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NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage - AP News

NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage - AP News

The spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon is back where its record-breaking journey began. NASA's Artemis II capsule returned to Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday afternoon, almost a month after blasting off on humanity's first lunar tr…

Scorpions Are Literally Metal, Study Reveals - Gizmodo

Scorpions Are Literally Metal, Study Reveals - Gizmodo

Many scorpion species carry zinc and other heavy metals in their pincers and stingers, according to new research.

Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why - Space

Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why - Space

"The extent of the Milky Way's star-forming disk has long been an open question in galactic archaeology."

First detailed ‘smell maps’ reveal how noses track odours - Nature

First detailed ‘smell maps’ reveal how noses track odours - Nature

Detailed maps of smell receptors in the nose overturn textbook models of olfactory receptor organization in mice.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again' - Space

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again' - Space

"We are doing some papers right now on, I think, a position that we would love to escalate through the scientific community to revisit this discussion."

2.8 Days to Disaster: Scientists Warn Low Earth Orbit Could Suddenly Collapse - SciTechDaily

2.8 Days to Disaster: Scientists Warn Low Earth Orbit Could Suddenly Collapse - SciTechDaily

A new study warns that if satellite operators suddenly lose control during a major disruption, a catastrophic collision in orbit could happen in as little as 2.8 days.

A Backyard Camera Just Captured A Neighboring Galaxy In Astonishing Detail - The Daily Galaxy

A Backyard Camera Just Captured A Neighboring Galaxy In Astonishing Detail - The Daily Galaxy

A breathtaking image of the Small Magellanic Cloud proves that even Earth-based cameras can capture the universe in extraordinary detail.

Light-Propelled ‘Metajets’ Could Enable 20-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri, Study Suggests - Gizmodo

Light-Propelled ‘Metajets’ Could Enable 20-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri, Study Suggests - Gizmodo

A new approach to optical propulsion uses lasers to lift and steer objects in multiple directions.

An anomaly in global sea level rise is explained by deep ocean heating - Phys.org

An anomaly in global sea level rise is explained by deep ocean heating - Phys.org

Climate scientists like to keep their accounting books neat and balanced. As climate change alters energy flows all across the planet, which in turn causes effects like sea level rise, ice melt and more, keeping close track of these changes is important for a…