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Archive for April, 2021

‘Star Trek’ First Contact Day promises plenty of Trek news and nostalgia

April 1st, 2021 by

A host of celebrations, festivities and special events are in store on Paramount+ on April 5 — a date known to all “Star Trek” fans as First Contact Day.

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Hidden boundaries of lost continent ‘Zealandia’ revealed in incredible detail

April 1st, 2021 by

The lost continent is a submerged chunk of crust that broke off from Gondwana 80 million years ago.

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Astronomers find the ‘safest place’ to live in the Milky Way

April 1st, 2021 by

Astronomers have searched the entire Milky Way to identify the safest places to live. It turns out, we’re in a pretty good spot.

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Enceladus may have ocean currents like we see around Antarctica

April 1st, 2021 by

The ocean of the water-spurting moon Enceladus might be more active than scientists realized.

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On This Day in Space! April 1, 1960: NASA launches TIROS-1, first US Weather satellite

April 1st, 2021 by

On April 1, 1960, the U.S. launched its first weather satellite into orbit. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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