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  • I was simply terrified. I felt the whoosh of the current – then it was gone, leaving only a cloud of scales and blood swirling in my flashlight beam

    I was simply terrified. I felt the whoosh of the current – then it was gone, leaving only a cloud of scales and blood swirling in my flashlight beam

    One of the things they teach you during night scuba-diving training is to direct your flashlight down, not directly in front of you. The aim is to avoid accidentally shining a spotlight on a prey animal, making it suddenly visible to any…

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  • Astronaut from MD achieves childhood dream of traveling to space

    Astronaut from MD achieves childhood dream of traveling to space

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    • Potomac native Chris Williams launched to the International Space Station last month for an eight-month mission.
    • The MIT astrophysics researcher is conducting stem cell and artificial intelligence…

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  • Asteroid named after Chinese botanist Kuang Tingyun-Xinhua

    Asteroid named after Chinese botanist Kuang Tingyun-Xinhua

    BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — An asteroid has been officially named after Kuang Tingyun, a distinguished Chinese botanist renowned for her long-standing research on photosynthesis, the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences…

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  • European Space Agency Probes Cyber Breach










    European Space Agency Probes Cyber Breach | Aviation Week Network