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Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change. A study shows exactly where they are

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Abandoned farmlands could play a role in fighting climate change. A study shows exactly where they are

Phys.org May 30, 2024

Flowchart of our approach to map cropland abandonment. Credit: Environmental Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad2d12 Farmland is...

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Astronomers explore the properties of a peculiar stellar stream

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Astronomers explore the properties of a peculiar stellar stream

Phys.org May 30, 2024

An example spectrum from MMT-Hectochelle for a member of Theia 456 (Gaia DR3 191357324369704448) in black, and...

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in this starburst galaxy’s closet

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in this starburst galaxy’s closet

Space.com May 30, 2024

The dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 is the star of the show in the James Webb Space Telescope‘s...

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Massive sunspot responsible for May’s epic auroras unleashes major X-class solar flare (video)

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Massive sunspot responsible for May’s epic auroras unleashes major X-class solar flare (video)

Space.com May 30, 2024

Newly emerged sunspot region AR3697 is already making its presence known, firing off another powerful X-class solar...

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Real-life ‘Star Trek’ planet was actually just an illusion caused by a ‘jittery’ star

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Real-life ‘Star Trek’ planet was actually just an illusion caused by a ‘jittery’ star

Space.com May 30, 2024

A planet beyond the solar system that has been compared to Spock’s homeworld Vulcan in the Star...

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Asteroid ‘Dinky,’ visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon

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Asteroid ‘Dinky,’ visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon

Space.com May 30, 2024

Scientists may have learned the history of the tiny contact-binary moon orbiting asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh, which was...

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That giant sunspot that supercharged auroras on Earth? It’s back and may amp up the northern lights with June solar storms.

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That giant sunspot that supercharged auroras on Earth? It’s back and may amp up the northern lights with June solar storms.

Space.com May 30, 2024

Earlier this month, solar active region AR 13664 produced 12 X-class solar flares across six days. The...

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If the Big Bang created miniature black holes, where are they?

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If the Big Bang created miniature black holes, where are they?

Space.com May 30, 2024

The hunt for missing, miniscule black holes left over from the Big Bang may be about to...

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Scientists discovered a Venus-like world that might not be a hellhole

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Scientists discovered a Venus-like world that might not be a hellhole

Mashable May 29, 2024

Based on what scientists have said about Venus, finding a world similar to it may not seem...

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Euclid space telescope finds 1.5 trillion orphan stars wandering the Perseus cluster (images)

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Euclid space telescope finds 1.5 trillion orphan stars wandering the Perseus cluster (images)

Space.com May 29, 2024

Using the Euclid space telescope, scientists have discovered a staggering 1.5 trillion orphan stars drifting through a...

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