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Hawaii Telescope Protest Shuts Down 13 Observatories on Mauna Kea
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Solar Sailing Success: Planetary Society Deploys LightSail 2
The spacecraft is set to harness the power of sunlight alone to alter its orbit around Earth
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Which Should Come First in Physics: Theory or Experiment? Glad You Asked
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Watch Liquid-Based Magnet Droplets Twirl and Morph
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Hawaii Telescope Protest Shuts Down 13 Observatories on Mauna Kea
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Bird Embryos Vibrate to Warn One Another of Danger before They Hatch
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The Great Ocean Divide
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Nations Claim Large Overlapping Sections of Arctic Seafloor
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Special Report: Future of the Arctic
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The Voyage of the Beagle and the Future of Space Science
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Ancient Mongolian Nests Show Dinosaurs Protected Their Eggs
The fossils provide the first clear example of group nesting activities in dinosaurs
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The coating known as “varnish” that covers rocks in the American Southwest could offer important clues
Hawaii Telescope Protest Shuts Down 13 Observatories on Mauna Kea
Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope was supposed to start on July 15
Silica Blankets Could Make Mars Habitable
Thin layers of lightweight aerogel might be the main ingredient for making regions of the Red Planet more Earth-like
Science Means Not Knowing
It’s an uncomfortable feeling, but it pushes us to seek a deeper understanding of the world around us
Why Two Moonships Were Better Than One
Engineer John Houbolt pushed for a smaller ship to land on the lunar surface while the command module stayed in orbit around the moon.
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The Science of Fireworks
We take you inside a single fireworks shell to show you how it all works. If you want to glimpse more than just the inner workings of one fireworks shell, you should check out this post by the SA Visuals team on their long, explosive history inside the Scientific American pages...
