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Ontario-based Custom Camera Building announced a new line of film cameras on Kickstarter, including panoramic 617/612 and large-format (4×5, 5×7, and 8×10) models. The new line of cameras, each built using rugged and lightweight composite materials, promises excellent usability and aesthetics and features industrial-grade 3D-printed components. Custom Camera Building, which sells numerous products and accessories for medium- and large-format analog …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 The James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered a new exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A. 🌌 The potential planet is about 10,000 times fainter than its host star, showcasing the telescope’s advanced capabilities. 🌍 Located in the habitable zone, the gas giant offers a unique research opportunity despite its inability to support life. 🚀 Future observations …

In July 1978, a quiet corner of the Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom became the setting for a biological first. Researchers and zoo staff documented the birth of Motty, the only confirmed hybrid between an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). According to the Guinness World Records, no other case has been verified in the …

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NASA’s Rovers Keep Getting Stuck and We Just Found Out Why  SciTechDaily NASA Rovers Keep Getting Stuck, And We Finally Know Why  yahoo.com A ‘fluffy’ trap: These researchers might have figured out why planetary rovers keep getting stuck  Aerospace America This Could Prevent Rovers From Getting Stuck In Sand Or Dust  Universe Today NASA Sets New Course as Rover Wheels Spin in Martian Dust: …

In a groundbreaking study published in Physical Review X, researchers led by Professor Gilad Perez from the Weizmann Institute of Science have proposed a revolutionary method for detecting dark matter using an ultra-sensitive thorium-229 nuclear clock. This innovative approach, based on thorium-229’s unique nuclear properties, offers a promising new frontier in the search for the elusive substance that makes up …

Mark Garlick/science Photo Library/Getty Images A solar storm occurs when the magnetic fields of the sun get twisted enough from its rotation that they snap. When this happens, they release massive amounts of energy into space. We are not in direct danger because our atmosphere protects us, but instead, we experience solar storms through …

Paleontologists have identified a new species of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from an almost complete and articulated skeleton found in the 2000s in Mongolia. Life reconstruction of Shri rapax. Image credit: Connor Ashbridge / CC BY 4.0. The newly-identified dinosaur roamed our planet during the Campanian age of the Cretaceous period, between 75 and 72 million years ago. Based on several derived …

New research published in the Australasian Journal of Palaeontology has revealed a detailed portrait of an ancient polar ecosystem in what is now southern Australia and Antarctica during the Early Cretaceous period. Despite months of winter darkness, sub-zero temperatures, and icy winds, a variety of dinosaur species lived and adapted to these extreme conditions. Life on the Edge of the …

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the USSF-106 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now More than four months after it was certified to fly national security payloads for the United States government, United Launch Alliance is on the cusp of launching just such a …