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Newly identified chemical in drinking water is likely in many homes and could be toxic, study finds
A newly identified chemical byproduct may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found. Scientists think it might be toxic but do not yet know.
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Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers
An unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability of the animals' food, said scientists hoping to curb the strandings. Cape Cod, the Massachusetts peninsula beloved by beach tourists and seafood lovers, has a long history of marine mammal strandings. The International Fund for Animal Welfare, which responds to marine mammal strandings, said Thursday it has responded to 342 live, stranded dolphins this year, and that is f
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Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover
Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine.
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James Webb Space Telescope unveils surprising 'Red Monsters' in the early universe
Three ultramassive galaxies found by the James Webb Space Telescope have astronomers reconsidering how galaxies grew so quickly in the first billion years after the Big Bang.
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Scientists obtain image of a star on the precipice of disaster
Scientists have taken a close-up picture of a star apparently in its death throes, surrounded by gas and dust as it heads toward its demise in a huge explosion called a supernova - the first time the events of this pivotal stage have ever been imaged. What makes this even more remarkable, according to the researchers, is that the observed star resides not in our Milky Way galaxy but in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. It is the first zoomed-in image of a mature star in a
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NASA chooses SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver rover, astronaut base to the moon
NASA is planning to assign SpaceX and Blue Origin 'demonstration missions' for their Artemis Program lunar landers, with eyes to put a habitat on the moon by 2033.
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They thought they’d found Amelia Earhart’s plane. Instead, the search continues
An ocean exploration company took a sonar image of an object that resembled Amelia Earhart’s missing plane in January. New imaging confirmed it was a rock formation.
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SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from space in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.
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Ancient amulet showing biblical king spearing devil is unearthed
The amulet was found during an ongoing excavation project in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city near Karabük, Turkey.
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James Webb Space Telescope spots 1st 'Einstein zig-zag' — here's why scientists are thrilled
The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the first-ever "Einstein zig-zag," a distant quasar lensed six times by two precisely aligned galaxies that could help tackle a cosmological crisis.
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Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli, 5 others on tourism flight Nov. 22
Blue Origin's next space tourism mission is launching Nov. 22, with 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli. Watch live on Space.com.
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Astronomers say they've captured the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy
The star — known as WOH G64 — is located 160,000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.
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Unprecedented image may reveal impending supernova that could be visible from Earth
Astronomers have taken the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, and it’s a “monster star” surrounded by a cocoon as it slowly dies.
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Suborbital rocket set to launch 6 experiments from Sweden's Arctic spaceport on Nov. 22
The SubOrbital Express-4 mission, which will launch from northern Sweden between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3, will help scientists take the next step in various realms of research.
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6: Is there a demigod working in Starfleet?
'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6 introduces new arrival Ensign Olly — a junior officer with a history of leaving trails of destruction in her wake.
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Will astronauts need to be rescued from the moon? NASA wants to be prepared just in case
NASA is seeking the public's help creating emergency response plans for future missions to the moon.
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Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time (image, video)
Astronomers have captured the first zoomed-in image of a star beyond the Milky Way. The historic image reveals a dying behemoth star wrapped in a death shroud of gas about to explode.
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Bird flu virus isolated from hospitalized Canadian teen shows signs of human adaptation
The avian flu virus isolated from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver has mutations in key areas that could help the virus spread more easily in humans, scientists say.
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SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video)
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Nov. 21).
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What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?
SpaceX's Starship megarocket performed well on its sixth test flight, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19). So, what's next for the giant reusable vehicle?
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Atlas of cells offers a milestone leap in understanding of the human body
An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has roared back to life after eight centuries of silence has erupted for the seventh time since December, sending molten lava flowing towards the Blue Lagoon spa, a major tourist attraction. The eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula started with little warning at 11:14 p.m. (2314 GMT) Wednesday and created a fissure around 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) long. The activity is estimated to be considerably smaller than the previous eruption in August, according to I
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Deepfakes of Elon Musk contribute to billions in fraud losses
A study found that Elon Musk is the most common celebrity used in deepfake scams.
