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NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa

Mon, 10/14/2024 - 12:58

giant white rocket lifting off from a launchpad in a wide flat swamp — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off carrying NASA's Europa Clipper mission.
NASA TV

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Why yesterday's SpaceX launch was such a huge deal for space travel

Mon, 10/14/2024 - 11:35

The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on October 13, 2024, for the Starship Flight 5 test. — SpaceX's megarocket, Starship, lifted off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, for its fifth test flight.
SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images

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SpaceX's Starship completes historic 5th flight test

Sun, 10/13/2024 - 11:08

SpaceX's Starship launches from Earth, surrounded by smoke. — SpaceX's Starship is making its fifth flight test on Sunday.
SpaceX

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Photos show some houses survived Hurricanes Helene and Milton while their neighbors crumbled. Homeowners can learn from them.

Fri, 10/11/2024 - 17:12

yellow house toppled over crooked next to a standing red and white house — A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida.
AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

Science, Hurricanes, Homeownership, Houses, Homes, Florida, Construction

Our toothbrushes are home to hundreds of new viruses. They could be the future of biotech.

Fri, 10/11/2024 - 15:59

A closeup image of a hand holding a toothbrush under the running water of a sink faucet — New research founds hundreds of previously unseen viruses are hanging out on our toothbrushes and shower heads, but that might be a very good thing for future biotech innovation.
Sally Anscombe/Getty Images

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The top dark sky parks in all 50 states with the clearest nights to enjoy Comet A3

Fri, 10/11/2024 - 14:15

Map of the US at night lit up. — Map of the US at night lit up.
HUM Images / Contributor / Getty Images

Science, stargazing, Skywatching, dark-sky, meteor-showers, Stars, States

A 2,000-year-old temple is being restored to its original spectacular colors, adding new meaning to its ancient Egyptian inscriptions

Fri, 10/11/2024 - 13:37

Tourists examine inscriptions in the Temple of Horus in Edfu — The interior walls of the temple of Edfu have been covered in grime, but now it's newly restored.
Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

Science, Egypt, temple-of-edfu, restoration, ancient-egypt, Archaeology

Photos show the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Florida's 2nd massive storm in 2 weeks

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 12:48

Oscar Garcia (R) with his family stands outside his house after getting hit by a reported tornado in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 9, 2024, as Hurricane Milton approaches. — Oscar Garcia with his family outside his house after getting hit by a reported tornado in Fort Myers, Florida.
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images

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Hurricane Milton isn't the end of our destructive storm season. There's likely more to come.

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 21:08

satellite imagery of hurricane milton — Hurricane Milton is nearly on top of Florida in this satellite image taken Wednesday morning.
CIRA/NOAA

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Hurricane Milton morphed into a Category 5 in 2 days. Take a look at the storm's rapid evolution from space.

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 15:06

satellite imagery of hurricane milton — This side-by-side shows Milton's rapid evolution from a tropical storm on Saturday (left) into a Category 5 on Monday (right).
CIRA/NOAA

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