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Apr 27 2021
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They observe, for the first time, a star 'spaghetted' by a black hole

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

For decades, astronomers have been detecting bursts of electromagnetic radiation emanating from black holes. And they have always been convinced that these energy emissions are the result of the destruction of stars, devoured by the…

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Apr 27 2021
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Hubble captures a giant star on the brink of destruction

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

It's been 31 years since the Hubble Telescope was launched into orbit by the space shuttle Discovery, and to celebrate, NASA has released a spectacular image showing a famous star, AG Carinae, struggling with all its might...

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Apr 26 2021
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There could be antimatter stars near the Solar System

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

Except for their electrical charge, matter and antimatter are identical in every way. And as physicists know very well, all particles in nature have corresponding 'antiparticles'. Thus, a common electron has...

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Apr 26 2021
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The best time to see the pink supermoon, the largest and brightest

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

In the early hours of April 26-27, the sky offers us a very special astronomical spectacle: the pink supermoon alongside the Lyrid meteor shower. These two celestial phenomena occur simultaneously but are independent of each other…

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Apr 26 2021
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Scientists oppose Duque's new Science Law: "It's the end of scientific meritocracy."

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

Scientists continue to raise their hatchet against the reform of the Science Law proposed by the Minister of Science and Innovation, Pedro Duque. The Spanish Confederation of Scientific Societies (COSCE), made up of 84 scientific societies…

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Apr 26 2021
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One of the world's oldest experiments unearthed: 142 years old

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

In 1879, a botany professor named William James Beal began a curious experiment that has survived to this day. He buried 20 bottles, each containing over 1,000 seeds of 21 species, in a secret location at the Michigan Agricultural College…

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Apr 26 2021
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Interstellar Probe: NASA's new mission to reach further into interstellar space than ever before

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

In the late 1970s, the twin Voyager probes began the longest and most daring journey in human technology: after sending back incredible images of the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, and also wandering around the outskirts of Neptune, in 201…

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Apr 26 2021
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Ingenuity manages to fly faster and further than on Earth

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter achieved a record-breaking flight on Sunday. The craft traveled faster and farther on its third Mars flight than it ever did in its Earth-bound tests.

The drone took off at 10:30 a.m. peninsular time…

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Apr 26 2021
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The talking dog phenomenon: Here's what science says

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

Do Stella and Bunny really talk? Recently, the internet has been flooded with videos of them pressing buttons on a keyboard that plays pre-recorded words like "outside" or "play."

And what's better, in some videos, the bitches seem...

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Apr 26 2021
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Chernobyl, a wolf refuge 35 years after the nuclear disaster

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

The wolf is a species that arouses conflicting passions. For some, it represents a serious threat to extensive livestock farming and rural traditions. For others, it is a symbol of wild nature and a fundamental element in the balance of ecosystems…

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