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Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous Though?
The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. It's considered a masterpiece of Renaissance art, but why, exactly? Let's talk about it. + Other factors that contributed to the painting's populary are the endless...
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Is There A Myth That Eating Turkey Makes You Sleepy?
Contrary to popular belief, eating turkey isn't the main reason you feel sleepy after a Thanksgiving feast.
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Earth To Temporarily Capture A 'Mini-Moon' - See An Orbit Animation
Earth captured asteroid 2024 PT5 back in September and expected to hold on to it till November according to Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos. See an orbit animation of the estimated 37 foot wide...
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This Liquid Telescope from the 1850s Is Finally Useful
India commissions its first liquid mirror telescope: How will it work? Liquid mirror telescopes can be a cost-effective option to watch the sky as compared to its conventional counterparts. The text should be as concise as possible - a...
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OTD In Space - November 21: Astronomer 'Accidentally' Discovers Speed Of Light
On November 21, 1676, the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer discovered the speed of light. Before Rømer figured it out, scientists thought that light travels instantaneously, or infinitely fast. Rømer disproved this almost by accident when he...
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James Webb Space Telescope Detected Coldest Ices Measured To Date In A Molecular Cloud
The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud. It harbors the "deepest, coldest ices measured to date in a molecular cloud," according to ESA. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy:...
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Largest Black Hole Jet Discovered - Stretches 23 Million Light Years
The jets dubbed Porphyrion stretch for 23 million light years, equal to 140 Milky Ways lined up side by side. They erupted from a black hole that existed when the universe was half its current age. Credit: S. Landis/ K. Rappaport (SCL)
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Warty Pig Is The Oldest Animal Cave Art
A 45,500-year-old warty pig drawing is the oldest known cave painting of an animal on record. The piggies were painted in Indonesian caves.
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Take A Tour: Hydra I Galaxy Custer Is Reported To Be Leaking Cold Gas
Take a tour of the Hydra I galaxy cluster. A galaxy in the region, NGC 3312, is "losing cold gas as it moves through the hot gas within the cluster," according to the European Southern Observatory. Credit: ESO/INAF/M. Spavone, E. Iodice....
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What Would Happen If Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Erupted?
Are we ready for a mega-blast from the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park?
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OTD In Space - November. 5: Galileo Spacecraft Flies By Jupiter’s Moon Amalthea
On November 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft was almost out of fuel. But the Jupiter mission still had some science to do. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com Galileo flew by a small moon called Amalthea. Amalthea is...
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OTD In Space - November. 4: Experimental 'Super Strypi' Rocket Launch Fails
On November 4, 2015, the United States Air Force planned to launch an experimental rocket for small satellites. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com The launch didn't according to plan. For this mission, the Air Force was...
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OTD In Space - November. 3: Laika The Dog Launches With Sputnik 2
On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited...
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JW Space Telescope's First Targets
NASA released full color James Webb Space Telescope images of the Carina Nebula, exoplanet WASP-96 b, Southern Ring Nebula, Stephan’s Quintet and SMACS 0723. Here's a preview of the 5 targets from previous observations and an artist...
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OTD In Space - November. 1: Soviet Union Launches Mars 1 Spacecraft
On November 1, 1962, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 1 spacecraft on a mission to fly by the Red Planet. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com While it did end up flying by Mars, the mission was not exactly a success. After...
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Rare And Expensive Coins Worth Money In The UK
Certain rare coins are highly sought after by collectors, and could be worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds.
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Things You Should Know About Hurricane Insurance Claims
Eight of the 10 costliest natural disasters in U.S. history have been hurricanes, and damage from Hurricane Ian cost nearly $113 billion dollars, making it the costliest natural disaster in America in 2022, and the third most costly...
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OTD In Space - November. 2: 1st Crew Arrives At The International Space Station
On November 2, 2000, the International Space Station welcomed its first long-term residents: NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com The...
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Milky Way's Black Hole: May Be Spinning Football-Shaped Spacetime Warp
The Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Galaxy may be "warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that can look like a football," according to the Chandra X-ray Telescope team. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart
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OTD In Space - October. 18: Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat In Space
On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French "catstronaut" who became the first and only feline to fly to space. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com While the U.S. and Soviet Union were busy launching...
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OTD In Space - October. 31: Skull-Shaped Halloween Asteroid Flies By Earth
On October 31, 2015, an asteroid shaped like a human skull flew by Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com It arrived with excellent timing on Halloween, which made the already-creepy asteroid even creepier. During its...
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Mars Escaping Water Mystery 'Unlocked' By Hubble And MAVEN
Hubble Space Telescope and MAVEN mission have been used to help unravel the mystery of Mars' escaping water. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Earth's Evolution Over A Period Of A Billion Years
Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the planet.
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Monkeypox Explained
Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox. Monkeypox and smallpox infections trigger similar symptoms, but monkeypox tends to be far milder by comparison.