An elderly Palestinian man sits in front of a mural depicting the Kaaba, the holiest shrine to Islam, in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, on Monday. Mohammed Abed / AFP via Getty Images I have never been on the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims who can do must do …
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EXCLUSIVE: Everything that goes up has to go down. Discovery and Science Channel will follow Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley as they become the first astronauts to land at sea since the Ford administration. Live Space Launch: Splashdown Starts at 1 p.m. ET / 10 PT this Sunday, August 2. …
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HSC images of the red quasar HSC J120505.09−000027.9. Credit: Kato et al., 2020. Using the Subaru telescope, astronomers have identified two new quasars reddened by dust (red) in the high redshifts. The finding, detailed in an article published on July 16 on the arXiv prepress server, could improve understanding of …
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ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has discovered new gas firms in Mars. These unlock new secrets about the Martian atmosphere and allow a more precise determination of whether there is methane, a gas associated with biological or geological activity, on the planet. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has been studying …
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VIKINGS DECLARATION We learned over the weekend that the Minnesota Vikings’ head athletic trainer and vice president of sports medicine and team infection control officer Eric Sugarman, along with family members, tested positive for COVID-19. Eric immediately shared his results with the organization and began to follow the previously established …
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