10 James Webb space photos reveal cosmic nurseries where stars come to life

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Collage of stellar nurseries
A very young star forming within the dark cloud L1527 (top left), the "Cosmic Cliffs" (top right), the Tarantula Nebula (bottom left), and the Chameleon I molecular cloud (bottom right).

NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO Production Team. Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Mahdi Zamani (ESA/Webb).

The eclipse will affect solar power in states like California that are far outside the path of totality

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A map showing where the moon's shadow will cross the US during the 2024 total solar eclipse.

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Landfills are spewing even more methane into the atmosphere than we thought

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Methane emissions colored blue, yellow, and red float over an aerial map of a landfill in Texas.
A methane plume over a landfill in Texas.

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9 ways you can win money in the Powerball jackpot

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Canada's Niagara region declares 'state of emergency' as a million total solar eclipse watchers predicted

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The 2017 total solar eclipse at 100% totality.

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Scientists are growing crops with salt water that could help save us from starvation

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SaliCrop team poses in branded shirts in front of a farm field
The SaliCrop team from left to right: Oron Bet Or, Carmit Oron, Ṛcā Godbole, Sharon Devir, Shimon Rachmilevitch.

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A NASA astronaut, former SpaceX flight surgeon, and father of 2 says parenting is by far his hardest job

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Astronaut Anil Menon wearing his space suit poses for a photo next to his young son and his wife, Anna Menon, who is holding their young daughter.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon with his wife, SpaceX lead space operations engineer Anna Menon, and their two children, Grace and James.

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Human activities are changing Earth's spin so much that it might affect how we keep time

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A nigh sky full of stars photographed with long exposure
You can't tell from standing on it, but Earth's rotation rate is changing.

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NASA map shows where and when to see the total solar eclipse of April 2024, as the path of totality crosses the US

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A total solar eclipse at 100% totality.

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Netflix's hit sci-fi series '3 Body Problem' is based on a real math problem that is so complex it's impossible to solve

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Netflix's show "3 Body Problem" involves a three-star system.

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