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Massive asteroid bigger than a skyscraper heading toward Earth at 24,000 mph - AOL.com
By Emma Bussey |September 18, 2025 |5 min read
Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA scientists.
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Oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed dinosaur is found in Mongolia - NBC News
By Jay Ganglani |September 18, 2025
Scientists have unearthed in Mongolia the oldest and most complete fossil of a pachycephalosaur, a group of dinosaurs known for their dome-shaped skulls, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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Harnessing the superpowers of the most resilient life form on Earth - BBC
By Jasmin Fox-Skelly |September 18, 2025
Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some experts think they might even survive right up until the Sun dies.
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78 Million Years Ago, an Asteroid Hit Earth. Then Life Grew in The Crater - ScienceAlert
By Universe Today • 1 day ago
78 million years ago, a 1.6 km asteroid slammed into what is now Finland, creating a crater 23 km (14 mi) wide and 750 km deep.
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Fun Fact: You weigh slightly less at the equator - Fox News
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Did you know you weigh less at the equator than at the poles, and that there are less stars in the Milky Way than there are trees on Earth? Learn more of our fun facts of the day!
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Physicists Propose a 'Neutrino Laser' Straight Out of Science Fiction - ScienceAlert
By Michael Irving • 1 day ago
MIT physicists have proposed a way to make a super sci-fi-sounding device: a neutrino 'laser,' which could help us probe the mysteries of the Universe.
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ChatGPT appears to improvise when put through ancient Greek math puzzle - Phys.org
By University of Cambridge • 1 day ago
The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge.
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You can hold on to your butts thanks to DNA that evolved in fish - Ars Technica
By John Timmer • 1 day ago
Making digits seems to involve gene activity that was needed to make a cloaca.
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We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration' - Space
By Monisha Ravisetti • 1 day ago
"There's one we haven't found — a planet just like ours. At least, not yet."
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Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon - Space
By Josh Dinner • 1 day ago
The life of an astronaut comes with a lot of poking and prodding.
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NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Ready to Fly Crew - NASA (.gov)
By Lee Mohon • 1 day ago
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket poised to send four astronauts from Earth on a journey around the Moon next year may appear identical to
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What we know about the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics that let some atoms last forever - Live Science
By Victoria Atkinson • 1 day ago
Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may make all the difference.
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SpaceX moves next Starship spacecraft to launch pad for testing (photos) - Space
By Mike Wall • 1 day ago
The company is gearing up for the 11th flight test of its big Mars rocket.
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Are interstellar invaders like comet 3I/ATLAS seeding the universe with exoplanets? - Space
By Stefanie Waldek • 1 day ago
Alien wanderers could kickstart planet formation.
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Bad news for astronauts? Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study suggests - Space
By Elizabeth Howell • 1 day ago
But at least some of the changes might be reversible.
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Congress Expresses Concern About NASA/DoD Relationship - NASA Watch
By Keith Cowing • 1 day ago
Keith’s note: According to a press release “Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Acting Administrator Sean Duffy expressing her serious concern regarding NASA’s relationship with the De…
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‘Pivotal step’ announced in effort to bring back the dodo - CNN
By Katie Hunt • 1 day ago
New findings from the humble pigeon may help in an ambitious project to bring back the dodo, an extinct flightless bird, biotech firm Colossal Biosciences says.
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Don't miss the beautiful summer Milky Way next week as the new moon goes dark on Sept. 21 - Space
By Joe Rao • 1 day ago
The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum week to check out the beautiful summer Milky Way.
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8 Common Exercises That Destroy Your Body Faster Than Sitting After 40 - Eat This Not That
By Alexa Mellardo • 1 day ago
Experts share 8 exercises to avoid after 40—from plyo jumps to behind-the-neck presses—to protect joints and prevent injury.
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