These Seaweed-Inspired Generators Create Underwater Wave Power

A prototype renewable energy device modeled after seaweed generates kinetic energy while it gently lolls about under the waves. While only a proven concept, at a large enough scale the small filaments could provide energy to power major electrical appliances in coastal habitations such as floating buoys, coastal power stations, submerged devices, water monitoring equipment, […]

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Dying star’s explosive end seen by astronomers

For the first time, a dying star’s explosive end has been caught as it happened. Two telescopes in Hawaii witnessed the event.

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Al Gore on his hopes for the planet: “Job number one is to stop using the sky as an open sewer” – CBS News

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which are helping warm the planet, increased by 6.2% last year as the economy rebounded after pandemic lockdowns—fueled by a rise in coal-generated power and pollution from trucking.  Former Vice President Al Gore has been warning about…

1 of every 15 lights in the sky will be a satellite

Soon, 1 of every 15 lights in the night sky is going to be a satellite. Is the cost worth the gain, asks astronomer Samantha Lawler.

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Millipede fossil shows they were once as big as cars

Scientists recently announced the discovery of a large millipede fossil that shows the creatures were once as big as cars.

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Moon and bright stars on January 12, 13 and 14

Look for the moon and bright stars on the evenings of January 12 to 14. You’ll see the Pleiades and Aldebaran close by the waxing moon.

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A Flame Nebula Ablaze With Color is Called ‘Orion’s Fireplace’ and Captured in Stunning New Images

There’s an adage in astronomy about how there’s always something new to find in the constellation of Orion—well, astronomers just found his fireplace. In a new series of images, the aptly-named “Flame Nebula” located in Orion appears like a raging inferno, as radiation released by young stars causes clouds of gases and dust to glow. […]

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Can we – should we – send life to the nearest star?

A team of researchers has studied what’s needed to send life to the nearest star. They envision small creatures riding tiny spacecraft to Proxima Centauri.

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What is the zodiac?

Maybe you associate the word “zodiac” with astrology, but it has an honored place in astronomy, too. It’s defined by the annual path of the sun across our sky.

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Mysterious dusty object baffles astronomers

Astronomers have found a mysterious dusty object orbiting a star 2,300 light-years from Earth. It’s emitting large amounts of dust, yet remaining intact.

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