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Katie Ledecky is swimming and studying

[ad_1] People from all over the sports world, from athletes to arena staff, tell the New York Times how their lives have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. It was a Saturday in California and five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky had a competition to look forward to later in the …

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Why Venus’s atmosphere rotates much faster than the planet

[ad_1] The planet Venus has some strange characteristics, but one of its strangest characteristics is its atmosphere. Filled with clouds of sulfuric acid, its thick atmosphere hides the planet’s surface and warms it so much that, although it is further from the sun than Mercury, it is the hottest planet …

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What are gravitational waves? The | Astronomy Essentials

[ad_1] -> Researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) made the first gravitational wave detection on September 14, 2015. Here, a technician works on some of the optics for a LIGO detector. Image via LIGO. Gravitational waves are waves in the structure of space-time. Just like a ship …

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Starlink Beta could start in three months, says Musk

[ad_1] SpaceX could begin beta testing of its global satellite internet program Starlink in a few months, according to CEO Elon Musk. in a cheep This week, Musk revealed that Starlink’s private beta will begin in approximately three months, and that the public beta will arrive in approximately six months. …

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Ask an Astronomer: How Do Astronauts Treat Insulation?

[ad_1] MICHELLE THALLER: When it comes to how to deal with isolation and feel like you’re helpless and estranged from everyone, it’s hard to beat the experience of an astronaut, where you are literally separated from Earth. And even if they wanted to, they couldn’t just come to Earth very …

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First known evidence of death caused by meteorite impact

[ad_1] Researchers have finally uncovered credible evidence that someone died from the fateful fall of a meteorite, reports Science Alert. RELATED: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASTEROIDS AND METEORITES Meteorite killed a human, Turkish sources say Multiple documents from August 22, 1888, and found in the General Directorate of State Archives of the …

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