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Here we go again — new sunspot regions emerge, strong solar flare recorded

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Dr. Sarah Adams

All eyes have now shifted to the eastern limb of the sun, as a strong X2.9-class flare fired off from newly numbered ...

New 3D map charted with Google AI reveals ‘mysterious but beautiful’ slice of human brain

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Researchers have mapped a tiny sliver of the human brain on an unprecedented scale, vividly detailing each brain cell, or neuron, and ...

Massive sunspot that brought widespread auroras to Earth now targets Mars

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Yes, the beastly sunspot AR3664 is in the news again. Although the sunspot has rotated out of our view, it’s still quite ...

Persistent helium leak triggers additional delay for Boeing’s hard-luck Starliner spacecraft

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The launch of Boeing’s already delayed Starliner spacecraft is slipping at least four more days, from next Tuesday to May 25 because ...

India’s ambitious 2nd Mars mission to include a rover, helicopter, sky crane and a supersonic parachute

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Dr. Sarah Adams

India is preparing to launch a family of seemingly sci-fi robots to Mars, perhaps as soon as late 2024. The Mars Orbiter ...

Historic Starliner crewed launch attempt delayed again as teams continue to assess helium leak

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on May 7 after the planned launch ...

DNA helps link killings of 4 young women to an American man who lived in Canada illegally

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Dr. Sarah Adams

After 48 years of investigation, Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police linked the deaths of four young women killed in the Calgary area ...

Helium leak further delays Starliner crewed test flight

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Dr. Sarah Adams

WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing have once again delayed first crewed flight of the company’s CST-100 Starliner as they work to resolve ...

Launch of Boeing’s hard-luck Starliner delayed yet again

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The launch of Boeing’s already delayed Starliner spacecraft is slipping at least four more days, from next Tuesday to May 25 because ...

Coral Bleaching ‘Off the Charts’ in Atlantic as NOAA Warns Ocean Going ‘Crazy Haywire’

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The phrase “off the charts” is no exaggeration in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest warning about a global coral bleaching ...