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Tammann – van den Bergth Baird AuditoriumThe Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of Natural History 21 April 1996 Debate Program: 1 – 4:30 pm; Reception: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Sponsors: The Smithsonian Institution Laboratory for Astrophysics,National Air and Space Museum;NASA Compton Gamma Ray ObservatoryScience Support Center;George Mason University Center for Earth ObservingandContinue Reading

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ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, the MAUVE-HST Team A chaotic secret hides within this seemingly serene image of spiral galaxy NGC 4698 taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 18, 2026. As a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way galaxy, NGC 4698 has spiral arms thatContinue Reading

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World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already threatening the future of coastal communities worldwide.Continue Reading

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Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world’s land currently faces degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of over three billion people, the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said Wednesday, announcing three winnersContinue Reading

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As Indian Point Energy Center undergoes decommissioning in New York’s 17th Congressional District, complaints over the process are mounting against the backdrop of an increasingly pro-nuclear federal agenda. By Leana Carbonez NY-17: Second in a series on the environmental stakes of one of the nation’s most fiercely contested congressional races.Continue Reading

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The Distance Scale to Gamma Ray Bursts Baird AuditoriumNatural History Museum, The Smithsonian Institution22 April 1995Debate Program: 1 – 4:15 pm; Reception: 4:15 – 5:30 pmDebate Program Sponsors:NASA, The Smithsonian Institution, George Mason UniversityReception Sponsors: The Smithsonian Institution, George Mason University, Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Associated Universities Inc. (AUI),Continue Reading

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A magnet-producing bacterium extended the average lifespan of C. elegans worms by more than 43% while helping protect their neurological and intestinal health. Researchers traced much of the effect to suppression of ferroptosis, a damaging form of cell death linked to iron buildup and oxidative stress., Read MoreContinue Reading

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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 25 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading