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Scientists Suggest Stellar "Sneeze" as Reason for Betelgeuse's Massive Dimming in Early 2020 and Say It May Be Dimming Again, Roughly 400 Days Early

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Scientists Suggest Stellar "Sneeze" as Reason for Betelgeuse's Massive Dimming in Early 2020 and Say It May Be Dimming Again,...

Global Methane Emissions Soaring, But How Much Was Due to Wetlands?

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Infographic published with permission from the authors of “Increasing anthropogenic methane...

ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike

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Lensed view of SPT0418-47

NASA’s Planet Hunter Completes Its Primary Mission

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Illustration of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) at work.

Mauritius oil spill

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Mauritius oil spill

Laser Beams Reflected Between Earth and Moon Boost Science

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Artist's rendering of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Mystery Solved: Bright Areas on Ceres Come From Salty Water Below

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Images of Occator Crater, seen in false-color, were pieced together to create this animated view.

International Physicists Join Forces in Hunt for Sterile Neutrinos

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These four Daya Bay detectors are submerged in a pool of ultrapure water that helps to shield against naturally...