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This diagram shows what happens during a total solar eclipse

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 10:58

Total solar eclipse — A total solar eclipse at 100% totality.
John Finney photography / Getty Images

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Why you should wear sunscreen for the eclipse

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 10:08

Sunscreen — Sunscreen is essential for watching the total solar eclipse.
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How to watch the total solar eclipse safely without the special glasses

Sun, 04/07/2024 - 08:31

eclipse glasses — If you can't get your hands on a pair of eclipse glasses before April 8, don't panic! There are other ways to watch the eclipse safely.
Mystery Science

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Bezos resuming Blue Origin spaceflights with the man selected to be the nation's first Black astronaut — in 1961

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 08:55

Ed Dwight — Ed Dwight, a former Air Force pilot who was the first Black astronaut candidate, will be a part of Blue Origin's 25th mission to space aboard the New Shepard rocket.
Robby Klein/Contour by Getty Images and Blue Origin

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7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 06:33

Dark clouds nearly cover a partial solar eclipse. — Clouds can block out and ruin the total solar eclipse.
Laurie Ambrose/Getty Images

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8 rare phenomena to watch for during next week's total solar eclipse

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 19:37

A partial solar eclipse with a crescent sun against a red background and windmills in the foreground — Evan Zucker

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The largest map of the cosmos hints that dark energy is changing. It could prove Einstein wrong and upend a pillar of modern physics.

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 19:31

hubble ultra deep field faint galaxies — Astronomers are mapping millions of galaxies in our universe to better understand dark energy.
NASA/ESA/H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski, A. Koekemoer, R. Windhorst, and Z. Levay

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The East Coast earthquake came from a fault that's been asleep for hundreds of millions of years but suddenly reactivated

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 17:29

man with concerned expression wearing red sweater gestures at a row of homes blocked off with yellow tape — Newark City employee Sushil Nagpal stands outside homes that were damaged and had to be evacuated after the earthquake on Friday,
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Why earthquakes are felt farther on the East Coast than the West. It's all about the rocks.

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 15:42

People wait outside looking across the river to downtown NYC. — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the northeastern US states of New Jersey and New York on Friday.
Anadolu / Getty Images

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New York City resident reacts to 4.8 magnitude earthquake

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 14:04

Tech Insider : Environment

A 20-second 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit the northeastern US on April 5. Authorities are asking residents to be cautious in case of aftershocks.

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