In Oregon, a giant 300-foot smiley face greets traffic every fall
Every fall, a hillside in Oregon flashes a giant, yellow smiley face of trees.
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This May Be The Best Photo Ever Taken From The International Space Station
We are in awe at what astronaut Don Pettit has been able to capture from space.
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Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)
Hubble captured an exploding star about 650 million light-years from Earth.
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China's space solar station could generate more energy in one year than all Earth's remaining oil
China's orbital power station could match Earth's total oil energy output annually using advanced solar technology
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3 Fascinating Reasons Why The ‘World’s Largest Living Organism’ Is Truly Larger Than Life
While it may be defined as a single organism, Pando is anything but one—sustaining an entire world under its canopy. Here’s how it works.
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Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo
The moon and Saturn were basically engaged in a cosmic game of peek-a-boo.
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NASA Celebrates Edwin Hubble’s Discovery of a New Universe
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don’t go looking for it — the flickering star is 2.2 million light-years away, and is 1/100,000th the brightness of the fain…
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Critical ocean current has not declined in the last 60 years, AMOC study finds
Earth, being 71% covered in water, is influenced by the ocean and its movements. In the Atlantic Ocean, a system of connected currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), moves water throughout the world's oceans powered by a combi…
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How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories
Researchers have developed a model explaining how place cells in the hippocampus anchor both spatial and episodic memories.
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The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years
Here are the next seven total solar eclipses across the world, from Alaska to Australia.
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Record broken in Antarctica: European researchers have extracted ice over a million years old
European scientists have just uncovered ice over 1.2 million years old from Antarctica, revealing secrets of our planet's ancient climate. What could this groundbreaking discovery mean for our understanding of today’s climate challenges?
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Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Are Genetically Distinct—But Radiation Isn’t the Reason
Dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant aren’t radioactive mutants—but their genetic differences reveal a surprising story.
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Webb telescope just solved the 'universe-breaking problem'
"Contrary to Headlines, Cosmology Isn’t Broken."
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Octopus Arms Are Controlled by a Nervous System That's Like No Other
Octopuses tend to keep secrets, but we've just learnt how they achieve their extraordinary dexterity.
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In Photos: See Mercury’s Craters In Spectacular Close-Ups After Flyby
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.
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China plans to wave its flag on the surface of the moon — literally
Chang'e 7 mission, slated to reach the moon's south pole next year, will include a flag that can flutter even in the vacuum of space.
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What is truth? – In Defence of Marxism magazine #48 out now!
“What is truth?” said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer.
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Scientists achieve direct experimental realization of dual-type entangling gates
To develop scalable and reliable quantum computers, engineers and physicists will need to devise effective strategies to mitigate errors in their quantum systems without adding complex additional components. A promising strategy to reduce errors entails the u…
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What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?
Blue Ghost and Resilience both have long journeys ahead of them.
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12 billion light-years from Earth, NASA has discovered an immense water reservoir containing 140,000 billion times the amount of water on Earth. - farmingdale-observer.com
In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA astronomers have unveiled an immense reservoir of water vapor surrounding a distant quasar. This cosmic oasis, located a staggering 12 billion light-years from Earth, contains an astounding 140 trillion times more water tha…
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