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Snippets

Posted on September 3, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Mining for Neutrinos, and for Cosmic Answers Every morning, two dozen miners and engineers pack into a cage-like elevator for an 11-minute descent into the bowels of South Dakota’s Black Hills. At the bottom, … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 6, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Moon craters with NASA’s Shadowcam When a NASA spacecraft passes over Shackleton Crater on the moon and peers in, it sees this: a sea of blackness and nothing more. This 13-mile-wide crater lies close … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 3, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Solar Storm Crashes GPS Systems Used by Some Farmers, Stalling Planting The powerful geomagnetic storm that cast the northern lights’ vivid colors across the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also caused some navigational systems in tractors and … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 5, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Glamping With the Stars As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, which had grown accustomed to the dull light of a … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 1, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Eclipses Injured Their Eyes, and the World Never Looked the Same A young woman visited New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Hospital shortly after the eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017. She told … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 3, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan NASA Spots Signs of Twin Volcanic Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Io On Saturday, NASA’s Juno orbiter got a second close-up with Io, Jupiter’s third-largest moon and the most volcanic world of our solar system. … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? It’s come to this. With Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, and humans doing far from enough to stop its … Continue reading →

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