Science & Astronomy

A mysterious river of gas flowing into the Milky Way has stars inside after all

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A mysterious river of gas flowing into the Milky Way has stars inside after all

Space.com December 1, 2023

A river of hydrogen gas flows outward from the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two dwarf galaxies...

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Life as we know it may have its roots in an old, cold cosmic cloud

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Life as we know it may have its roots in an old, cold cosmic cloud

Space.com December 1, 2023

Amino acids can form in the frigid conditions of interstellar molecular gas clouds, new laboratory experiments show,...

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One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae from the tropics to the polar regions

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One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae from the tropics to the polar regions

Phys.org December 1, 2023

A Japanese auroral drawing showing an observation at Okazaki on 4 February 1872, as reproduced with courtesy...

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Scientists are devising ways to gaze past Earth’s radio haze

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Scientists are devising ways to gaze past Earth’s radio haze

Space.com December 1, 2023

Earth’s atmosphere is filled with an intensifying blizzard of radio waves — media broadcasts, mobile phone signals,...

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China’s Chang’e 5 moon samples, beyond NASA’s reach for years, are finally available to US scientists

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China’s Chang’e 5 moon samples, beyond NASA’s reach for years, are finally available to US scientists

Space.com December 1, 2023

NASA has greenlit space agency-funded researchers to apply for access to China’s lunar samples returned to Earth...

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Study shows unexpected expansion of rare earth element mining activities in Myanmar-China border region

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Study shows unexpected expansion of rare earth element mining activities in Myanmar-China border region

Phys.org December 1, 2023

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Curious double moon discovered orbiting asteroid ‘Dinky’ now has a name

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Curious double moon discovered orbiting asteroid ‘Dinky’ now has a name

Space.com December 1, 2023

Something serendipitous happened in early November. It had to do with NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, a solar-winged probe...

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Watch a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS live on Dec. 1

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Watch a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launch to the ISS live on Dec. 1

Space.com December 1, 2023

A Russian cargo ship will fly to the space station on Friday (Dec. 1), and you can...

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For Henry Kissinger, NASA’S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon

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For Henry Kissinger, NASA’S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon

Space.com December 1, 2023

Henry Kissinger, the legendary statesman who served as Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald...

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Here’s what astronauts in orbit around Mars would see from their spacecraft

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Here’s what astronauts in orbit around Mars would see from their spacecraft

Space.com December 1, 2023

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to view Mars from the vantage point of...

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