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For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?

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For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?

Phys.org July 7, 2023

A man watches waves caused by high tide hit his house on the shore of the Arabian...

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Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.

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Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.

Phys.org July 6, 2023

A Kashmiri man cools off at a stream on a hot summer day on the outskirts of...

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Seven things you should know about blue-green algae

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Seven things you should know about blue-green algae

Phys.org July 6, 2023

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It happens every summer: blue-green algae bloom into vast blankets of colorful scum...

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Open cluster Berkeley 6 investigated in detail

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Open cluster Berkeley 6 investigated in detail

Phys.org July 5, 2023

Identification chart of stars located in the region of Berkeley 6. Credit: Koc and Yontan, 2023. Using...

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Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. Tuesday broke it

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Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. Tuesday broke it

Phys.org July 5, 2023

A woman uses a sweater to shield from the sun as she walls on a street on...

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New radio observations confirm unintended electromagnetic radiation emanating from large satellite constellations

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New radio observations confirm unintended electromagnetic radiation emanating from large satellite constellations

Phys.org July 5, 2023

Detection of unintended electromagnetic radiation of a Starlink satellite with LOFAR. Circles: pixels of a synthetic radio...

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Unfavorable weather delays final Ariane 5 launch

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Unfavorable weather delays final Ariane 5 launch

Phys.org July 4, 2023

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The farewell flight of Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket, scheduled for Tuesday, has...

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Light pollution is out of control, say astronomers

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Light pollution is out of control, say astronomers

Phys.org June 30, 2023

The Earth at night. What will it look like 100 years from now? Credit: NASA-NOAA Concern over...

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Space debris: A quantitative analysis of the in-orbit collision risk and its effects on the Earth

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Space debris: A quantitative analysis of the in-orbit collision risk and its effects on the Earth

Phys.org June 30, 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The amount of space debris has not stopped increasing since the first satellite...

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The moon may be the best place to transport rocket fuel

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The moon may be the best place to transport rocket fuel

Phys.org April 17, 2023

Artist depiction of future lunar astronauts. Credit: NASA When astronauts return to the moon in the next...

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