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NASA Scraps Supersonic Jet's Front Window To Reduce Sonic Boom

NASA Scraps Supersonic Jet's Front Window To Reduce Sonic Boom

NASA Scraps Supersonic Jet's Front Window To Reduce Sonic Boom

On NASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft, pilots will navigate with cameras and a 4K monitor, one of several innovations designed to reduce a sonic boom to people on the ground.

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Frozen Sperm Can Survive Outer Space Conditions, Study Finds

A small, preliminary study found that frozen sperm exposed to microgravity remained viable, which could lead to a space-based sperm bank.

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Giant squid caught on camera for just second time ever

The deep-sea creature was filmed off the U.S. coast in the Gulf of Mexico, but scientists feared the footage had been lost after lightning struck their boat.

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Here's What All of Earth's Water Looks Like in a Single Sphere

Sure, two thirds of the planet's surface is covered in water, but if you took every drop and formed it into a single sphere, how big would it be? The answer may surprise you.

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Skull Found to Be Rare Hybrid of a Narwhal and Beluga Whale

University of Copenhagen researchers found a beluga whale and narwhal were once an unlikely couple, giving birth to a rare hybrid 'narluga,' if you will.

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Some Amazing (And Gross) Things Our Bodies Do in a Single Day

It may seem like your body is passively hanging out as you're going about your day, but it's actually busy accomplishing some fascinating, and kinda gross, tasks.

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Slack is latest tech company to go public, with a twist

Slack's initial public offering is using an unusual approach known as a direct listing.

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Curiosity Spots Mysterious Light Flash on Mars

A new image from NASA's Curiosity Rover shows a strange glowing light above the Red Planet's surface.

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Crazy Space Facts That'll Mess With Your Head

Know what happens when two pieces of the same metal touch in space? Or which planet spins sideways? Get ready for some pretty mind-blowing space facts.

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NASA Once Lost a Mars Orbiter Due to a Simple Math Mistake

In 1999, a metric system mix-up resulted in NASA losing a $193 million Mars orbiter. Guess even rocket scientists make mistakes.

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How Many Asteroids Are In the Asteroid Belt?

Impress your friends with some main asteroid belt knowledge on the ancient space rocks orbiting in our solar system.

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The Largest River on Earth is Actually Flowing Through the Sky

The Nile and Amazon have nothing on this river. Antonio Donato Nobre explained why the largest river is airborne at his TED Talk 'The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around.'

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Here's How Many Facial Expressions Humans Use to Show Happiness

Ohio State University researchers found we have more than 16,000 facial expressions but only 35 are understood universally. The bright side is a good amount fo those are to show happiness.

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ESA Announces They're Going to Jupiter's Icy Moons

ESA and Arianespace are teaming up to send the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, aka JUICE, to study the gas giant and its ocean-bearing moons.

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New Alexa Tool Can Detect Cardiac Arrest by Listening to Your Breathing

Smart speakers may one day save your life. A University of Washington team designed a tool for devices like Alexa and Google Home that detected the breathing sounds of cardiac arrest 97% of the time.

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Mercy Corps one of first to use Facebook's new cryptocurrency

Leaders believe the Libra currency system could give people in recovering areas a cheaper way to pay bills and borrow money.

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