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Covers:  Space/aerospace, astronomy, planetary science, space exploration, physics/astrophysics, science & technology, and climate & energy.
Doesn't Cover: Health and medicine, politics, social affairs.
Science writer at NASA Goddard | Sci-fi author for Divided by Zero Books | Convinced there's still hope for humanity | thescifinerd.bsky.social
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Helio Highlights: July 2025 - The Sun and the Moon

Helio Highlights: July 2025 - The Sun and the Moon

NASA Science — In July 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. Now, NASA is working to send humans back there, this time to stay. One unexpected source of danger will be the Sun.
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Helio Highlights: June 2025 - Two Probes, One Focus

Helio Highlights: June 2025 - Two Probes, One Focus

NASA Science — The Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter missions study the Sun from different points of view. Together, they both provide a deeper understanding of the Sun and how it affects the rest of the solar system.
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Helio Highlights: May 2025 - Mother's Day 2024 Solar Storms

Helio Highlights: May 2025 - Mother's Day 2024 Solar Storms

NASA Science — One of the more beautiful effects of the Sun's presence are the auroras which light up the sky in the Northern and Southern polar regions. In May 2024, powerful solar storms led the auroras to be visible far beyond their usual longitudes.
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Three new planets found around Barnard's Star

Three new planets found around Barnard's Star

Astronomy Magazine — Combining with one other previously confirmed planet, we now know one of our closest stellar neighbors has a family of four.
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Cryovolcanism on Titan may replenish its thick atmosphere

Cryovolcanism on Titan may replenish its thick atmosphere

Astronomy Magazine — Experiments suggest that processes in the interior of Saturn's largest moon could keep it swathed in an atmosphere that should otherwise have been lost.
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Pluto may have 'kissed' Charon to capture it

Pluto may have 'kissed' Charon to capture it

Astronomy Magazine — New models reveal Pluto and Charon may have spent some of their early history locked together in an embrace after a grazing collision.
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JWST reveals surprising surface chemistry is occurring on Pluto's moon Charon

JWST reveals surprising surface chemistry is occurring on Pluto's moon Charon

Astronomy Magazine — The space telescope spotted both carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the surface of this distant moon.
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A quantum material could be the future of high-energy X-ray imaging and particle detection

A quantum material could be the future of high-energy X-ray imaging and particle detection

Argonne National Laboratory — Discover how quantum shells might change the game for high-resolution and ultrafast scintillator imaging with many applications.
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Elam named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society

Elam named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society

Argonne National Laboratory — Elam’s contributions to thin film coating science and technology have advanced the field as it develops into a major factor in modern materials science.
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Six ways that Argonne leads the way in hydropower

Six ways that Argonne leads the way in hydropower

Argonne National Laboratory — As governments invest in renewable energy sources to help speed towards the goal of decarbonization, hydropower offers a promising complement to wind and solar.
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Blasting Off to the Future of Physics Education at WashU

Blasting Off to the Future of Physics Education at WashU

wustl.edu — On July the 11th, 2024, students from the Introduction to Physics course held a capstone event fit to bring together a semester of hands-on learning.
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New Routes to Josephson Effects in Bose-Einstein Condensates

New Routes to Josephson Effects in Bose-Einstein Condensates

wustl.edu — Superconductors and superfluids are a big topic in modern physics, and especially in the fields of quantum and condensed matter physics.
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Quantum Advantage: Building 'Time-Traveling' Quantum Sensors

Quantum Advantage: Building 'Time-Traveling' Quantum Sensors

wustl.edu — Science tells us that going back in time is a no-go. New quantum research at WashU could challenge that long-held dictum.
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Scientists find new way to enhance durability of lithium batteries

Scientists find new way to enhance durability of lithium batteries

Argonne National Laboratory — New nickel-rich cathodes could allow batteries to store more energy by improving upon current tech found in many of today’s electric cars.
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Seidel Recognized as Outstanding WashU Faculty

Seidel Recognized as Outstanding WashU Faculty

wustl.edu — Professor of Physics Alexander Seidel was recently recognized with one of the 2024 Outstanding Staff and Faculty awards at WashU.
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Okawa selected for URA fellowship at Fermilab

Okawa selected for URA fellowship at Fermilab

wustl.edu — Doctoral student Takuya Okawa of the WashU Department of Physics has been selected for a research fellowship at Fermilab.
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Kapoor selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate conference

Kapoor selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate conference

wustl.edu — Yashika Kapoor, a doctoral student at WashU, has been selected to participate in the 73rd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
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Physics student Brodie selected for prestigious DOE program

Physics student Brodie selected for prestigious DOE program

wustl.edu — Liam Brodie, a graduate student at WashU, has been selected to participate in the Department of Energy's Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.
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New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

New study shows renewable energy could work as power source at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station

Argonne National Laboratory — Renewable energy could partially replace diesel fuel to power instruments and provide heat at the South Pole
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How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions - NASA

How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions - NASA

NASA.gov — NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately.
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NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science - NASA

NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science - NASA

NASA.gov — In February 2024, Intuitive Machines' IM-1 mission will launch to the Moon's South Polar region, as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services.
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Exoplanet WASP-69 b is trailed by a 350,000-mile-long tail

Exoplanet WASP-69 b is trailed by a 350,000-mile-long tail

Astronomy Magazine — The atmosphere of WASP-69b is escaping into space, creating a cometlike tail that stretches at least 350,000 miles (563,000 km).
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Hubble measurement reveals another super-Earth, hot enough to cook a pizza

Hubble measurement reveals another super-Earth, hot enough to cook a pizza

Astronomy Magazine — A blisteringly hot exoplanet looks to be a super-Earth and a prime candidate for further study by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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How do comets get their names?

How do comets get their names?

Astronomy Magazine — Comets are named based on the time they are found, the types of orbits they follow, their discoverers, or even those who studied them.
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