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Archive for February, 2024

Gravitational anomalies reveal seamount 3 times the height of world’s tallest building

February 27th, 2024 by

Researchers found and mapped four seamounts in the deep sea off the coast of Peru and Chile. The tallest of these new peaks rises around 1.5 miles above the seafloor.

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See February’s Full Snow Moon light up the night sky around the world (photos)

February 26th, 2024 by

February’s Full Snow Moon may have been the smallest full moon of 2024, but it had a big impact on moon lovers, skywatchers, and astrophotographers across the globe who braved the cold to catch it.

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Brash new ‘Borderlands’ trailer takes fans to the abandoned planet of Pandora

February 26th, 2024 by

A new trailer has landed for director Eli Roth’s live-action “Borderlands” feature film starring Kate Blanchett, Jack Black and Kevin Hart in this bold video game adaptation landing Aug. 9.

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The mathematically perfect exoplanet system — a perfect place to search for alien tech

February 26th, 2024 by

A newfound exoplanet system with six sub-Neptunes has piqued the interest of scientists who seek extraterrestrial life.

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NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe wakes up after surviving close pass by the sun

February 26th, 2024 by

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX probe is back online after a two-month hiatus to protect itself during a close approach to the sun as it makes its way to potentially dangerous asteroid Apophis.

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The Milky Way’s enormous, star-studded ‘Radcliffe Wave’ is literally waving

February 26th, 2024 by

Scientists studied the Radcliffe Wave, a giant star-studded structure not far from our sun, to see that it is indeed “waving.”

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What is the big rip, and can we stop it?

February 26th, 2024 by

Imagine a future where the universe, all too soon, tears itself apart. Eventually, space-time is torn asunder, rendering the universe uninhabitable.

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SpaceX, NASA ‘go’ to launch Crew-8 astronaut mission to ISS on March 1

February 26th, 2024 by

SpaceX and NASA are officially go to launch their next astronaut mission to International Space Station on March 1.

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