A Whale Spotted in Boston Looked Oddly Familiar — Turns Out, It Swam 3,000 Miles From Ireland
The mammal that scientists spotted during an aerial survey in Boston turned out to be a North Atlantic right whale, the same one seen in Ireland in 2024.
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Satellites Are 'Photobombing' Space Images — and Scientists Are Sounding the Alarm
Currently, there are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. In the next 10 years, the number could increase tenfold, raising 'light pollution' concerns.
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Gold Grows on Christmas Trees? Experts Discover This Hidden Treasure Sprouting in Spruce Needles
The needles of these trees are dripping with gold particles that are not visible to a naked eye.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reopens Major Roads After Heavy Snow Shut Access
While some roads remain closed for the winter, with Christmas approaching, the reopening of these key routes is good news for visitors.
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Grand Canyon National Park Is Facing a Water Shortage — and Its Hotels Are Closing
After the Dragon Bravo Fire charred up the North Rim, the South Rim started experiencing problems with the water supply.
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AI Finds Tiny Yellowstone Quakes Once Missed by Scientists, Revealing Hidden Swarm Patterns
Some earthquakes are easily detectable, while others are too subtle to be felt by humans standing above.
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Right Before Crashing Into the Moon, a Spacecraft Captured a Stunning Photo of Earth
This was the second moon landing mission organized by the Japanese startup that concluded with a failure, except this photograph and a tiny hut.
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Scientists Claim Asteroid Bennu Contains All Essential Elements of Life
As per the official reports, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission first collected samples from asteroid Bennu in 2020.
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NASA Spots a Mysterious Object Racing 1 Million Miles per Hour — And It May Be Exiting the Milky Way
Scientists speculate that the mysterious celestial object could have been ejected by a black hole.
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A Massive Tsunami Swept the Pacific — And NASA's Satellite Mapped the Giant Wave's Geometry
The tsunami struck Russia's Kuril-Kamchatka Peninsula 70 minutes after a 8.8 earthquake.
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Experts Reveal Cracks in Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' are Causing Faster-Than-Expected Collapse
Scientists believe this pattern of weakening could be an early warning for other Antarctic ice shelves as well.
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The Sun Just Unleashed a Powerful X-Class Flare — And Even Southern US States Might See Auroras
The flare might just inspire a display of Northern Lights even in Illinois, Oregon, Alabama, and Northern California.
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Last Supermoon of The Year Set to Light Up the Sky This Week — When and How to Watch It
People can catch the final supermoon of 2025, also known as 'cold moon,' on December 4.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ejects Enormous ‘Ice Volcanoes’ as It Departs From the Sun
Comet 3I/ATLAS was first spotted by telescopes in July. Ever since then, it has stirred a furor of excitement and mystery among scientists.
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Death Valley Visitors Cautioned as National Park to Experience Record-Breaking Freeze Temperatures
The temperature could sink below 30 degrees, which may cause visitors to experience frost bites or freezing chills.
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Massive Lithium Source Hiding Under a Volcano in Nevada-Oregon Border Can Power World’s Batteries for Decades
The $1.5 trillion worth deposit could offset worldwide lithium needs predicted to rise to one million tons annually by 2040.
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Mysterious Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Will Soon Come In a Course-Altering Encounter with Jupiter
The curious cosmic object could become a temporary captive of the gassy planet before it departs from our solar system forever.
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California Residents Hear Sonic Booms After Thanksgiving — Turns Out, It Was SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launch
The rocket's mission was to transport a constellation of satellites designed by various companies to space for Earth's observation.
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Is There a Dress Code in Yellowstone National Park? Visitors Wonder What to Wear After Hiking
Yellowstone's treacherous trails, meandering hikes, and voracious wildlife leaves visitors with clothes spattered with mud and debris.
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Watch Out for Walmart’s Camping Stoves as They Could Catch Fire or Explode— Over 200,000 Pieces Recalled
The manufacturer has already received complaints of dozens of fire hazard incidents unfolding across the country.
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