‘No one thought it was going to be possible.’ A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA’s daring plan to save it.

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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is falling out of space. NASA has a daring plan to save it with a spacecraft built by Katalyst Space. (Image credit: NASA) WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — For over 20 years, NASA’s Swift space observatory has been conducting prolific science in orbit, hunting for signs of gamma-ray bursts — theContinue Reading

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After winning the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s Sundance Festival and best film at SXSW London, the Indian queer drama ‘Cactus Pears’ arrives in UK cinemas this June. #entertainment #cactuspears #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow ReutersContinue Reading

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Researchers have created a new way to reconstruct the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes by analyzing genetic traces left by transposable elements. The technique revealed that modern strawberries were assembled through multiple ancient genome-merging events, shedding new light on how major crop species evolved., Read MoreContinue Reading

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If the green economy—defined as the group of companies heavily involved in environmental business—were its own industry, it would be the third-largest in the world. By Ajani Stella The group of companies that derive significant revenue from environmental solutions, known as the green economy, has topped $10 trillion in marketContinue Reading