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Space collisions a growing concern as Earth orbit gets more crowded

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Space collisions a growing concern as Earth orbit gets more crowded

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Defunct satellites account for the majority of space junk, but even small pieces of debris can do serious damage. The issue is getting worse as more and more satellites are launched into Earth orbit.

Astronomers accidentally discover massive galaxy in early universe

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Astronomers accidentally discover massive galaxy in early universe

Humans altering genetic diversity of insect, fish populations across the globe

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Humans altering genetic diversity of insect, fish populations across the globe

Climate change threatens biodiversity inside Earth's conservation areas

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Climate change threatens biodiversity inside Earth's conservation areas

Magma crystallization causes basaltic eruptions to turn explosive

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Magma crystallization causes basaltic eruptions to turn explosive

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- New research suggests rapid magma crystallization is responsible for the dark and violent side of basaltic eruptions.

Warm air shrinks ozone hole to smallest size on record

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Warm air shrinks ozone hole to smallest size on record

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The ozone hole is the smallest its been since scientists first began monitoring the human-caused phenomenon in 1982.

NASA's Bridenstine boosts international pitch for moon, Mars missions

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NASA's Bridenstine boosts international pitch for moon, Mars missions

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his strongest pitch so far on Monday for other nations to collaborate on the U.S. Artemis mission to build a lunar station and eventually explore Mars.

Insects on the move are trying to escape the heat, but many have nowhere to go

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Insects on the move are trying to escape the heat, but many have nowhere to go

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- As temperatures rise, insects are also on the move. According to a new study, many of these insects are having trouble findings new places to live.

Biologists find sixth finger on aye-aye's paws

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Biologists find sixth finger on aye-aye's paws

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The aye-aye, the world's weirdest primate, boasts 12 fingers, six on each paw, according to a study. A team of researchers found the pseudothumb while studying the tendons that support the primate's strange hands.

New plasma wave accelerator propels electrons to record speeds

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New plasma wave accelerator propels electrons to record speeds

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Scientists have set a new record for electron acceleration using a plasma wave accelerator. The new technology produced electron beams with energies up to 7.8 billion electron volts across an 8-inch-long plasma wave.

Coffins of 3,000-year-old mummies opened in Egypt

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Coffins of 3,000-year-old mummies opened in Egypt

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Archaeologists in Egypt on Saturday opened the coffins of two of the 30 mummies discovered earlier this year and estimated to be 3,000 years old.

Physicists discover new stable form of plutonium

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Physicists discover new stable form of plutonium

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Using the European Synchrotron, a team of physicists have identified a new stable form of plutonium. The newly discovered compound exists in a solid state and features an unexpected, pentavalent oxidation state.

Meir, Koch complete first all-female spacewalk

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Meir, Koch complete first all-female spacewalk

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are back inside the space station having completed a historic spacewalk -- the first featuring two women.

Ancient microbes are living inside Europe's deepest meteorite crater

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Ancient microbes are living inside Europe's deepest meteorite crater

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Rock cores collected from deep beneath the planet's surface suggests ancient microbes have been living inside Europe's largest meteorite crater for millions of years.

November to feature rare Mercury Transit

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November to feature rare Mercury Transit

One of the most highly anticipated astronomical events of the year is less than a month away, and if you want to see it with your own eyes, you will need to start preparing for it now.

Mysterious new virus found spreading among bald eagles

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Mysterious new virus found spreading among bald eagles

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- While searching for the origins of the Wisconsin River Eagle Syndrome, scientists discovered a new type of virus that could partially explain the strange disease.

Trilobites were doing the conga 480 million years ago

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Trilobites were doing the conga 480 million years ago

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Millions of years before "Conga," Gloria Estefan's hit single from the album Primitive Love, primitive arthropods were doing the dance on the bottom of the ocean floor.

The blob is real: Paris zoo showcases self-healing organism with 720 sexes

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The blob is real: Paris zoo showcases self-healing organism with 720 sexes

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The star attraction at a zoo in Paris defies expectation. It looks like a fungus, but acts like an animal. Technically, the organism known as the blob is neither.

Early humans were moving across the Mediterranean 200,000 years ago

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Early humans were moving across the Mediterranean 200,000 years ago

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- On the Greek island of Naxos, researchers have uncovered evidence that Neanderthals and early humans were living in and moving through the Mediterranean as early 200,000 years ago.

NASA's Meir, Koch prepare to make history in first all-female spacewalk

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NASA's Meir, Koch prepare to make history in first all-female spacewalk

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Friday's spacewalk to replace battery system hardware will be a milestone -- the first to feature an all-female repair team.

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