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A NASA spacecraft has discovered that a saltwater ocean lies deep below the surface of Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. New research shows that glossy salt deposits on the surface of Ceres were left behind by water percolated from underground. Ceres may once …

One of the most prominent astronomical observers in the world has a hole. On Monday, a 3-inch-thick (76-mm-thick) cable broke at the Arecibo Observatory, cutting a 30-foot (30-meter) hole in the reflector dish of the 20-acre radio telescope in Puerto Rico. The observatory was just opened after a temporary closure …

Skeptics of the idea that the coronavirus is spreading through the air – including many World Health Organization experts – have cited one missing piece of evidence: evidence that floating respiratory droplets called aerosols live virus, and not just fragments of genetic material. Now a team of virologists and aerosol …

Trini Lopez, the late singer and guitarist who had hits with “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” and starred in the classic war movie The Dirty Dozen, left an indelible mark on the Foo Fighters. The world lost “yet another legend,” Dave Grohl wrote as news of Lopez’s …

After a brief hiatus due to a shooting at the White House, President Donald Trump gave a very misleading and misleading press conference on Monday afternoon. Daniel Dale, the president’s CNN lead president, said it was noteworthy for its dishonesty, even when judged by the incredibly low standards set by …