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Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...
The Navy is looking for space-based sensors on sensor-ready platforms, according to a Naval Research Laboratory Request for ...
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In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a white back, forked tail and—as we've just ...
Researchers at the Royal Astronomical Society have identified what they believe is the only known photograph of Richard ...
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In Europe, biodiversity loss is occurring at an alarming rate, with the main drivers of species extinction being human activities, such as climate change, pollution, and direct exploitation. In an ...