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New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History - NASA (.gov)
science 2026/01/20 21:23:54

New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History - NASA (.gov)

NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of

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Complex building blocks of life form spontaneously in space, research reveals - Phys.org
science 2026/01/20 20:30:27

Complex building blocks of life form spontaneously in space, research reveals - Phys.org

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential for life as we know it can form readily in space. This discovery, appearing in Nature Astronomy, significantly raises the statistical…

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A twitch in time? Quantum collapse models hint at tiny time fluctuations - Phys.org
science 2026/01/20 20:02:16

A twitch in time? Quantum collapse models hint at tiny time fluctuations - Phys.org

Quantum mechanics is rich with paradoxes and contradictions. It describes a microscopic world in which particles exist in a superposition of states—being in multiple places and configurations all at once, defined mathematically by what physicists call a “wave…

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4,000 Space Mirrors Could Soon Light Up Your Night, and They’re Coming in 2026 - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/01/20 19:15:00

4,000 Space Mirrors Could Soon Light Up Your Night, and They’re Coming in 2026 - The Daily Galaxy

A bold new startup plans to launch mirrors into orbit to reflect sunlight onto Earth at night, a move that could outshine the Moon.

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How to make a super-Earth: The universe's most common planets are whittled down by stellar radiation - Space
science 2026/01/20 19:00:00

How to make a super-Earth: The universe's most common planets are whittled down by stellar radiation - Space

“What’s so exciting is that we’re seeing a preview of what will become a very normal planetary system.”

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Adam Hagen - wctrib.com
science 2026/01/20 18:54:00

Adam Hagen - wctrib.com

Adam Benjamin Hagen, 44, of rural Benton County passed at home Saturday, January 17, 2026 after a valiant battle with cancer.

West Central Tribune
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