognitive scientist…
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Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars - Space.com
Early tests of remotely operating robotics with an eye to employing them on the moon have been promising.
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Carbon Dioxide May Have Squelched E.T.’s Evolution In The Milky Way - Forbes
Carbon dioxide’s role in warming early exoplanetary atmospheres is likely necessary to create a habitable zone. But it could be a problem for complex life.
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Investigating the impact of ultralight dark matter on gravitational wave signals - Phys.org
A recent study in Physical Review Letters explores the effects of ultralight dark matter in extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs), which could be detected by future space-based gravitational wave detectors like LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna).
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Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system - Space.com
'The future of space is limited by space.'
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Stunning Fossil Reveals Fireflies Glowed When Dinosaurs Ruled Earth - ScienceAlert
One of the most beautiful sights in the summer twilight is the gentle glow of fireflies lighting up the crepuscular gloom.
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Diamond Dust Could Help Cool The Planet And Avoid Catastrophe - IFLScience
Diamond particles better than sulfur dioxide at cooling planet, study suggests.
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'Stellar volcano' erupts in amazing colors in new Hubble Telescope photo - Space.com
The nebula, R Aquarii, looks like 'a lawn sprinkler gone berserk.'
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope spots the ultimate 'super star cluster' deep in the Milky Way - Livescience.com
Once blocked from view, the most massive young star cluster in the Milky Way has finally been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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10 breathtaking photos of Supermoon 2024 - The Times of India
A Supermoon occurs when the Moon is closest to Earth in its orbit, making it appear larger and brighter. In 2024, this celestial event displayed breathtaking views, illuminating skies with its extraordinary glow. Here are some marvellous pictures of the moon
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How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris from Halley’s comet - CNN
The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak Sunday night into Monday at a rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Here’s how to see the spectacle in the night sky.
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Did Life Begin in Space? The Surprising Discovery of a Crucial Sugar Acid - SciTechDaily
Researchers unlock the building blocks of life on Earth by recreating complex molecules. Of all the questions asked about the cosmos over the last few thousand years, one researcher’s recent publication stands out: “Is space sweet or sour?” Astrochemist Ryan …
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Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbit - SpaceNews
Intelsat 33e has lost power in geostationary orbit and the satellite is no longer providing communications for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific, its operator announced Oct.…
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Mysterious 165-Million-Year-Old Minerals Found on Easter Island Defy Plate Tectonics - SciTechDaily
Tiny minerals are revolutionizing our understanding of textbooks. Easter Island consists of several extinct volcanoes. The oldest lava deposits formed some 2.5 million years ago on top of an oceanic plate not much older than the volcanoes themselves. In 2019,…
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The Hera Spacecraft Captures Stunning Earth and Moon Images on Its Way to Study Asteroid Impact - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
The Hera spacecraft, on a mission to study the aftermath of NASA's DART asteroid impact, has beamed back its first images from space. Taken from a distance of over 1.6 million kilometers, the images show Earth and the moon against the vastness of space. Hera'…
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U of O scientists find that South Sister was more volcanically active over shorter time frame than previously thought - KTVZ
A hiker’s pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that hers gets heavier.
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