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Archive for December 3rd, 2024

‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ episodes 1 & 2: What’s the secret of At Attin?

December 3rd, 2024 by

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew explores the New Republic era from a new, innocent perspective, but there’s more than meets the eye…

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The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever

December 3rd, 2024 by

Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal. 1

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Handle on history: Knives embedded with rocket parts honor 45 years of Ariane launches

December 3rd, 2024 by

A company that crafts knife handles from leftover rocket metal and the wood from trees surrounding the launch pad has created a limited piece celebrating the anniversary of Europe’s venerable Ariane.

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Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars

December 3rd, 2024 by

Asteroids colliding with neutron stars could account for mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts by releasing enough energy to supply humanity’s power needs for one hundred million years.

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Could dark matter have been forged in a ‘Dark Big Bang?’

December 3rd, 2024 by

The Big Bang may not have been the origin of the universe’s most mysterious matter. Instead, dark matter could have been created in a second creation event, a “Dark Big Bang.”

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Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine

December 3rd, 2024 by

Energetic particles that arise when cosmic rays hit Earth’s atmosphere could help assess hidden damage to buildings in Ukraine after the war.

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BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo)

December 3rd, 2024 by

The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe made a close flyby of Mercury on Dec. 1, 2024 and captured an image of the planet.

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Broken water pipe knocks out data processing for NASA sun-studying spacecraft

December 3rd, 2024 by

Data processing for NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and IRIS probe are down for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe in a server room used by the missions.

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