Science

Rocket Lab’s First Launch From the US Could Be Visible to Millions Tonight

An Electron rocket in flight. Rocket Lab The majority of people living on the East Coast in the US could…

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Radio signal 9 billion light-years away: What it means and where it came from

A radio signal nearly 9 billion light-years away from Earth was captured in a new recording, detected by India's Giant…

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Doomsday Clock Explained: How Close Are We to Armageddon in 2023?

The Doomsday Clock in 2023. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Planet Earth has seen its share of horrors over the…

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NASA Perseverance Rover Poses for Delightful Mars Sample Depot Selfie

Perseverance rover poses for a selfie with a sample tube as it builds the first sample depot on another planet.…

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Giant New Iceberg the Size of London Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf

Chasm-1 along the Brunt Ice Shelf finally spawned a fresh giant iceberg in early 2023. BAS Please welcome a new…

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2,300-Year-Old ‘Golden’ Mummy Unwrapped After 100 Years in Museum Basement

The gilded face mask of the Golden Boy mummy. SN Saleem/SA Seddik/M el-Halwagy The mummified remains of a teenage boy,…

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2,300-Year-Old ‘Golden Boy’ Mummy Digitally Unwrapped After a Century

The gilded face mask of the Golden Boy mummy. SN Saleem/SA Seddik/M el-Halwagy The mummified remains of a teenage boy,…

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The Doomsday Clock Explained: How Close Are We to Armageddon in 2023?

The Doomsday Clock in 2021. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists/Thomas Gaulkin Planet Earth has seen it's fair share of horrors…

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NASA’s Webb Might’ve Discovered the Ingredients for Life in a Cold, Dark Cloud

This image by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chamaeleon I dark…

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Common Type of Asteroid Could Be Very Hard to Destroy, Study Finds

A visualization of asteroid Itokawa, which was visited by the Japanese Hayabusa1 mission.  JAXA/Curtin University It's a trope in science…

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