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Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy - Phys.org
science 2026/07/05 08:40:01

Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy - Phys.org

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy—super-puffs the size of Jupiter.

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This Globe reporter thought she saw a mountain lion. Readers from throughout New England wrote back. - The Boston Globe
science 2026/07/05 08:11:00

This Globe reporter thought she saw a mountain lion. Readers from throughout New England wrote back. - The Boston Globe

There definitely are bobcats in New England and no proof of mountain lions. But that hasn’t stopped the debate.

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Scientist who cleaned space toilet on work experience now leading Mars exploration teams - BBC
science 2026/07/05 06:08:27

Scientist who cleaned space toilet on work experience now leading Mars exploration teams - BBC

Claire Parfitt says her time at the National Space Science Centre gave her a unique insight.

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Scientists Propose ‘StormWall’ To Stop A $2.4 Trillion Solar Storm - Forbes
science 2026/07/05 06:00:00

Scientists Propose ‘StormWall’ To Stop A $2.4 Trillion Solar Storm - Forbes

A proposed StormWall spacecraft fleet could release gas to weaken solar storms, protecting satellites, power grids and technology, but potentially reducing auroras.

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A University of Washington researcher published a finding in 2025 that stops you cold: blue whales sing at frequencies so deep that killer whales, their only natural predator, cannot hear them at all — their calls are invisible to orca ears beyond one kilometre - Space Daily
science 2026/07/05 05:30:25

A University of Washington researcher published a finding in 2025 that stops you cold: blue whales sing at frequencies so deep that killer whales, their only natural predator, cannot hear them at all — their calls are invisible to orca ears beyond one kilometre - Space Daily

A blue whale can send a call through the ocean with a voice deeper than almost any animal sound on Earth. The strange part is not only that other blue whales can hear it. It is that killer whales, the only known natural predator of blue whales, may largely mi…

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NASA's Hubble captures a star-spangled sea of 500,000 stars - ScienceDaily
science 2026/07/05 03:41:03

NASA's Hubble captures a star-spangled sea of 500,000 stars - ScienceDaily

Celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary, NASA released a stunning Hubble portrait of Messier 3, an ancient globular cluster with more than 500,000 stars. The remarkable cluster is helping scientists unravel the Milky Way's past thanks to it…

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