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How long is a light-year? Here are some ways to think about it.
This astronomer's unit measures distance, not time . Superman may fly faster than a speeding bullet, but he'd easily lose in a race against a beam of light, the fastest thing we know about in the universe. Light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles (or 300,000 kilometers) per second in a straight line...
mashable.com - 30+ days ago
space
NASA’s X-43A: The Mach 9.6 Hypersonic Marvel
Key Points and Summary: NASA’s X-43A hypersonic research aircraft made history in 2004 by reaching Mach 9.64, or 6,363 mph, at an altitude of 110,000...
19fortyfive.com - 30+ days ago
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200 Years Ago, the Sun Mysteriously Turned Blue. Scientists Finally Know Why
Volcanic eruptions can wreak havoc on the environment—and also produce some pretty wild optical effects. In 1831, a massive volcanic eruption cooled the Earth’s atmosphere by 1 degree Celsius and even caused the Sun to appear in varying shades of purple, green, and even blue due to excess sulfur...
popularmechanics.com - 30+ days ago
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F1 News: Lewis Hamilton Finally Lives Out Childhood Dream As He Takes On Insane New Challenge
Seven- time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has begun astronaut training through a collaboration with IWC Schaffhausen. Seven- time Formula 1 champion...
www.si.com - 30+ days ago
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A 'giant' rising in the desert: World's largest telescope comes together (photo)
The Extremely Large Telescope is currently under construction, with the most recent milestones including progress made with building the dome,...
space.com - 30+ days ago
space / photography
This smart telescope is light years better than phones — and it lets me capture stars, galaxies and nebulas with ease
I’ve spent a lot of time this year taking astrophotography with many of the best phones around, like the Galaxy S24 Ultra, iPhone 16 Pro Max, and...
tomsguide.com - 30+ days ago
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Jupiter Has No Surface. Here's How That's Actually Possible.
The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There's nothing to walk on, and no place to land...
sciencealert.com - 30+ days ago
science / fitness / health / space
Cannabis Compound Discovered Inside Totally Different Plant
sciencealert.com - 30+ days ago
innovation / space / entrepreneurship / business
Scientists are on the cusp of an invention that could change the world: 'It's kind of the wild west right now'
Startups will soon be ready to demonstrate how they make nuclear fusion work, but a lot of obstacles are in their way.Could the end of the energy...
thecooldown.com - 30+ days ago
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How Blue Origin’s Sunday night launch went from giant leap to awkward stumble
There were high hopes for the maiden launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on Sunday, but sadly, it wasn’t to be. The late-night NG-1 mission was...
digitaltrends.com - 30+ days ago
space
That Bright Star In The East Isn't A Star At All
Has something bright in the Eastern sky before dawn caught your eye? Recently, has it been shining brighter, rising a couple of hours after dark, and...
sciencing.com - 30+ days ago
space / nature
Tilting 31.5 Inches In Less Than Two Decades, Researchers Agree The Earth's Current Rotation Is Abnormal
The Latest Grand Canyon Discovery Could Potentially Rewrite History The latest research at the Grand Canyon is rewriting the history of the Cambrian...
thetravel.com - 30+ days ago
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Stunning Fossil With Skin Uncovered From the Asteroid's Earth-Shattering Strike
Scientists have just made a mind-blowing discovery: a fossil dating back to the day the asteroid caused the mass extinction hit the Earth 66 million...
animalsaroundtheglobe.com - 30+ days ago
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Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev suggests some Apollo moon landing footage was filmed on earth
In Russia, skepticism about the Moon landings is strong; a 2020 poll found that 49% of Russians still doubt US astronauts landed on the Moon. Russian...
jpost.com - 30+ days ago
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The Milky Way Is Colliding With Another Galaxy. Here's What You Should Know
If you look up in the sky at night at Cassiopeia, you'll notice a faintly glowing object located just off Schedar, the constellation's brightest...
sciencing.com - 30+ days ago
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Dark Energy May Not Exist: Something Stranger Might Explain The Universe
There might not be a mysterious 'dark' force accelerating the expansion of the Universe after all. The truth could be much stranger – bubbles of...
