The lovely double star 145 Canis Majoris near the tail of the Big Dog offers stunning contrasting colors through binoculars or a telescope.
Canis…
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Webb observes a dance of dwarf galaxies
For this new ESA/Webb Picture of the Month, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has spied a pair of dwarf galaxies engaged in a gravitational dance. These two galaxies are named NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, and they’re located about…
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Two high-quality genomes of Prototheca bovis strain SH08 and Prototheca ciferrii strain SH13
Leimann, B. C., Monteiro, P. C., Lazéra, M., Candanoza, E. R. & Wanke, B. Protothecosis. Medical mycology 42, 95–106, https://doi.org/10.1080/13695780310001653653 (2004).
Kwiecinski, J….
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Smallest ozone hole in five years a positive sign, says Copernicus
The 2025 Antarctic ozone hole was the smallest and shortest-lived for five years, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has said, fuelling hopes for the recovery of the ozone layer.
The Antarctic ozone hole, which is shaped…
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SpaceX launches 60th mission of the year from California
SpaceX has now launched 60 missions from California this year.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Tuesday (Dec. 2) from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Golden State’s central coast at 12:28 a.m. EST (0528 GMT; 9:28 p.m. local California time on Dec….
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Trio of ‘black mesas’ leftover from Paleozoic era spawn rare sand dunes in the Sahara — Earth from space
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Where is it? Guérou, Mauritania [16.930575400, -11.759622605]
What’s in the photo? Three black mesas surrounded by unusual sand dunes in the Sahara Desert
Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut onboard the International Space Station…
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Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years
Scientists, led by Andrés Alfonso-Rojas, have reconstructed ancient anacondas from 12.4-million-year-old fossils discovered in Venezuela to find these tropical snakes were a whopping…
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New research reveals the hidden organism behind Lake Erie’s toxic blooms
During the warm months, Lake Erie becomes an ideal setting for cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to grow rapidly. Under these conditions, the algae can form large blooms that release toxins at levels capable of harming both wildlife…
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New research reveals the hidden organism behind Lake Erie’s toxic blooms
During the warm months, Lake Erie becomes an ideal setting for cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to grow rapidly. Under these conditions, the algae can form large blooms that release toxins at levels capable of harming both wildlife…
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Science history: Computer scientist lays out ‘Moore’s law,’ guiding chip design for a half century — Dec. 2, 1964
Milestone: Moore’s law introduced
Date: Dec. 2, 1964
Where: San Francisco Bay Area
Who: Gordon Moore
At a low-key talk for a local professional society in 1964, computer scientist and chemist Gordon Moore laid out a prediction that would define the…
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