Article URL: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/farallones/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46427181 Points: 6 # Comments: 1...
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Article URL: https://www.statnews.com/2024/09/09/glp-1-history-pfizer-john-baxter-jeffrey-flier-calbio-metabio/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46405480 Points: 9 # Comments: 3...
"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to even...
The Westerlund 2 star cluster is home to some of the Milky Way's brightest stars....
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The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals....
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Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14012 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437391 Points: 9 # Comments: 3...
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