sciencealert.com - 30+ days ago
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4 Planets Will Align in the Sky Every Night of January—Here's How to See the Display
From the northern lights ringing in the New Year to a spectacular meteor shower, January is shaping up to be an exciting month for stargazers. In fact, every night this month there is something to admire in the night sky, as a four-planet parade of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars will be visible...
aol.com - 30+ days ago
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Scientists send brain cells to space — What happened next was a 'big surprise'
LA JOLLA, Calif. — In a significant scientific advancement that bridges space exploration and neuroscience, researchers have discovered that human...
studyfinds.org - 30+ days ago
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A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of
Astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin spent nearly a year in “utter bewilderment” after arriving at the Harvard College Observatory in the early 1920s....
smithsonianmag.com - 30+ days ago
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Yet another California reservoir has made a stunning recovery, photos show
A drought-stricken reservoir in Southern California that has struggled to reach capacity for the past several decades has made a dramatic comeback in 2024, new photos from NASA’s Earth Observatory show. Built in 1958 and situated 35 miles from Santa Barbara, the 3.3-mile-long Lake Casitas supplies...
sfgate.com - 30+ days ago
innovation / space / science
This is the most powerful acid on planet Earth
10 quadrillion time s more acidic than sulphuric acid, this is the acid to look out for. In movies, a strong acid is something that’ll quickly eat...
sciencefocus.com - 30+ days ago
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200 of the Largest Earth Impact Craters Mapped
posted Nov 12 @ 11:01 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link I am predisposed to like videos about meteorite craters but this was even more interesting than...
kottke.org - 30+ days ago
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Stunning Fossil With Skin Uncovered From the Asteroid's Earth-Shattering Strike
Scientists have just made a mind-blowing discovery: a fossil dating back to the day the asteroid caused the mass extinction hit the Earth 66 million...
animalsaroundtheglobe.com - 30+ days ago
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New photos raise concerns about astronauts trapped in space
Following the release of photos showing NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore on the International Space Station, concerns have started...
audacy.com - 30+ days ago
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NASA on high alert over Christmas Eve asteroid heading towards Earth
As Christmas Eve approaches, a cosmic visitor is set to make its presence known. NASA's eyes are on the skies, tracking the asteroid's journey. NASA...
the-express.com - 30+ days ago
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Catch a Deep Partial Solar Eclipse Spanning the North Atlantic This Weekend
universetoday.com - 30+ days ago
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What Are The Most Mispronounced Words Of 2024?
Every year since 2016, Babbel has partnered with TV captioning groups to determine the words that newscasters, politicians and other people in the...
babbel.com - 30+ days ago
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How Artemis will land humans on the Moon
The Starship HLS stands like a giant 1950s science-fiction spaceship in this artist’s concept, spanning 30 feet (9 m) wide and reaching 160 feet (50...
astronomy.com - 30+ days ago
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World’s largest telescopes at risk from Chilean energy project, new analysis confirms
A planned energy project in northern Chile will have a devastating impact on the world’s most powerful telescopes sited there if it moves forward,...
science.org - 30+ days ago
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What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?
Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they...
space.com - 30+ days ago
space
Incredible footage from NASA satellite shows the Moon passing Earth, from a million miles away
There's a NASA spacecraft that gives us a view of the Moon we can never see from planet Earth. Spacecraft offer us a unique perspective of the...
skyatnightmagazine.com - 30+ days ago
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Underwater volcano off Oregon coast on the verge of eruption in 2025
Scientists anticipate the submarine volcano will erupt before the end of 2025....
zmescience.com - 30+ days ago
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Activity detected beneath Yellowstone volcano - could it erupt again?
Scientists have announced that they have new information regarding whether or not the volcano underneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming could...
themirror.com - 30+ days ago
science / space
Why Do People Think NASA Has Discovered a 'Parallel Universe'?
