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A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State

Oct 02 2023
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They sequence a strange cancer that spreads through the sea among cockles

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

Human beings are not the only animal that suffers from cancer. What's more, there are some rare types that do not affect us. This is the case of two types of cancer that occur among cockles, which have been affecting this mollusk for hundreds, possibly thousands of...

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Oct 02 2023
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Astronomers, up in arms against satellite constellations: “The sky is also the heritage of humanity”

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

Since Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, began to put its Starlink satellite constellation into orbit, astronomers have raised their voices on multiple occasions to warn of their danger of 'polluting' our vision of the heavens...

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Oct 02 2023
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The meteorite that split a mountain in two

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

More than 150 million years ago, in the middle of the Jurassic period and at the same time that dinosaurs dominated the Earth, a meteorite fell from the sky, crashed into a mountain almost 1,500 meters high in what is now northwest China and the…

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Oct 01 2023
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Have we found a 'crack' in the structure of the Universe?

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

What at first glance seems like a simple pair of galaxies, several billion light years away, could actually be something whose existence scientists consider possible, but that no one has been able to see until now: a 'fold' in...

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Sep 30 2023
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October solar eclipse: three keys to not miss it (where, when and how to see it)

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

A solar eclipse will occur on October 14 and, if you are in the right place, you will be able to enjoy one of the most impressive astronomical events. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth and, depending on…

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Sep 30 2023
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Why does the wind whistle?

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

One of the least desired atmospheric phenomena is the wind, which has a double peculiarity: it is not seen, but it can be heard. And, if we get bombastic, we can say that the wind is capable of generating a mysterious melody that surrounds our…

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Sep 29 2023
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Full harvest moon today: at what time can you see the September full moon in Spain and from where

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

The wait for astronomy lovers has come to an end. After weeks of absence of astronomical events, the last days of September will bring about a new phenomenon that fans of lunar observation have been waiting for for a long time. It is about…

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Sep 28 2023
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Meteorite or volcanoes? They eliminate the 'human factor' so that an AI discovers the truth about the extinction of the dinosaurs

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

Was it really an asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs from the face of the Earth? Or was its sudden extinction, 66 million years ago, more due to a sharp increase in volcanic activity at the end of the Cretaceous? It is one…

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Sep 28 2023
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Full harvest moon: what time can you see the September full moon in Spain and what is its meaning

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

The wait for astronomy lovers has come to an end. After weeks of absence of astronomical events, the last days of September will bring about a new phenomenon that fans of lunar observation have been waiting for for a long time. It is about…

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Sep 28 2023
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Humans against giant hyenas: the fight for carrion a million years ago

By A'ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State Portal

A million years ago in the Iberian Peninsula, saber-toothed tigers and jaguars reigned among the carnivores. They hunted large prey: deer, cattle and horses, whose remains abandoned on the ground would not go unnoticed by us...

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