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An Enormous 'X' and 'V' Will Grace the Moon's Surface Tonight. Here's How to See Them

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A trick of the light will make the letters 'X' and 'V' appear on the lunar surface in the runup to the first quarter moon phase on July 2.Astronomy See the Story

Former astronaut Mark Kelly co-sponsors resolution recognizing Monday as Asteroid Day

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly knows a few things about objects in outer space, including those that make their way to Earth.Mark Kelly See the Story

French Physician Pierre Fauchard Is Considered the Father of Which Branch of Medicine?

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Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for July 3, 2025.Medical · France Read Article

From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science Pages — Lemaitre follows two paths to truth - Vatican Observatory

From the Faith & Science Resource Center: A 1933 New York Times interview with Fr. Georges Lemaître, Father of the “Big Bang Theory”.Cosmology · Vatican City Read Article

How to spot the rare 'Buck Moon' in Texas next week

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Here's how to watch the dreamlike display and catch the full experience.Astronomy · United States See the Story

Fireball Spotted over Southeast US May Have Been Caused by Meteor, American Meteor Society Says

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By Devon Sayers, Brandon Miller, Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The American Meteor Society has received numerous reports of a fireball over the US Southeast on Thursday afternoon – reports that are logged on its website. “It looks to be a ‘daytime fireball’ that caused a sonic boom. This is usually indicative of a (meteor) dropping a fireball, but not always,” Mike Hankey, operations manager for the American Meteor Society, told CNN. The Federal Av…Business · United States See the Story

Man's Remains Lost in Ocean After Being Sent to Space for Life-Long Dream

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Nelson passed away in 2023 after many years of heart and kidney issues caused by diabetes. His family told WRAL News that Nelson was a huge science fiction fan, from Star Wars to Star Trek, he dreamed of being among the stars, even joking that aliens from Area 51 abducted him.Diabetes See the Story

A magnetically levitated particle enables researchers to search for ultralight dark matter

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Dark matter, although not visible, is believed to make up most of the total mass of the universe. One theory suggests that ultralight dark matter behaves like a continuous wave, which could exert rhythmic forces that are detectable only with ultra-sensitive quantum instrumentation.Astronomy See the Story

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ESA Confirms A11pl3Z as Third Known Interstellar Visitor

James Webb Space Telescope Directly Images Its First Exoplanet

Astronomers Capture First Direct Image of Double-Detonation Supernova Remnant

An Enormous 'X' and 'V' Will Grace the Moon's Surface Tonight. Here's How to See Them

Former astronaut Mark Kelly co-sponsors resolution recognizing Monday as Asteroid Day

French Physician Pierre Fauchard Is Considered the Father of Which Branch of Medicine?

From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science Pages — Lemaitre follows two paths to truth - Vatican Observatory

How to spot the rare 'Buck Moon' in Texas next week

Fireball Spotted over Southeast US May Have Been Caused by Meteor, American Meteor Society Says

Man's Remains Lost in Ocean After Being Sent to Space for Life-Long Dream

A magnetically levitated particle enables researchers to search for ultralight dark matter

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