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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightInterstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Could Be the Shattered Remnant of a Pluto-like Object
Four years ago, astronomers detected ‘Oumuamua—the first interstellar object known to pass through our solar system. The object featured an array of strange and inexplicable characteristics, some of which are consistent with an icy shard ripped from a Pluto-like object, according to new research. “We suggest ‘Oumuamua was probably thrown out of a young star … Continued
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Tech NewsInfluencer Arrests, Sea Eagles Torturing Bats and HIV Drugs to Treat Coronavirus: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
I don’t know about you all, but I never win anything when I enter Instagram giveaways or contests. I’ve often wondered if anyone really does or whether they’re all scams. Although I don’t know the answer to that question, I do know that there’s now at least one less scammer on Instagram. This horrid scammer’s … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightWhat Would It Be Like to Take a Road Trip Across Pluto?
You begin to wake up from stasis as your lander descends to Pluto’s surface. You strain to locate the Sun in the sky as you peek out the window; you finally spot it at the zenith as you wipe your eyes. Though brighter than anything else in the sky, the Sun is now 40 times … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightFresh Look at New Horizons Data Shows Pluto’s ‘Far Side’ in Unprecedented Detail
When New Horizons zipped past Pluto on July 14, 2015, the NASA spacecraft was only able to observe one side of the dwarf planet. Scientists have now reviewed data collected by New Horizons during its approach and as it traveled away, resulting in the most detailed analysis yet of Pluto’s elusive far side. Using its … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightIf Pluto Is a Planet, So Am I
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine declared Pluto a planet again in a video this week. I’m assuming Bridenstine was half-joking, since there is someone laughing in the background, and I think I see a smirk on his face. But now is as good a time as any to discuss the complicated issue of Pluto’s planethood. Pluto … Continued
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Tech NewsRabies Alert Issued Near Walt Disney World’s Epcot After Feral Cat Tests Positive For the Disease
If you’re visiting Epcot at Walt Disney World this summer, keep the kids away from any stray animals you might find. A feral cat just tested positive for rabies and the health department is warning people to be careful during the coming months because it could have infected other animals. The Florida Department of Health … Continued
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Tech NewsScientists Think They Know How Pluto’s Hidden Ocean Stays Liquid
Recent results suggest that Pluto has a liquid water ocean buried beneath its icy shell. But how could such a thing be possible at the frigid outer edges of the solar system? Scientists from Japan and the United States might have an answer. In a paper published Monday in Nature Geoscience, these researchers speculate that … Continued
