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An Asteroid Burned Up Over California Just Hours After Being Spotted
On October 22, 2024, asteroid 2024 UQ was detected just hours before entering Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, near California. The ATLAS survey detected it shortly before impact, but delayed tracking data prevented immediate monitoring. The European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre later confirmed the asteroid's e...
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Here It "Goes"- T: Climate And Fire-Tracking Satellite Launched To Orbit
An Atlas V rocket blasted off from Florida on Tuesday carrying to orbit the next big satellite designed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide round-the-clock tracking of weather, wildfires and climate change.
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Thanks to Light Pollution, The Milky Way Is Now Hidden From A Third Of Humanity
Nearly 4 out of every 5 people on Earth - including 99 percent of those living in the United States and Europe - now live under light-polluted skies, according to scientists who have created a state-of-the-art atlas of the problem across the globe. They found that more than one-third of humanity can no longer see the Milky Way, even on the clearest...
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A Museum Under the Ocean. Do You Have What it Takes to Visit?
It doesn't matter if museums in general pique your interest or not - this first of its kind museum under the Atlantic Ocean is one that should be on your travel list. That is, of course, if you don't have a fear of water.
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Glee, Cloud Atlas among GLAAD Media Awards nominees
The annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awards ceremony celebrates all aspects of the media for their "fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community".
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An Asteroid Burned Up Over California Just Hours After Being Spotted
On October 22, 2024, asteroid 2024 UQ was detected just hours before entering Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, near California. The ATLAS survey detected it shortly before impact, but delayed tracking data prevented immediate monitoring. The European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre later confirmed the asteroid's e...
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Here It "Goes"- T: Climate And Fire-Tracking Satellite Launched To Orbit
An Atlas V rocket blasted off from Florida on Tuesday carrying to orbit the next big satellite designed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide round-the-clock tracking of weather, wildfires and climate change.
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Thanks to Light Pollution, The Milky Way Is Now Hidden From A Third Of Humanity
Nearly 4 out of every 5 people on Earth - including 99 percent of those living in the United States and Europe - now live under light-polluted skies, according to scientists who have created a state-of-the-art atlas of the problem across the globe. They found that more than one-third of humanity can no longer see the Milky Way, even on the clearest...
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A Museum Under the Ocean. Do You Have What it Takes to Visit?
It doesn't matter if museums in general pique your interest or not - this first of its kind museum under the Atlantic Ocean is one that should be on your travel list. That is, of course, if you don't have a fear of water.
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Glee, Cloud Atlas among GLAAD Media Awards nominees
The annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awards ceremony celebrates all aspects of the media for their "fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community".
