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Don’t Miss December’s Night Sky Spectacle: Venus Shines, Jupiter Glows, Meteors Fly! - SciTechDaily

Don’t Miss December’s Night Sky Spectacle: Venus Shines, Jupiter Glows, Meteors Fly! - SciTechDaily

December offers a celestial treat with Venus shining as the "Evening Star" and Jupiter at its brightest during opposition. Highlights include Venus pairing with the crescent Moon, Jupiter flanked by the Moon and Aldebaran, and Mars nearing opposition, glowing…

Tiny Asteroid To Hit Earth Over Siberia Today – Here's What To Know - IFLScience

Tiny Asteroid To Hit Earth Over Siberia Today – Here's What To Know - IFLScience

It most definitely will not be a second Tunguska!

This Massive Underwater Mountain Range Was Made by a 'Moving' Hotspot - ScienceAlert

This Massive Underwater Mountain Range Was Made by a 'Moving' Hotspot - ScienceAlert

The Indian Ocean is home to a mountain range longer than the North American Rockies, and yet today, all 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) of it are hidden under the sea.

Genes Older Than Animal Life Itself Were Inserted Into Mice. Here's What Happened. - ScienceAlert

Genes Older Than Animal Life Itself Were Inserted Into Mice. Here's What Happened. - ScienceAlert

With their little beady black eyes and dappled gray fur, the mice born in a recent lab experiment in Hong Kong are unlike any others of their species, or indeed any other animal.

Meet The Purple Frog, A Dinosaur-Era “Living Fossil” That Emerged Over 80 Million Years Ago - IFLScience

Meet The Purple Frog, A Dinosaur-Era “Living Fossil” That Emerged Over 80 Million Years Ago - IFLScience

These babies were burrowing in the mud when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory datacenter flooded, offline until 2025 - The Register

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory datacenter flooded, offline until 2025 - The Register

Burst water pipe blots out the Sun – or at least the data about it collected from two probes

Exploring Alien Oceans: NASA’s Bold Mission to Uranus’ Moons - SciTechDaily

Exploring Alien Oceans: NASA’s Bold Mission to Uranus’ Moons - SciTechDaily

Nearly 40 years after Voyager 2's journey, NASA plans to revisit Uranus to explore its moons for hidden liquid water oceans, using a new computer model. This model analyzes the moons' rotational wobbles to infer the presence and size of subsurface oceans. The…

Found Underwater: A 34-Meter Giant Alive Since Napoleon – The Largest Living Creature on Earth! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Found Underwater: A 34-Meter Giant Alive Since Napoleon – The Largest Living Creature on Earth! - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

Beneath the waves of the Solomon Islands lies an extraordinary discovery: the largest living creature ever seen. This colossal organism, stretching an astounding 34 meters, has been thriving underwater for over 300 years. But what makes it even more remarkabl…

Tiny Walking Robots Advance Micro-Optics and Biological Research - Neuroscience News

Tiny Walking Robots Advance Micro-Optics and Biological Research - Neuroscience News

Researchers have developed the smallest walking robots, measuring just 2 to 5 microns, capable of interacting with visible light for imaging and force measurement.