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[ad_1] (from left to right): REIDAR HAHN / FERMILAB; R. JAY GABANY / COSMOTOGRAPHY; Kay Nietfeld / picture-alliance / dpa / AP Pictures By Frankie SchembriOctober 5, 2018 at 2 pm Leon …

[ad_1] A new scientific effort will be to sequence the genomes of killer whales in the critically endangered Pacific Northwest to better understand their genetics and find ways to preserve them from …

[ad_1] On the left, a composite optical navigation image, obtained by combining 20 images of the New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) acquired on September 24th. The central photo is a …

[ad_1] The Japanese probe Hayabusa 2 and the Franco-German lander MASCOT have teamed up to return a breathtaking view of an asteroid located more than 180 million kilometers from the Earth, including …

[ad_1] Many species of dogs have specific characteristics that betray them. The Bull Terriers have a long, flat nose, Dalmatians have their iconic spots and the pugs look like small potatoes. The …

[ad_1] By Eric Wicklund October 05, 2018 – Researchers at the University of California at San Diego are developing a mHealth platform that can predict a consumer's blood pressure using portable data …

[ad_1] Astronomers have detected gamma rays from the outermost regions of an unusual star system in our Milky Way. The source is a microquasar – a black hole that engulfs objects from …

[ad_1] October 5, 2018 – Two lunar craters visible in the photo of an Earth astronaut rising above the Moon were named in honor of the 50th anniversary of the historic mission …

[ad_1] NASA has recently had incredible success with its missions to Mars. The rover Opportunity, which may be dead now, has already managed to exceed its expected life of more than 10 …

[ad_1] Tomasz Nowakowski October 5, 2018 Artistic view of MASCOT landing on the asteroid Ryugu. Image Credit: DLR A small European spacecraft, known as the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT), landed successfully …