A type of black fungus found at the Chornobyl nuclear disaster site has demonstrated the ability to convert radiation into usable energy, a discovery that may be applied to space exploration.
According to Interesting Engineering…
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These parachutes unfurl thanks to Japanese paper-cutting techniques
angle: The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding Earth, another planet or a moon.
disk: A round, flat and…
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Dead stars aren’t so dead after all: The hidden force inflating white dwarfs
White dwarfs are the dense remnants left behind after a star stops producing energy through nuclear fusion, a stage our own sun will reach far in the future. These stellar remnants behave in unusual ways, since their internal structure makes them…
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‘Cold Supermoon’ 2025: Why the final full moon of the year also towers highest
Skywatchers are in for a stunning spectacle this week when the second-biggest full moon of 2025, the Cold Supermoon, rises in the east at dusk and appears higher in the night sky than any other full moon of the year.
Officially full at 6:14 p.m….
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The digital shift is here and businesses cannot afford to w
The digital shift is here and businesses cannot afford to w | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Business & Innovation/Tech & Start-upsThe link as a market leader.The Link team(photo credit: The Link)ByAMIT IRITZ, IN COOPERATION WITH THE…
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JWST reveals ‘Alaknanda’ a massive spiral galaxy from the early universe
Image of the newly discovered spiral galaxy Alaknanda (inset) as observed in the shorter wavelength JWST bands. Several bright galaxies from the foreground Abell 2744 cluster are also seen. Credit
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Coral reefs kept Earth’s carbon cycle stable for 250 million years
Most often celebrated for their dazzling biodiversity, coral reefs have more recently been found to have played a profound role in orchestrating the rhythm of Earth’s carbon…
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Literary Hub » House of Day, House of Night
“The Clairvoyant”
That man had a beautiful, exotic name—Leo. And that’s what he looked like too, like a lion.
He had let his hair and beard grow long, and one harsh winter they’d both gone gray, God knows why.
Leo the…
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Webb observes a dance of dwarf galaxies
For this new ESA/Webb Picture of the Month, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has spied a pair of dwarf galaxies engaged in a gravitational dance. These two galaxies are named NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, and they’re located about…
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SpaceX launches 60th mission of the year from California
SpaceX has now launched 60 missions from California this year.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Tuesday (Dec. 2) from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Golden State’s central coast at 12:28 a.m. EST (0528 GMT; 9:28 p.m. local California time on Dec….
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