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No telescope needed: Jupiter, Venus will appear to nearly touch this week - Yahoo
science 2026/06/07 14:00:00

No telescope needed: Jupiter, Venus will appear to nearly touch this week - Yahoo

This week will offer one of the great opportunities in June to take in a special celestial event – a Venus-Jupiter planetary conjunction.

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NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year - SpaceNews
science 2026/06/07 13:55:38

NASA to select new headquarters building by end of year - SpaceNews

NASA plans to find a new headquarters building by the end of this year while remaining in the Washington area.

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Researchers identify world’s largest scorpion that roamed Earth 415 million years ago - Interesting Engineering
science 2026/06/07 12:51:00

Researchers identify world’s largest scorpion that roamed Earth 415 million years ago - Interesting Engineering

A new study reveals how the 415-million-year-old Praearcturus gigas grew to a massive size before dinosaurs even existed.

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Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants - NPR
science 2026/06/07 09:00:00

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants - NPR

New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do.

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Ancient Chinese medicine could transform hair loss treatment - ScienceDaily
science 2026/06/07 08:20:28

Ancient Chinese medicine could transform hair loss treatment - ScienceDaily

A traditional Chinese medicinal root used for over a thousand years is attracting new scientific attention for its potential to combat hair loss. Studies suggest Polygonum multiflorum can block harmful hormones, activate hair-growth signals, protect follicles…

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The first humans on Mars will not just be explorers crossing a red desert. They will be radiation workers, dust-control technicians and weather-watchers on a planet where the danger is less dramatic than constant. - Space Daily
science 2026/06/07 07:56:22

The first humans on Mars will not just be explorers crossing a red desert. They will be radiation workers, dust-control technicians and weather-watchers on a planet where the danger is less dramatic than constant. - Space Daily

The image we have inherited of the first Mars crew is a figure on a ridge at dawn, helmet catching the light, a red desert running out to a pink horizon. It is a good image. It is also the smallest part of what those first crews will actually do. Most of thei…

Space Daily
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