After decades of conflicting evidence and numerous publications, scientists at international conservation charity ZSL’s Institute…
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NASA has awarded a contract extension to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts,…
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Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2018 lowest extent on September 19 and again on…
The research team of Prof. Massimiliano Esposito of the University of Luxembourg studied the thermodynamics…
A new species of giant dinosaur has been found in South Africa’s Free State Province.…
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Researchers have found white dwarf stars with masses close to the maximum stable mass (called…
In December 2017, President Donald Trump signed Space Policy Directive-1, in which the president directed…
Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe.…
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory views our Sun in ten different wavelengths because each wavelength reveals different solar…
NASA still hasn’t heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it…
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Just as an oven gives off more heat to the surrounding kitchen as its internal…
A new auto-commentary published in SLAS Technology looks at how an emerging area of artificial…
Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has revealed what appear to be giant dust storms in…