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NASA HQ picked their best photos of the year. Here are our 13 favorites.

On September 24, 2023, a capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission floated back to Earth, landing safely in the Utah desert.…

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How light can vaporize water without the need for heat

It’s the most fundamental of processes — the evaporation of water from the surfaces of oceans and lakes, the burning…

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Positive perceptions of solar projects

As solar energy development accelerates, how do Americans actually feel about those large scale solar, or LSS, farms they see…

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Tumor cells evade the immune system early on: Newly discovered mechanism could significantly improve cancer immunotherapies

Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers…

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Hurricanes jeopardize carbon-storing New England forests

As American companies and public policies strive to mitigate their carbon dioxide emissions, many are relying on carbon offsets to…

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander has shockingly survived a third lunar night

The SLIM lander is continuing to snap photos of the moon’s surface JAXA Somehow, Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon…

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Quantum forces used to automatically assemble tiny device

Triangular gold flakes can be manipulated using mysterious quantum forces George Zograf Tiny gold devices for controlling light have been…

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Culling predatory starfish conserves coral on the Great Barrier Reef

A diver injecting vinegar into a crown-of-thorns starfish as part of the culling programme CSIRO A culling programme has succeeded…

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A ‘bionic eye’ scan of an ancient, scorched scroll points to Plato’s long lost gravesite

A research team’s “bionic eye” deciphered thousands of new words hidden within an ancient scroll carbonized during the eruption of…

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Why animals run faster than their robot doppelgängers… for now

Modern robotics is awash with human-made machines mimicking the animal world. From stadium-surveying robot dogs to daddy long-legs-inspired exploration bots…

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