LONDON: A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it’s not an octopus at all.
Newly published research concludes that fossilized remains listed by…
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World’s oldest octopus fossil is not an octopus after all, scientists say
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New Study Reveals Shallow Mantle Source for Supervolcanic Magma—-Chinese Academy of Sciences
Supereruptions are extremely large volcanic eruptions that eject more than 1,000 cubic kilometers of magma, rock and ash. They are among the most hazardous geological events on Earth and have profound impacts on the environment, climate, and…
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Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them – Dawn
- Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them Dawn
- Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before BBC
- Artemis II Return to Earth NASA (.gov)
- Nasa Artemis II astronauts prepare to end moon mission…
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Chang’e Mission Samples Reveal How Exogenous Organic Matter Evolves on the Moon—-Chinese Academy of Sciences
Elements essential to life, such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, were “delivered” to the Earth and Moon during the early stages of the Solar System via asteroids and comets impacting their surfaces. These exogenous materials…
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Artemis II crew to return home as Nasa lays out steps for safe splashdown | Nasa
The crew of Artemis II is set to return to earth on Friday following its historic 10-day lunar flyby mission, and Nasa leaders have described the precise logistics needed to get them home.
The return will see the Orion capsule traveling at nearly…
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With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse
In a world first, scientists at Bar-Ilan University say they have discovered that a single-letter switch in a region of the genome once dismissed as “junk DNA” can reverse the biological sex of a mouse.
“If you change just one letter…
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Watch Artemis 2 race back to Earth in this telescope livestream tonight
Artemis 2 is on its way back to Earth, and you can watch it speed through space live tonight in this Virtual Telescope Project (VTP) livestream (weather depending).
The broadcast, hosted by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi, is scheduled to begin at…
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Satellite data shows Earth is getting ever brighter at night
Daily satellite observations have revealed a continued nighttime brightening globally due to artificial lighting, with important regional variations including a surge in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia…
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'Riding a fireball through atmosphere': How Artemis II astronauts will return to Earth – Euronews.com
- ‘Riding a fireball through atmosphere’: How Artemis II astronauts will return to Earth Euronews.com
- Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before BBC
- Nasa Artemis II astronauts prepare to end moon mission in…
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How astronauts honor loved ones with lunar names
As the Artemis II spacecraft hurtles back toward Earth following its…
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