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

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

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

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

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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Humans Felt The Effects of Weird Space Weather 41,000 Years Ago

Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are geophysicists who investigate interactions between solar activity and Earth’s magnetic field. When we first got together, we wondered whether our unconventional project, linking space weather and human behavior, could actually bridge such a vast disciplinary divide. Now, two

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Confirmed: Uranus Really Is Hotter Than It Has Any Right to Be

A new analysis of decades’ worth of observations has revealed that Uranus does indeed emit more heat than it receives from the rays of the Sun. This conclusion, arrived at by two independent teams of scientists, finally resolves a puzzle that first emerged when Voyager 2 cruised past the stinky planet all the way back in 1986. Those observations

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Psilocybin Extends Life of Human Cells by 50% in Wild New Study

Psilocybin‘s health benefits could extend beyond the mental realm. A new study in human cells and mice has found the first experimental evidence that the compound can increase longevity and fight signs of aging. Being a psychedelic, psilocybin is usually investigated for its potential as a treatment for depression, anxiety, and other neurological disorders. But there hasn’t been

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Scientists Find 2 Existing Drugs Can Reverse Alzheimer’s Brain Damage in Mice

In efforts to beat Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are looking at existing drugs that could tackle the condition, and a new study identifies two promising candidates that are currently used to treat cancer. Already approved by regulators in the US – meaning potential clinical trials for Alzheimer’s could start sooner – the drugs are letrozole (usually used to treat breast cancer) and irinotecan (usually used

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Record-Sized Collision Between Black Holes Detected by Astronomers

Two black holes have collided in a merger that could revolutionize our understanding of black hole growth. Named GW 231123 after the date it was recorded on 23 November 2023, it’s the most massive black hole collision we’ve seen yet, resulting in an object heavier than 225 Suns. Previously, the most massive black hole collision produced an object 142 times the mass of

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Study of 1.2 Million Children Finds No Risk From Common Vaccine Additive

A massive, 24-year-long study of more than 1.2 million children provides reassurance to parents around the world. The research has found no compelling evidence that childhood vaccines lead to autism, asthma, or dozens of other chronic disorders. Researchers in Denmark examined the safety of a specific vaccine ingredient – aluminum salts – which, despite frequent debunking, remains a common

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