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How To Tell If That Rock You Found Is Actually A Meteorite (And If You Can Keep It)

Close up of a meteorite, large shiny red and silver.

How To Tell If That Rock You Found Is Actually A Meteorite (And If You Can Keep It)

Close up of a meteorite, large shiny red and silver.

How To Tell If That Rock You Found Is Actually A Meteorite (And If You Can Keep It)

Time to take a closer look at the meteorites and meteor-wrongs of rock identification.

Feb 3 2023

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Does Our Sporting Future Lie Beyond Earth’s Atmosphere?

astronaut playing baseball

Does Our Sporting Future Lie Beyond Earth’s Atmosphere?

Feb 3 2023

Which Material Has The Highest Melting Point? The Answer’s Complex

Graphite on black background

Which Material Has The Highest Melting Point? The Answer’s Complex

Feb 3 2023

Latest Space and Physics Stories

Only Filmed Interview With "Father Of Big Bang" Theory Rediscovered After 60 Years

A photo of Georges Lemaître and Albert Einstein

Only Filmed Interview With "Father Of Big Bang" Theory Rediscovered After 60 Years

A photo of Georges Lemaître and Albert Einstein

Only Filmed Interview With "Father Of Big Bang" Theory Rediscovered After 60 Years

Feb 2 2023

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Jupiter Officially Has 12 New Moons

Jupiter Officially Has 12 New Moons

Jupiter Officially Has 12 New Moons

Feb 2 2023

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Astronomers Discover A “One-In-10-Billion” Kilonova-In-Waiting For First Time

A giant main sequence star and its neutron star companion, that will eventionally both be neutron stars that will become a kilonova

Astronomers Discover A “One-In-10-Billion” Kilonova-In-Waiting For First Time

A giant main sequence star and its neutron star companion, that will eventionally both be neutron stars that will become a kilonova

Astronomers Discover A “One-In-10-Billion” Kilonova-In-Waiting For First Time

Feb 2 2023

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Most Accurate Map Ever Of All The Matter In The Universe Revealed

The new survey uses data from The Dark Energy Survey in Chile and the South Pole Telescope. Image credit: Andreas Papadopoulos

Most Accurate Map Ever Of All The Matter In The Universe Revealed

The new survey uses data from The Dark Energy Survey in Chile and the South Pole Telescope. Image credit: Andreas Papadopoulos

Most Accurate Map Ever Of All The Matter In The Universe Revealed

Jan 31 2023

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Incredible Time-Lapse Shows Planets’ 12-Year Dance Around Their Star

The HR8799 system has been filmed for 14 years and the first twelve years of that has been stitched together into a timelapse video showing the four gas giants in orbit, some as hot as 1000 K

Incredible Time-Lapse Shows Planets’ 12-Year Dance Around Their Star

The HR8799 system has been filmed for 14 years and the first twelve years of that has been stitched together into a timelapse video showing the four gas giants in orbit, some as hot as 1000 K

Incredible Time-Lapse Shows Planets’ 12-Year Dance Around Their Star

Jan 31 2023

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Green Comet Set To Make Closest Pass To Earth In 50,000 Years Tomorrow

The comet is seen with a bright green and white coma and a slim long tail behind

Green Comet Set To Make Closest Pass To Earth In 50,000 Years Tomorrow

The comet is seen with a bright green and white coma and a slim long tail behind

Green Comet Set To Make Closest Pass To Earth In 50,000 Years Tomorrow

Jan 31 2023

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On A Strange Day In Canada, People Could Hear Others Talking From 5 Kilometers Away

A snowy path in Canada.

On A Strange Day In Canada, People Could Hear Others Talking From 5 Kilometers Away

A snowy path in Canada.

Space and Physics

On A Strange Day In Canada, People Could Hear Others Talking From 5 Kilometers Away

Jan 31 2023

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AI Finds Possible Overlooked Alien Signals In Radio Telescope Data

Robert C. Byrd Green Bank radio telescope

AI Finds Possible Overlooked Alien Signals In Radio Telescope Data

Robert C. Byrd Green Bank radio telescope

AI Finds Possible Overlooked Alien Signals In Radio Telescope Data

Jan 30 2023

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Gamma-Ray Eclipses Have Been Spotted For The First Time

A star in the foreground is covered in a gassy shroud as a pulsar in the background its emitting twin jets of material.

Gamma-Ray Eclipses Have Been Spotted For The First Time

A star in the foreground is covered in a gassy shroud as a pulsar in the background its emitting twin jets of material.

Gamma-Ray Eclipses Have Been Spotted For The First Time

Jan 27 2023

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The Moon Will Eclipse Mars On Monday Night

The full moon limb is partially visible and at the bottom you can see Mars.

