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3D-printed ‘hydrogels’ could be future space radiation shields for astronaut trips to Mars

Submit on Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 18:11

Technology we already use everyday might be the future of space radiation shielding.

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James Webb Space Telescope learns how a cosmic phoenix cools off to birth stars

Submit on Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 17:11

Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James Webb Space Telescope has now learned how this galaxy cluster does it.

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‘Star Trek: Section 31’ got us thinking… Should you have to do your homework before you watch a movie?

Submit on Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 01:11

The latest ‘Star Trek’ movie assumes plenty of prior knowledge of a vast franchise — and it’s not alone.

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Scientists accidentally discover Earth’s inner core is less solid than expected

Submit on Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 00:11

Researchers discovered that Earth’s inner core is surprisingly viscous.

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The Winter Triangle meets the ‘Mars Triangle’ in the night sky this month

Submit on Monday, February 17th, 2025 23:11

For the next few weeks, the planet Mars will form an isosceles triangle with the two bright stars marking the heads of the Gemini Twins, Pollux and Castor.

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Does the moon look smaller tonight? Here’s why a ‘micromoon’ rises

Submit on Monday, February 17th, 2025 22:11

The moon reaches its farthest point from Earth tonight, known as apogee, making it appear ever so slightly smaller in the night sky.

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Watch the sun erupt in new images from NOAA’s weather satellite

Submit on Monday, February 17th, 2025 21:11

A space-based telescope has captured new images of the sun that showcase one of our star’s fiery outbursts — and Mercury is in the picture.

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Some planet-forming stars never ‘grow up’ and lose their ‘Peter Pan’ disks

Submit on Monday, February 17th, 2025 18:11

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to study a planet-forming disk around a low-mass star, finding it contains chemical signatures never seen before in such a disk.

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