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Water Weirdness Sweaty Comets, and Titan's Hidden Oceans

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News gives you some wet and weird developments from around the solar system, including new insights about what liquid lurks under the surface of Titan, and a sweaty comet that's been spotted on its way toward the sun.
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Record-Breaking Space Discoveries of 2016!

12th - Higher Ed
2016 was a lot of things, but for astronomers, it meant the discovery of some of the farthest, faintest, and youngest objects in the universe we've seen yet.
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3 Stars That Shouldn't Exist

12th - Higher Ed
Based on what we think we know about the universe these stars really shouldn't exist, but they do!
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A Better Way to Study Earth, and Lessons from Jellyfish Galaxies

12th - Higher Ed
A new detector can use neutrinos to help us take a peek inside Earth, and a study of jellyfish galaxies can help us understand more about an unsolved problem in astronomy.
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Three MORE Things You Missed Because of COVID

12th - Higher Ed
This year, science news has understandably focused a lot on COVID-19. But other science has carried on, and there have been plenty of amazing discoveries this year that we think deserve a spotlight, too!
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A Zombie Star That Just Won’t Die

12th - Higher Ed
What exactly is a ‘Zombie Star,’ and how does it compare to other stars and supernovas? We’ve also learned more about how the haze over Pluto plays a role in its temperature.
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3 Things We Still Don’t Understand About the Milky Way

12th - Higher Ed
We have been studying our home galaxy for years, but even though astronomy has come a long way, there is still a lot we don't know about the Milky Way.
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How Bad Are Satellite Constellations for Astronomy? - SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine being excited to use one of the world's most advanced telescopes, only to see bright streaks of light on every picture! This is a problem facing some astronomers as satellites fill up the night sky.
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Citizen Astronomy FTW

12th - Higher Ed
This week, some rather confusing news from the Moon, and details about how ordinary folks like you helped classify 2 million celestial objects in just five days!
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This Stellar Blast Showered the Universe with… Calcium | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
We knew some stars created large amounts of calcium, but no one really ever knew how...until now! Plus, astrophysicists believe they’ve finally seen evidence of the star that created one of the most important supernovas ever!
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Our Past Written in the Stars

12th - Higher Ed
Unfortunately, time machines don't exist, but there are other ways to learn about our sun's past.
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Weird Names Around the Solar System

12th - Higher Ed
Not all of the objects in the solar system are named after Greek and Roman gods -- some are named after literary figures, movie stars, and don't get us started on what people think Earth is really called.
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The Fastest Runaway Star in the Galaxy

12th - Higher Ed
Most stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Some stars don't. Learn what scientists think is going on, with Reid Reimers!
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How To Make a Mutant Flu

12th - Higher Ed
Hank dishes out updates on the mutant flu virus and the James Webb Space Telescope, and gives us some new bits about new exoplanets, secret space planes, and a study that shows that music evolves according to Darwin's rules.
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A Violent Origin Story for Tiny Space Diamonds | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists may have discovered some clues to two vastly different anomalies. Microscopic diamonds inside of meteors, and why ancient black holes are so massive.
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3 Mysteries Solved by Extraterrestrial Tsunamis

12th - Higher Ed
Earth isn't the only planet that gets rocked by giant tsunamis. In fact, giant waves on other planets have helped us solve a few mysteries about our solar system.
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Future Space News of 2014

12th - Higher Ed
Hank delivers news of the future, with his rundown of the top space missions scheduled for 2014. Learn about upcoming launches to a nearby asteroid, a comet as it approaches the sun, and the first test flight of NASA's new Orion crew...
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Turns Out, the Sun Is... Pretty Chill | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Life on Earth depends on the steady nature of our star, and an international team of scientists searched thousands of other stars to try to find out if the sun has always been as consistent as it is now. And According to a study...
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Maybe There's No Phosphine on Venus | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Remember when astrophysicists thought they'd found signs of life on Venus? A different team re-crunched the numbers, and their results raised some questions about that claim. Also, a bunch of exoplanets are doing a really precise dance...
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Epic Meteor Adventure and Ozone Mystery

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow explores two celestial mysteries: the origins of a meteorite that crashed into a house in California, and who's releasing chemicals into the atmosphere that were banned more than 25 years ago?
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Why Is the Sun's Corona So Hot?

12th - Higher Ed
The Sun's corona is hotter than its surface, but where do scientists think such immense heat comes from?
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Say Hello to NASA's Newest Sun Missions - SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Our star continuously throws out streams of charged particles at more than 500 kilometers per second, something we call Solar Wind. And just like regular weather can be unpredictable and dangerous, space weather can be, too. Meanwhile,...
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The Mysterious Ridges Near Pluto's Heart

12th - Higher Ed
Astronomers may have figured out some cool geology on Pluto, and Barnard's star is back in the running for having a planet!
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The New Space Weather Mission

12th - Higher Ed
The universe gets a little weirder, and more dangerous, every time we study it. Understanding space weather, which can mess with our communications systems, will take strategic planning to monitor.