The Moon Will Eclipse Mars On Monday Night

The full moon limb is partially visible and at the bottom you can see Mars.

The Moon Will Eclipse Mars On Monday Night

Jan 27 2023

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Astronomers Discover 25 New Fast Radio Bursts Unlike What We Have Seen Before

A series of white antennae looking like huge sun loungers rathern than circular rest on the ground with the night sky above them.

Astronomers Discover 25 New Fast Radio Bursts Unlike What We Have Seen Before

A series of white antennae looking like huge sun loungers rathern than circular rest on the ground with the night sky above them.

Astronomers Discover 25 New Fast Radio Bursts Unlike What We Have Seen Before

Jan 27 2023

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JWST Spots Rings Around Asteroid In First Stellar Occultation

illustration of the asteroid seen with two thin rings and the distant sun in the background

JWST Spots Rings Around Asteroid In First Stellar Occultation

illustration of the asteroid seen with two thin rings and the distant sun in the background

JWST Spots Rings Around Asteroid In First Stellar Occultation

Jan 26 2023

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When You Look At Mars And A Giant Bear Stares Back

The crater in the story with added cartoon ears and a red bowtie

When You Look At Mars And A Giant Bear Stares Back

The crater in the story with added cartoon ears and a red bowtie

When You Look At Mars And A Giant Bear Stares Back

Jan 26 2023

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One Of The Closest Asteroid Approaches Ever Predicted Will Occur Tonight

asteroid over the earth

One Of The Closest Asteroid Approaches Ever Predicted Will Occur Tonight

asteroid over the earth

One Of The Closest Asteroid Approaches Ever Predicted Will Occur Tonight

Jan 26 2023

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Features

Göbekli Tepe: Myths Of World’s Oldest Temple Being An Astronomical Observatory Flourish

Göbekli Tepe in Turkey (arguably actually Kurdistan) is the oldest known temple in the world, but for some people that's not enough.

Göbekli Tepe: Myths Of World’s Oldest Temple Being An Astronomical Observatory Flourish

Jan 20 2023

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What Is A Time Crystal?

a series of intersecting blue semi-transparent glowing disk, sort of symbolising a time crystal.

What Is A Time Crystal?

Jan 13 2023

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How Will The Solar System End?

A photographic impression of a scorched earth with an expanding sun behind

How Will The Solar System End?

Jan 11 2023

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Multimedia

Five Mysteries Surrounding Space And Physics

Person in black suit at the top of stairs facing a rainbow nebula

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Five Mysteries Surrounding Space And Physics

Jan 20 2023

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What's The Truth About Swallowing Gum?

Person putting a strip of gum into their mouth

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What's The Truth About Swallowing Gum?

Jan 13 2023

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How Much Can Your Stomach Stretch?

Man and woman sitting on white sofa with pizza leftovers, looking very full.

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How Much Can Your Stomach Stretch?

Jan 13 2023

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physics

Laser Experiment Breaks Record While Crossing University Hallway

A laser is sent down a UMD hallway in an experiment to corral light as it makes a 45-meter journey.

Laser Experiment Breaks Record While Crossing University Hallway

Jan 20 2023

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Magnets May Be Able To Tell Left From Right As Well As North From South

A mirror, several floating blue balls with little arrows in them that don't reflect perfectly in the mirro, and a spiral clock that also doesn't reflect perfectly, are put together to show the concept of chirality.

Magnets May Be Able To Tell Left From Right As Well As North From South

Jan 18 2023

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chemistry

Rare Quasicrystal Found Unexpectedly In Nebraska Sand Dune

cross section of a quasicrystal found in a Nebraska samd dune

Rare Quasicrystal Found Unexpectedly In Nebraska Sand Dune

Jan 3 2023

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We've Never Found Fire Beyond The Earth, And There's A Reason For That

bushfire in Australian outback

We've Never Found Fire Beyond The Earth, And There's A Reason For That

Dec 29 2022

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Astronomy

Clues From Specks Of Asteroid Dust Could Reshape Our Planetary Defense

Yes it looks solid, but actually the asteroid 25413 Itokawa is actually a pile of loosely collected boulders, and that is its superpower that has allowed it to last 4.2 billion years.

Clues From Specks Of Asteroid Dust Could Reshape Our Planetary Defense

Jan 23 2023

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JWST Discovers Coldest Ices In A Molecular Cloud Yet

An image showing a dark blue cloud with three bright star on one side and an orange and white wisps where stars might be forming.

JWST Discovers Coldest Ices In A Molecular Cloud Yet

Jan 23 2023

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