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Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.

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Hot, nutrient water might have lasted for over 5 million years after the impact.

Ars Technica

Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life - Ars Technica

A celebratedspace telescope is rapidly dipping from its once-stable orbit and falling to Earth just shy of the 22nd anniversary of its launch.
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A daring mission failed to rescue NASA’s Swift telescope, and the nearly 22-year-old observatory will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.

NASA space telescope to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed rescue attempt - CNN

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I hate small talk. People who know me would be surprised to hear that, because I come across as a chatty extrovert I even have my own science podcast but when it … [+2641 chars]

A jury weighs in on whether a latecomer is simply using their time efficiently or disrespecting their colleagues.

I turn up late to meetings to dodge small talk. Am I wrong? - Nature

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Astronomers have discovered a stellar cluster hidden in the crowded disk of the Milky Way. The object, named Garro 04, was first identified as an unusual collection of stars in observations from the VVVX survey and was later confirmed using infrared spectrosc…

Phys.Org

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October’s Night Sky Will Bring 3 Meteor Showers, Peak Saturn, Northern Lights, and a Final Milky Way Show - Travel + Leisure

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Four and a half billion years ago, Earth and Mars were born in the rotating cloud of gas and dust that would eventually become our solar system. Yet exactly how the planets formed remains one of the most disputed questions in planetary science.

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Astronomers say they’ve pinpointed radio waves emanating from a world in another planetary system — a first.

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Unexpected patterns traveling across the human brain may be reorganizing its activity in real time.

Quanta Magazine

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Detecting planets outside of our Solar System mostly relies on measuring minute changes in the light of distant stars.  If this were akin to finding a needle in a haystack, astronomers would delight.

ScienceAlert

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"We clearly see both planets shaping their environment. Now there is an image of them!"

Space.com

Astronomers have produced the clearest exoplanet 'ultrasound' to date and its twins! - Space

Good news! The Draconid meteor shower peaks under almost moonless skies on Oct. 8-9.