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Biologists Construct Groundbreaking Tree of Life Using 1.8 Billion Letters of Genetic Code - SciTechDaily
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A new study by 279 scientists, led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has updated our understanding of the flowering plant tree of life by analyzing genetic data from over 9,500 species. This researc ...[Continue Reading]
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First Dream Chaser spaceplane needs more work when it gets to launch site - Ars Technica
Stephen Clark
Enlarge/ Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane inside a NASA test chamber in Ohio. 15 There is still some work to do to prepare Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane for its first mission, but th ...[Continue Reading]
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Meteor briefly lights up night sky across southern B.C. | Globalnews.ca - Global News
Doyle Potenteau
It lasted just seconds, but a meteor briefly lit up the sky on Wednesday night. The fireball streaked across the atmosphere just before 10 p.m., burning brightly before disappearing as quickly as it ...[Continue Reading]
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James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award - Space.com
Monisha Ravisetti
When I sat down with Jane Rigby last month, in an upper-floor conference room at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis a quiet reprieve from the throngs of families perusing cosmic exhibits and din ...[Continue Reading]
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Redwire announces second VLEO satellite platform - SpaceNews
Jeff Foust
WASHINGTON Redwire Space is doubling down on interest in the emerging market for very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellites by offering a second spacecraft platform from its European subsidiary. In a Ma ...[Continue Reading]
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New NASA Supercomputer Simulations Reveal What it Would be Like to Fall Into a Supermassive Black Hole - IGN
Anthony Wood
Supermassive black holes are capable of violently devouring entire stars, and warping the very fabric of spacetime with their near incomprehensible mass and gravitational influence. Their awesome pow ...[Continue Reading]
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