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Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone

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Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone

Phys.org February 23, 2023

The Globe at Night survey asks users to select which panel – each representing different levels of...

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First look at tropical blooming trees using space satellites

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First look at tropical blooming trees using space satellites

Phys.org February 23, 2023

Flowering tree crowns, displayed as white dots, in the satellite images captured by the researchers. Credit: University...

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In search of Planet 9: An unconventional detection approach

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In search of Planet 9: An unconventional detection approach

Phys.org February 22, 2023

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Investigating land subsidence in Japan through consecutive DInSAR and the law of material conservation

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Investigating land subsidence in Japan through consecutive DInSAR and the law of material conservation

Phys.org February 21, 2023

Researchers analyzed the images acquired by the European Space Agency satellite program Sentinel 1 using SARPROZ software,...

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New knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on when sea levels will rise

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New knowledge about ice sheet movement can shed light on when sea levels will rise

Phys.org February 21, 2023

The four different movement patterns (clusters) that the ice on the edge of the ice sheet has...

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From Hair to Eternity: locks of US presidents heading to space

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From Hair to Eternity: locks of US presidents heading to space

Phys.org February 20, 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan are going...

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Studying ship tracks to inform climate intervention decision-makers

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Studying ship tracks to inform climate intervention decision-makers

Phys.org February 20, 2023

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Russia ‘expected’ to launch rescue ship to ISS on Feb 24: official

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Russia ‘expected’ to launch rescue ship to ISS on Feb 24: official

Phys.org February 18, 2023

A NASA video grab shows liquid spraying from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft in December. Russia’s space agency...

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Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that could protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise

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Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that could protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise

Phys.org February 17, 2023

Credit: Ethan Daniels/Shutterstock Seagrasses are flowering plants that form dense underwater meadows in coastal waters worldwide, from...

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North American mountain vegetation is rapidly shifting higher as the climate warms

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North American mountain vegetation is rapidly shifting higher as the climate warms

Phys.org February 15, 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In mountainous western North America, vegetation cover has moved upward at a rapid...

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