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NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.
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Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)
Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).
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Supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to monstrous sizes
Scientists may have cracked one of the biggest mysteries in space science, determining that supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to their huge sizes.
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Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure
Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.
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'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles
Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.
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International Space Station fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space debris
A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.
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Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form
The strength of dark energy in our universe is not optimized for forming stars, which means other universes might have a greater likelihood of producing life.
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Scientists map out the human body one cell at a time
Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better understand health and diseases such as cancer. Scientists focused on certain organs — plotting the jobs of cells in the mouth, stomach and intestines, as well as cells that guide how bones and joints develop.
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Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet's star has a wonky planetary disk.
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Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.
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Solar Orbiter captures the highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface yet
The Solar Orbiter mission has captured the highest-resolution views of the sun’s surface to date, showcasing massive sunspots related to increasing solar activity.
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Magnetic Fields Are the Unsung Workhorses of Astrophysics
Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. But due to their complex shapes, they are stubbornly difficult to measure.
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SpaceX calls off nail-biting catch attempt as booster splashes down to Earth
SpaceX conducted the sixth Starship and Super Heavy test flight Tuesday afternoon, the fastest turnaround yet in the company’s test campaign.
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See Mars make a close pass to the moon tonight
The moon and Mars will share a close approach tonight (Nov. 20) during a conjunction as the two visit the Cancer constellation, the Crab.
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‘We don’t want to leave anyone behind,’ says Google’s Alex Okosi on the company’s drive to cut data costs in Africa
Google’s managing director for Sub Saharan Africa says the tech giant wants to increase connectivity and drive innovation across the region.
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Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category, according to the study published in the journal, Environmental Research: Climate.
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Every hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds
Every hurricane in the Atlantic was made more intense, part of a growing trend for Earth’s most powerful storms, two new analyses have found.
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'It's bananas:' Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship
An artificial banana floated in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there in the bay of its spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold.
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Thousands without power in Washington state as severe weather begins hitting Pacific Northwest
A woman was killed by a falling tree and tens of thousands of homes in Washington state lost power Tuesday as Northern California and the Pacific Northwest started feeling the effects of a powerful atmospheric river event, officials said.
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Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence
For the last few years, climate scientists, environmentalists and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have been talking up the first U.N. climate conference to be held in the Amazon. In addition to the symbolism of hosting in the Amazon, COP30, as the climate talks are called, will be a pivotal gathering because nations must come with updated plans to reduce emissions.
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Yahoo News/YouGov poll: 74% of voters heard about Harris’s ‘plan’ to protect transgender people, more than almost any other campaign issue
How $37 million worth of Trump attack ads paid off.
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Winter storm watches and warnings in effect as snow, rain hit swaths of the U.S. ahead of Thanksgiving travel
Millions are under winter weather advisories across the country.
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Fantasy Football Week 12 Sleepers
It's a bye-pocalypse in the fantasy football streets for Week 12. Scott Pianowski offers some help.
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Best Buy's Black Friday deals just dropped — and they're seriously unbeatable
Best Buy's Black Friday deals are on now — save $100s on Samsung, Garmin, ASUS and more
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A tube of this bestselling mascara every 7 seconds — it's down to $4 for Black Friday
'I really do look like I have falsies': Over 259,000 five-star reviewers say you'll get length, volume and zero clumps.
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The 25 best White Elephant gifts everyone will want to steal — all under $50
From a candle that smells like fried chicken to a trendy water bottle, these crowd-pleasers range from silly to functional.
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Trump nominates Pam Bondi for attorney general: Here's who else he's picked for key roles — and what responsibilities they'll have
It's been a little over two weeks since the 2024 election, and Trump has already named more than a dozen people who will play, if confirmed by the Senate, key roles in the White House.
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