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Topline A recent coronal mass ejection is expected to disrupt Earth’s magnetic field once again Friday night, potentially bringing the northern lights to more than a dozen states in the northern U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Earth’s magnetic field will likely be disrupted by a recent coronal mass ejection, forecaster said. APA/AFP via Getty Images Key …

The moment Wren Yoder arrived home with her new kitten, Puddles, something about the kitten seemed off. The shelter hadn’t mentioned anything wrong with Puddles, but Yoder noticed her affectionate kitten never reacted to loud noises or tracked toys with her eyes. Yoder wondered if 6-month-old Puddles couldn’t hear or see. “[Puddles] convinced two veterinarians that she was deaf,” Yoder …

Low Earth orbit, or “LEO,” is convenient, but it’s getting crowded with over 9,000 metric tons of space junk, which raises the risk of a devastating collision that could kill everyone on board an orbital craft. The moon is close but has no breathable air, hardly any atmosphere to protect against deadly space radiation, and nights there can last up to two …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend waiting a week or so to glimpse shooting stars against a darker sky. The Perseids “are an incredible meteor shower,” said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the …

Georgina Rannard Science correspondent NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) An artist’s drawing of what the new planet might look like. Our Sun is the small dot of light between the two bright stars on the left and right. Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own. At four-and-a-half …

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique and remarkable species. However, one of its most awe-inspiring residents, the elephant bird, vanished from the planet roughly 1,000 years ago. This giant bird, often associated with myth and legend, holds the title of the largest bird that ever existed, surpassing even today’s largest birds like ostriches and emus in …

Both the U.S. and China have set their sights on the Moon, aiming to break ground on permanent lunar bases within the next decade. Though there’s no legal basis for claiming territory in space, whichever country gets there first will gain a coveted first-mover advantage, allowing it to set certain ground rules about who can do what, where. But getting …

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star. NASA and the European Space Agency released the latest photos Thursday. Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way and poses no threat …

Floods unearth dinosaur tracks in Sandy Creek area  KVUE Acrocantho-what? This dinosaur’s footprint was found in the Austin area after the July floods  KUT Dinosaur tracks may have been uncovered by Independence Day floods in Central Texas  KXAN Austin Dinosaur fossils possibly uncovered by TX floods  MySA Volunteer helping residents after devastating flooding uncovers possible dinosaur tracks  WWNY Source link

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