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How an interstellar comet sheds light on universe's 'cosmic noon'

Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our solar system. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but it turned out to be a comet, 3I/Atlas, and it provoked interest from astronomers and astrophysicists eager for insights into galaxies far, far away. Detailed observa

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New Horizons watches the solar wind as it slows down

Where does the solar system end and interstellar space begin? That's a question scientists have been working to answer using spacecraft traveling beyond the sun's influence. A team of researchers from the Southwest Research Institute, led by Heather Elliott, is using the Solar Wi

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Items found behind a Georgia Cracker Barrel lead to charges in 1985 Ohio murder

Modern forensic science analysis leads to arrest in murder of traveling salesman John Warren, authorities sayItems that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an Ohio killing committed at about that time

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Nanoplastics found in Antarctic soils for first time, suggesting long-range atmospheric tr

Microplastic contamination has been a much-discussed topic over the last several years, but contamination from even smaller plastic particles represents another pressing issue. Nanoplastics—defined as being under a micrometer in diameter—may pose an even higher ecological risk be

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Traveling protein waves reveal how dividing cells set chromosome-splitting spindle size

When a human cell prepares to split into two daughter cells, it must first construct a tiny internal machine called the mitotic spindle—a structure of protein fibers that physically pulls chromosomes apart and deposits one set into each new cell. Get the spindle the right size an

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Artemis II astronauts reunite with their moonship 3 months after record-breaking flight

The Artemis II astronauts reunited with their capsule Wednesday three months after flying around the moon and traveling deeper into space than anyone in history.

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Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

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Neil the seal is more than a viral animal. He's become a global folk hero

I am one of Hobart's many residents who traveled to a nearby beach to witness Neil the seal—an animal that has been receiving global attention for his wild personality and humorous antics.

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Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest

Higher temperatures can cause radio, TV and microwave signals to travel hundreds of miles farther, upsetting communicationsIt was 3am in north-east Indiana’s Huntington county when the outdoor emergency alarm went off on 1 July.The only issue? There wasn’t a storm, tornado or any

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Study reveals how gas bubbles shaped Kīlauea's 2018 lava flow

The lava that buried entire neighborhoods during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption was composed of nearly 80% gas bubbles near its source. A recent study shows that those bubbles played a central role in controlling how fast and far the lava traveled and that lava flow models need to acc

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Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?

Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possibleLong-term space travel is bad for your health. Very bad. Being in space exposes humans to dangerously high levels of radiation; exten

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Elephants turn footsteps into messages through ground and skull vibrations

Elephants can communicate with other elephants across distances of up to five kilometers (3 miles) by producing sounds that travel through the air. However, they have a second way of sending signals: seismic waves traveling through the ground. These vibrations are transmitted fro

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