If you've been scrolling through social media recently, you might have stumbled upon sensational claims resurging about NASA discovering a parallel...
newsweek.com - 30+ days ago
space
Deep Beneath Antarctica’s Frozen Lake Enigma, Something Has Been Hiding Under 14 Meters of Ice—Until Now
Scientists report the discovery of a thriving ecosystem of living organisms in one of Earth’s most extreme environments: beneath 14 meters of ice...
thedebrief.org - 30+ days ago
innovation / nature / science / space / cool stuff
Scientists Build Device to Generate Electricity Using the Earth's Rotation
Their experiment had a "controversial but intriguing" result. In a controversial experiment, a team of physicists investigated whether we could...
futurism.com - 30+ days ago
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A Scientist Claims He’s Solved a Major time -Travel Paradox
He's giving the green light to jumping into the past. One of the most famous paradoxes ever, the grandfather paradox, cautions against making changes that could break the time line if you were to ever travel back in time . • But, according to one scientist, the paradox may not even be possible in the...
popularmechanics.com - 30+ days ago
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New Theory Solves Paradox of Schrödinger's Cat by Claiming We're in a Multiverse
In 1935, Austrian-born physicist Erwin Schrödinger described a thought experiment that magnified a glaring problem at the heart of quantum...
sciencealert.com - 30+ days ago
technology / space
The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space
"We have to build capabilities that provide our leadership offensive and defensive options." ORLANDO, Florida—Earlier this year, officials at US Space...
arstechnica.com - 30+ days ago
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Mystery as four NASA astronauts hospitalized after return from International Space station
The four astronauts on the Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) were hospitalized after returning from space in a SpaceX Dragon...
the-express.com - 30+ days ago
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Google used millions of Android phones to map the worst enemy of GPS
If you’ve ever followed a navigation app only to have it drift off course, the culprit responsible for the mix-up may be hovering 50-200 miles overhead. That region of the Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere can contain varying levels of free electrons that, when highly concentrated, can slow...
popsci.com - 30+ days ago
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10 Retro Cars That Made Everyone Believe Flying Vehicles Were Possible
Amazon In the 1960s, automotive design wasn’t afraid to think big. Engineers looked to the stars for inspiration, crafting vehicles that felt more...
motorbiscuit.com - 30+ days ago
science / space
Scientists discover 'hidden waves' in diamond that could revolutionize quantum computing
CLEVELAND — A team of international researchers has just uncovered something remarkable about one of Earth’s most fascinating materials: diamond. By...
studyfinds.org - 30+ days ago
space
Mercury stuns in incredibly detailed new images
The BepiColombo spacecraft took a peek at the tiny planet's mysterious lava and craters. The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury’s north pole. The snapshots were collected during its closest ever flyby of our solar system’s smallest planet. You can check...
popsci.com - 30+ days ago
space
Equatorial plasma bubbles and their effect on air travel
Equatorial plasma bubbles disrupt air traffic communications Earth’s atmosphere contains some powerful phenomena, and not just storms like hurricanes...
earthsky.org - 30+ days ago
innovation / space
Most Powerful Countries in the World: 2024 Rankings
The most powerful countries in the world command the global stage with a unique mix of economic strength, military power, cutting-edge technology and...
howstuffworks.com - 30+ days ago
space
Orbiter photos show lunar modules from first 2 moon landings more than 50 years later
Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were taken by the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter in April 2021 and were reshared on Curiosity’s X page – which posts...
foxnews.com - 30+ days ago
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The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years
Here are the next seven total solar eclipses across the world, from Alaska to Australia. Eclipse-watchers have plenty to look forward to in the next...
space.com - 30+ days ago
space
Indian Ocean gravity hole: The dent in Earth's gravitational field created by the death of an ancient ocean
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, lower-than-average sea levels and a...
livescience.com - 30+ days ago
space
Scientist Says This Rock Discovery On Mars Is Like "Finding An Oasis In The Desert"
The closest most of us will ever get to Mars are parks that resemble it. Colorado has 6 different places that look like Mars rather than earth. For...
thetravel.com - 30+ days ago
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