Science

How airplanes counteract St. Elmo’s fire during thunderstorms

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Carmen Guerra-Garcia, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, is the lead...

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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,...

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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...

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ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike

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Lensed view of SPT0418-47

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NASA’s Planet Hunter Completes Its Primary Mission

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

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Mauritius oil spill

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Mauritius oil spill

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Laser Beams Reflected Between Earth and Moon Boost Science

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

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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.

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