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These two galaxies are named NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, and they’re located about 24 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs). They are the closest known interacting dwarf-dwarf galaxy system where astronomers have observed the interactions between them, as well as been able to resolveContinue Reading

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12 min read NASA Armstrong Advances Flight Research and Innovation in 2025 In 2025, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, advanced work across aeronautics, Earth science, exploration technologies, and emerging aviation systems, reinforcing its role as one of the agency’s primary test sites for aeronautics research. From earlyContinue Reading

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A Brazilian study has confirmed that Joseph’s Coat, a plant used for generations in folk medicine, can significantly reduce inflammation and arthritis symptoms in lab tests. Researchers observed less swelling, healthier joints, and signs of tissue protection. Just as important, the extract showed a promising safety profile at tested doses.Continue Reading

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G. Michael Green Deputy Associate Administrator for Management, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate G. Michael Green is the Deputy Associate Administrator for Management for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD). He oversees the integration and management of institutional capability within ARMD, including workforce and research facilities. He is responsible for evaluatingContinue Reading

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“Debt-for-nature” swaps are helping some lower-income countries increase conservation. The world’s largest nation-state creditor has the leverage for deals—if it chooses to use it. By Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin Planet China: Thirteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.Continue Reading

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Researchers studying a massive landslide in Alaska have detected strange seasonal seismic pulses caused by water freezing and thawing in rock cracks. These faint signals could become an important early clue to changes that might someday trigger a dangerous landslide-driven tsunami., Read MoreContinue Reading

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Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste, some of it radioactive. Story by Kiley Bense, photos by Scott Goldsmith Fracking’s Forever Problem: Eighth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste. Your browserContinue Reading