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Rubin Observatory spins beneath the stars photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2025

Rubin Observatory spins beneath the stars photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2025

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its decade-long survey to scan the entire night sky every three days. To do this, it uses the Simonyi Survey Telescope and the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera, the world’s largest digital camera. What is it? Together, the telescope and camera work to make this process as efficient as possible. …

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Helicopter spins out of control into palm trees at popular California beach | California

Helicopter spins out of control into palm trees at popular California beach | California

A helicopter flying above a popular southern California beach suddenly began spiralling out of control, eventually losing altitude and crashing into a row of palm trees as beachgoers looked on. Videos posted online show the aircraft starting to spin above Huntington Beach then plunging towards the edge of the beach, where it becomes wedged between palms and a staircase near …

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Scientists Find Titan’s Atmosphere Spins Like a Gyroscope (and it’s rewriting NASA’s next mission plans)

Scientists Find Titan’s Atmosphere Spins Like a Gyroscope (and it’s rewriting NASA’s next mission plans)

IN A NUTSHELL 🪐 Scientists discover Titan’s atmosphere behaves like a gyroscope, shifting tilt with the seasons. 🔍 The University of Bristol uses Cassini data to uncover Titan’s unique atmospheric behavior. 🚀 Findings impact NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly mission to Titan, improving landing trajectory calculations. 🌌 Titan’s atmospheric dynamics prompt broader questions in atmospheric science and planetary exploration. Saturn’s largest moon, …

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