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235 Years Ago: Herschel Discovers Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

235 Years Ago: Herschel Discovers Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

SIN Aug 30, 2024 0 8

On Aug. 29, 1789, German-born British astronomer William Herschel observed a tin...

Marmosets seem to call each other by name

Marmosets seem to call each other by name

SIN Aug 30, 2024 0 14

Marmosets are the first non-human primates shown to use personalised signifiers ...

Plastic vaporising process could recycle bags and bottles indefinitely

Plastic vaporising process could recycle bags and bottl...

SIN Aug 30, 2024 0 7

A new process uses cheap catalysts to break down polyethylene and polypropylene ...

NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry Next-Generation Science Instrument

NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry Next-Generation Science Inst...

SIN Aug 30, 2024 0 1

In June 2024, a new tail number swept the sky above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Rese...

Saharan Dust in the Wind

Saharan Dust in the Wind

SIN Aug 30, 2024 0 12

The Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image of a plume of Saharan dust as winds ...

Aaron Vigil Helps Give SASS to Roman Space Telescope

Aaron Vigil Helps Give SASS to Roman Space Telescope

SIN Aug 30, 2024 0 9

The stars in the big Wyoming skies inspired Aaron Vigil as a child to dream big....

NASA JPL Developing Underwater Robots to Venture Deep Below Polar Ice

NASA JPL Developing Underwater Robots to Venture Deep B...

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 10

Called IceNode, the project envisions a fleet of autonomous robots that would he...

World's largest sailing cargo ship makes first transatlantic voyage

World's largest sailing cargo ship makes first transatl...

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 8

The largest sailing cargo ship in existence is on its maiden voyage across the A...

Ancient Viruses Preserved in Glaciers Show Adaptation to Climate Change

Ancient Viruses Preserved in Glaciers Show Adaptation t...

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 20

From glacial ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered ...

String Theorists Accidentally Find a New Formula for Pi

String Theorists Accidentally Find a New Formula for Pi

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 2

Two physicists have come across infinitely many novel equations for pi while try...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fo...

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 2

The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, mergi...

Backflipping springtails are the fastest spinners known in nature

Backflipping springtails are the fastest spinners known...

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 16

High-speed camera recordings show that springtails spin at up to 368 rotations p...

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew set to attempt the riskiest spacewalk yet

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew set to attempt the riskiest ...

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 1

The Polaris Dawn mission will include the first ever civilian spacewalk, and wit...

Bring NASA Into Your Classroom This Fall Through Virtual Experiences

Bring NASA Into Your Classroom This Fall Through Virtua...

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 3

Explore the universe this fall without leaving your classroom through live virtu...

Hubble Observes An Oddly Organized Satellite

Hubble Observes An Oddly Organized Satellite

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 2

Andromeda III is one of at least 13 dwarf satellite galaxies in orbit around the...

A Dolphin That Has Been Biting People May Just Be Friendly

A Dolphin That Has Been Biting People May Just Be Friendly

SIN Aug 29, 2024 0 19

Dolphin ecologist Tadamichi Morisaka discusses common dolphin behaviors that cou...

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