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07Mar

Pristine Hubble Image Shows an Exciting Exchange Between Two Galaxies

Arp 282. (ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey, DOE, FNAL/DECam, CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, SDSS, J. Schmidt)The recurring interaction between two galaxies 320 million light-years away has been recorded in a spectacular Hubble picture.They are collectively named Arp 282 in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. They feature a large barred spiral galaxy called NGC 169, approximately 140,000 light-years across, and a considerably...

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22Feb

APG Releases Its Own Certification For Traveling Representatives

The APG is now establishing its own sales network beyond GDSs and BSPs with its new distribution products APG Connect and APG Platform.APG's aim with these new products is the non-IATA travel agent. Although all travel agents can register for these platforms, both are easy, secure, simple to establish and reserve on. All travel...

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21Feb

Farsounder Recommends Propspeed FoulFree for Sonar Transducers

Credit: FarSounderPropspeed, a pioneer of underwater foul-release coatings, got an endorsement from FarSounder, a leader in navigation and obstacle avoidance systems. FarSounder tested the Propspeed Foulfree foul-release coating, and encouraged it for application by their clients, dealers, and partner shipyards.Propspeed's Foulfree and FarSounder" Our distinct, patented technology is designed to paint a clear picture...

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19Feb

Mental Speed Rarely Changes Over a Lifespan

Study reveals that the speed of cognitive information processing stays exceptionally stable over decadesMental speed-- the speed at which we can manage problems needing quick decision-making-- does not change significantly over the years. Psychologists at Heidelberg University came to this conclusion under the leadership of Dr. Mischa von Krause and Dr. Stefan Radev. They...

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18Feb

Harvard Scientist Suggests That Our Universe Was Developed in a Laboratory

It's a compelling (and scary) theoryAdvanced CivilizationsA Harvard researcher has a fascinating theory concerning just how our universe was formed: in a research laboratory by a superior "class" of lifeform.Avi Loeb, the bestselling author also the former chair of Harvard's astronomy department, wrote an op-ed in Scientific American recently positing that the universe might...

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17Feb

Sick Dinosaur May Have Had the Earliest Known Cough

Credit: WOODRUFF ET AL. (2022); CORBIN RAINBOLTPeculiar growths on dinosaur neckbones hint at old infectionIt takes much force to cough a loogie up a nearly 4-meter-long neck, but that is what one dinosaur had to do. The Guardian reports that paleontologists have discovered unusual nodules on the neck of a 150-million-year-old sauropod, proof of the...

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16Feb

Biologists Discover New Insect Species

Neuroterus valhalla is a newly described species of cynipid gall wasp discovered in the branches of a live oak tree near the Rice University graduate student pub Valhalla. Credit: Miles Zhang/Smithsonian NMNHIts name sounds legendary, but the newly uncovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH'- teh-rus) Valhalla does not look or act the part. It is barely...

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15Feb

An Electric Jolt Salvages Useful Metals From Waste

When a pulse of current goes through a tube containing coal ash, a flash of light indicates rapid heating. Rare earth elements then become much easier to extract. Credit: BRANDON MARTIN/RICE UNIVERSITYAs chemists struggle to discover methods to reclaim important metals from industrial waste and disposed electronics, one group has discovered an answer that...

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14Feb

This Is The James Webb Space Telescope’s First-Ever Photograph of a Star

Credit: NASAThe James Webb Space Telescope has observed its very first star (though it was not exactly tonight)-- and even taken a selfie, NASA revealed Friday.The telescope's first photoThe steps belong to the months-long process of aligning the observatory's substantial golden mirror that astronomers hope will start unraveling the secrets of the early Universe...

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10Feb

Giant Sponge Gardens Discovered on Seamounts in the Arctic Deep Sea

The dense sponge grounds discovered on the northerly Langseth Ridge seamount structure represent an astonishingly rich ecosystem, demonstrating the ability of sponges and associated microorganisms to exploit a variety of refractory food sources including fossil seep detritus. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / PS101 AWI OFOS systemGiant sponge gardensLittle food gets to the depths below the perpetually...

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