It has been an exciting week in science news, with our understanding of human evolution and animal behavior taking interesting turns. But before we dip into matters on Earth, let’s look to the skies and see what we’ve discovered in space.
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One of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites just dodged a bullet in orbit.
That bullet was one of the nine spacecraft that launched atop a Chinese Kinetica 1 rocket on Tuesday (Dec. 9) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. It…
LINCOLN, Neb. – Playing in their fourth Sweet 16 in program history, the Kansas Jayhawks fell to the unbeaten Nebraska Cornhuskers, 3-0, in the NCAA Volleyball Regional Semifinal at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday.
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BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (15-7-2-0) defeated the Wichita Thunder (9-9-2-1) 5-4 in a shootout Friday night at INTRUST Bank Arena. The two teams will continue their three-in-three series Saturday night at 5:05 p.m….