Five-metal 2D catalysts could convert CO₂ to CO without needing an extra electrical boost - Phys.org
Phys.Org Sep 02

Five-metal 2D catalysts could convert CO₂ to CO without needing an extra electrical boost - Phys.org

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is usually discussed as something the world needs to get rid of. Activities such as the burning o...

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The World Needs to Prep for 'Black Swan Events' - Newser
Newser Sep 02

The World Needs to Prep for 'Black Swan Events' - Newser

Florian Ulrich Jehn studies global food security and societal collapse...

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A living structure nearly the size of Vatican City, and nobody sees i - A-Z Animals
A-z-animals.com Sep 02

A living structure nearly the size of Vatican City, and nobody sees i - A-Z Animals

A deep-sea expedition off Argentina set out to find cold seeps and found almost none. What the seafloor was actually hid...

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Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole - Space
Space.com Sep 02

Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole - Space

"It certainly came as a surprise."...

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A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars - Gizmodo
Gizmodo.com Sep 02

A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars - Gizmodo

The massive eruption threw GPS readings off by more than 33 feet (10 meters)....

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Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn's south pole - phys.org
Phys.Org Sep 02

Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn's south pole - phys.org

Recent observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encirc...

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Perseverance reached Mars for about $2.7 billion, while a crewed expedition could cost hundreds of billions because humans require years of life support, protection, supplies and a way home—although the frequently quoted $500 billion figure is only a rough - Space Daily
Space Daily Sep 02

Perseverance reached Mars for about $2.7 billion, while a crewed expedition could cost hundreds of billions because humans require years of life support, protection, supplies and a way home—although the frequently quoted $500 billion figure is only a rough - Space Daily

Perseverance's planned $2.7 billion life-cycle cost covered a one-way robotic mission. A human Mars campaign adds years ...

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Forget Newton’s apple, scientists drop atoms to test gravity theory - The Times
Thetimes.com Sep 02

Forget Newton’s apple, scientists drop atoms to test gravity theory - The Times

Scientists have tested how Einstein’s theory of gravity affects tiny particles, in a breakthrough that could help brid...

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2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3 - Space
Space.com Sep 02

2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3 - Space

The BepiColombo mission's two science orbiters will separate from their transfer module at around 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday...

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Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter - Space
Space.com Sep 02

Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter - Space

Blue Origin must deliver the telecommunications orbiter to NASA by Dec. 31, 2028....

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Scientists detect mysterious signal nearly 1 mile underground in South Dakota - Yahoo
Yahoo Entertainment Sep 02

Scientists detect mysterious signal nearly 1 mile underground in South Dakota - Yahoo

Scientists in South Dakota detected an unusual particle interaction that has resisted other explanations. Researchers sa...

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Hollywood exaggerates Martian storms in a specific and measurable way: because Mars’s atmosphere is roughly 100 times thinner than Earth’s, a 60-mph gust would push an astronaut about as hard as a gentle 6-to-8-mph breeze on Earth. - Space Daily
Space Daily Sep 02

Hollywood exaggerates Martian storms in a specific and measurable way: because Mars’s atmosphere is roughly 100 times thinner than Earth’s, a 60-mph gust would push an astronaut about as hard as a gentle 6-to-8-mph breeze on Earth. - Space Daily

Wind loading depends on air density and speed squared. In Mars's thin surface atmosphere, a 60 mph gust exerts roughly t...

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Google News Sep 02

Interstellar solar sails hit a strange problem at 75% of light speed - Science Daily

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Everyone Assumes DNA Shapes Your Personality. It Turns Out Something Else Is Doing Most of The Work - ScienceAlert
ScienceAlert Sep 02

Everyone Assumes DNA Shapes Your Personality. It Turns Out Something Else Is Doing Most of The Work - ScienceAlert

One of the biggest existential questions an individual can ask is "What makes me, me?" Identical twins have near-identic...

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Americans discarded more than 12 million tons of furniture in a single year, and barely any of it was recycled — a modern sofa combines foam, fabric, wood, metal and glue so tightly that taking it apart can cost more than the recovered materials are worth - Space Daily
Space Daily Sep 02

Americans discarded more than 12 million tons of furniture in a single year, and barely any of it was recycled — a modern sofa combines foam, fabric, wood, metal and glue so tightly that taking it apart can cost more than the recovered materials are worth - Space Daily

The furniture industry designed sofas to last a lifetime—but engineered them to become landfill in an afternoon....

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A newly formed nonprofit plans to launch the first spacecraft deliberately targeted at another star system by 2029 for under $15 million—knowing its 80,000-year journey will end in the distant outskirts of Alpha Centauri long after everyone involved is dead. - spacedaily.com
Space Daily Sep 02

A newly formed nonprofit plans to launch the first spacecraft deliberately targeted at another star system by 2029 for under $15 million—knowing its 80,000-year journey will end in the distant outskirts of Alpha Centauri long after everyone involved is dead. - spacedaily.com

Fermi Explorer trades speed for feasibility: existing ion propulsion, a tiny payload and a coast lasting almost 80,000 y...

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For 23 freezing days in Patagonia, a dog named Talero refused to leave his deceased owner’s side — driving away foxes and scavenger birds, hunting small animals to survive, and finally alerting the searchers who found them - Space Daily
Space Daily Sep 02

For 23 freezing days in Patagonia, a dog named Talero refused to leave his deceased owner’s side — driving away foxes and scavenger birds, hunting small animals to survive, and finally alerting the searchers who found them - Space Daily

A dog's fierce vigil over his dead master in the Patagonian wilderness became the only reason anyone ever found what was...

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Raindrops Carry Tiny Electrical Charges That Eat Through Your Car’s Fresh Paint Job - Gizmodo
Gizmodo.com Sep 02

Raindrops Carry Tiny Electrical Charges That Eat Through Your Car’s Fresh Paint Job - Gizmodo

A new study identifies a real—and overlooked—reason rain breaks down protective coating on metal....

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There's A New Space Telescope On Its Way To Help Answer The Biggest Question In The Universe - Defector
Defector.com Sep 02

There's A New Space Telescope On Its Way To Help Answer The Biggest Question In The Universe - Defector

On Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope successfully launched from Florida and will spend the next three month...

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Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter - Space
Space.com Sep 02

Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter - Space

"We expect dark matter events to be extremely rare, so only a handful could mark the first detection of WIMP dark matter...

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More than 120 molecular species found in giant cloud near Milky Way's center - Phys.org
Phys.Org Sep 02

More than 120 molecular species found in giant cloud near Milky Way's center - Phys.org

Astronomers have discovered a second interstellar cloud near the center of the Milky Way that is extraordinarily rich in...

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A bright space station will soar over the US this week — and it's not the ISS. Here's how to see it - space.com
Space.com Sep 02

A bright space station will soar over the US this week — and it's not the ISS. Here's how to see it - space.com

What's that bright light in the sky? Here's how to see China's Tiangong space station with the naked eye this week....

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Underwater Camera Captures a Fish Walking Backward for the First Time - PetaPixel
PetaPixel Sep 02

Underwater Camera Captures a Fish Walking Backward for the First Time - PetaPixel

This fish can 'moonwalk.'...

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Scientists Solve a Superconductor Mystery Hiding in Plain Sight - yahoo.com
ScienceAlert Sep 02

Scientists Solve a Superconductor Mystery Hiding in Plain Sight - yahoo.com

A puzzling physics mystery solved....

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