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04-23-2024
Voyager 1 resumes sending data to Earth from interstellar space
For the first time since November 2023, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has started transmitting useful data back to Earth about the status and functionality of its onboard systems.  The mission team is now preparing for the spacecraft to resume sending back scientific data. Voyager 1, along with its sibling Voyager 2, are the only spacecraft to venture into interstellar space. Malfunction in Voyager's computers Voyager 1 had ceased transmitting intelligible science and engineering data on November 14, 2023. Although the spacecraft appeared to be receiving instructions and...
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01-27-2023
Fascinating pterosaur had hundreds of tiny hooked teeth
An unusual new species of pterosaur with over 400 teeth...
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01-26-2023
Humans are destroying what's left of the Amazon
Concern for the status of the Amazon rainforest usually centers...
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01-26-2023
Climate change affects ground squirrels in unexpected ways
When it comes to the negative impact of climate change...
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01-26-2023
Pallas cats discovered on the world’s highest mountain
In 2019, scientists from eight countries conducted the most comprehensive...
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01-26-2023
Humans have caused toxic algae blooms since the Bronze Age
Recently, there has been an increasing number of reports of...
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01-26-2023
Prenatal pollution exposure linked to cognitive impairment
Mothers-to-be know that, in order to give their child the...
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01-26-2023
Shark populations are rebounding in the northwest Atlantic
In recent years, shark and ray populations have been increasingly...
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01-26-2023
Cancer drug could extend lifespan
A team of researchers led by the University of Auckland...
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01-26-2023
Crocodile evolution was influenced by environmental factors
Scientists have long pondered what drives crocodile evolution, and whether...
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01-26-2023
Sea level rise will cause widespread impacts sooner than expected
Current models of sea level rise suggest the most widespread...
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01-25-2023
Chemists take a new approach to developing insect repellents
Every year, an estimated one-third of the U.S. population uses...
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01-25-2023
Astronomers map the “dark chemistry” of outer space
In the formation of potentially habitable planets, ices are a...
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