NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Aims for Jupiter’s Most Intriguing Moon
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida—Just four days after Hurricane Milton barreled through Cape Canaveral, Fla., a mission set to explore the workings of another water world
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Europe’s Hera Mission Launches to Visit an Asteroid Smacked by NASA
October 8, 2024 3 min read Europe’s Hera Mission Launches to Visit an Asteroid Smacked by NASA Hera will arrive in 2026 at Dimorphos, an
Challenging Big Oil’s Big Lie about Plastic Recycling
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Hurricanes Kill People for Years after the Initial Disaster
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Penicillin Musical Plays at U.N. Meeting on Antibiotic Resistance
In May cell biologist and physician Robert Farese received an unusual e-mail. “Have you ever dreamed of singing on stage in an Off-Broadway show?” it
Milgram’s Infamous Shock Studies Still Hold Lessons for Confronting Authoritarianism
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Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
September 23, 2024 5 min read Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power
Moral Judgments May Shift with the Seasons
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The Next President Should End NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket
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