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Members of the public are helping to advance research on sea horses, the tiny fish that can be found in coral reefs, shallow waters and estuaries around the world, according to a study.When researchers looked at the results of public contributions to the iSeahorse science project between 2013 and 2022, they found the community effort enabled…

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Topological solitons, integral to various natural and technological processes, are being harnessed through non-reciprocal interactions to innovate in materials science and robotics, offering new possibilities for self-propelled motion and advanced functionality. Credit: SciTechDaily.comIf it walks like a particle, and talks like a particle… it…

Three Chinese satellites have successfully entered lunar orbit, while the status of two others remains unclear after apparent rescue efforts.The Queqiao-2 communication relay satellite, launched from Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre in southern China on March 20, arrived at 440km (273 miles) above the moon’s surface early on Monday morning,…

SAN ANTONIO – Videos are circulating social media showing a strange light in the sky and people are curious about what they’re seeing.SMockMeteor in San AntonioViewers have been sending in their videos of the unusual light to KSAT Connect. Each video shows the bright light emitting a circular smoke into the air.AngeeSalayMy dad caught this on…

An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the moon has met its ultimate end after failing to "wake up," the company that built it said. Houston-based Intuitive Machines said late Saturday that the lander, named Odysseus, had not phoned home this week when its solar panels were projected to…

Researchers at Tokyo Tech identify the quantum critical point in superconductors, solving a three-decade-old mystery and enhancing the understanding of superconductivity fluctuations. Credit: SciTechDaily.comThermoelectric effect reveals full picture of fluctuations in superconductivity.Weak fluctuations in superconductivity, a precursor…

Earlier this week, French physicist Etienne Klein seemed to post a photo of Proxima Centauri, the closest known star to our own, located some 4.2 light years away. The photo was gorgeous and quickly amassed thousands of likes. There was just one problem: the photo was actually just a bit of chorizo. As translated by IGN, Klein originally posted…

The crew access arm is manuevered into place on the newly constructed tower at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.A crew access arm was lifted into place at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on Monday, as SpaceX races to ready the pad for its first Crew Dragon launch with astronauts as soon…

By NASA August 21, 2022The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship carrying over 5,800 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies, pictured from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Freedom crew ship, approaches the International Space Station above the south Atlantic Ocean. Credit: NASA<span class="glossaryLink"…