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Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch 1st national security mission on Aug. 12

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United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket will conduct its first-ever national security launch next week, if all goes according to plan. ULA announced on Tuesday (Aug. 5) that it’s targeting Aug. 12 for USSF-106, a U.S. Space Force mission that will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. “This is the first national […]

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Giant Wave in Pacific Ocean Was The Most Extreme ‘Rogue Wave’ Ever Recorded

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In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A few years later, the four-story wall of water was confirmed to be the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded. Such an extraordinary event is thought to happen only once every 1,300 years.

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Air Pollution Linked With Increased Risk of Brain Bleeds in US Study

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A small, retrospective study in a part of Utah known for poor air quality retraced pollution exposure levels in patients hospitalized for brain bleeds, finding a potential link. “We found that these patients were experiencing higher rates of aneurysmal rupture three to six months after peaks in air pollution levels,” University of Utah neurosurgeon Robert

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Cosmic Rays Could Help Aliens Thrive in The Barren Wastelands of Space

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Too much cosmic radiation can sterilize a planet – but a surprising new study has found that under the right circumstances, it could actually make uninhabitable worlds habitable. Ionizing radiation has enough energy to damage the organic compounds that are fundamental to biology, which for organisms like us can lead to health problems like cancer. Not

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