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Artemis II crew gives 5-year-old aspiring astronaut Commander Jack a new spacesuit: It says NASA! - CBS News
science 2026/05/01 14:45:00

Artemis II crew gives 5-year-old aspiring astronaut Commander Jack a new spacesuit: It says NASA! - CBS News

The Artemis II team gained a new member, and the crew made sure their youngest teammate had the right stuff for space.

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A Massive 2022 Eruption on Earth May Reveal Active Volcanoes on Venus - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/05/01 14:15:00

A Massive 2022 Eruption on Earth May Reveal Active Volcanoes on Venus - The Daily Galaxy

A fiery eruption in Hawaii is giving scientists an unexpected tool to detect active volcanoes on Venus—and it could change how we read the planet’s hidden surface.

The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel
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Bridging continuous and discrete evolution through a controllable, hypermutagenic phage-bacteria system - Nature
science 2026/05/01 14:13:00

Bridging continuous and discrete evolution through a controllable, hypermutagenic phage-bacteria system - Nature

The lytic selection and evolution (LySE) system uses a plasmid-encoded, hypermutagenic T7 DNA polymerase and T7 phagemid-encoded target genes to enable controllable, near-continuous directed evolution of large gene clusters.

Nature.com
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New Tool Lets You Trace Where Your Backyard Was 320 Million Years Ago - ScienceAlert
science 2026/05/01 14:03:14

New Tool Lets You Trace Where Your Backyard Was 320 Million Years Ago - ScienceAlert

Ever wondered where in the world your backyard was, within the ancient supercontinent of Pangaea? Now, you can find out for yourself.

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DESI-HVS1 is an old hypervelocity star ejected from the galactic center, observations suggest - Phys.org
science 2026/05/01 14:00:03

DESI-HVS1 is an old hypervelocity star ejected from the galactic center, observations suggest - Phys.org

Chinese astronomers report the discovery of DESI-HVS1, which may be an old metal-poor hypervelocity star of galactic center origin. The finding, based on the data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and ESA’s Gaia satellite, was detailed in a…

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Weird Quantum Gadget Spits Out Chaotic ‘Sound Particles’ - Gizmodo
science 2026/05/01 13:30:40

Weird Quantum Gadget Spits Out Chaotic ‘Sound Particles’ - Gizmodo

The device could come handy in communication contexts where light sources struggle, such as the deep ocean.

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