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Speck of light spotted by Hubble is one of the most enormous galaxies in the early universe, James Webb telescope reveals - By - Robert Lea - published - 18 March 24 - The ancient obect Gz9p3, which appeared as a single point of light through the Hubble Space Telescope, is actually one of the most enormous galaxies in the early universe, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.

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Betelgeuse's mysterious spin could be a cosmic illusion caused by its enormous 'boiling' surface - By - Harry Baker - published - 18 March 24 - The gigantic star Betelgeuse, which could be close to exploding, has previously been seen spinning much faster than it should be. However, a new study suggests that these observations were misinterpreted because of the star's shape-shifting surface.

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Worm-like creature squirts 'milk' from its butt to feed its young in 1st-of-its-kind video - By - Elise Poore - published - 18 March 24 - Video footage captures an egg-laying amphibian "nursing" its babies with a nutritious liquid similar to mammalian milk.

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Iceland volcano: 'Most powerful' eruption yet narrowly misses Grindavik but could still trigger life-threatening toxic gas plume - By - Harry Baker - published - 18 March 24 - The submerged volcano in Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has erupted for the fourth time in four months. The resulting lava flow narrowly missed Grindavik but could still reach the sea and potentially unleash a toxic gas plume.

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Computing 'paradigm shift' could see phones and laptops run twice as fast - without replacing a single component - By - Keumars Afifi-Sabet - published - 18 March 24 - By letting different processing units - like GPUs, NPUs and hardware accelerators - work in parallel, rather than in sequence, systems can be up to twice and consume 50% less energy.

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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life and minerals unseen on Earth, scientists reveal in 1st comprehensive analysis - By - Sharmila Kuthunur - published - 18 March 24 - Scientists shared the first comprehensive science results from NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, revealing the out-of-this-world makeup of asteroid Bennu.

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How total solar eclipses help us measure ancient history - By - Sarah Sadavoy - published - 18 March 24 - Total solar eclipses, like the upcoming one on April 8, occur on reliable schedules that we can calculate far into the past. This information helps researchers date mysterious events from ancient history.

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Explosive, green 'devil comet' has hidden spiral swirling around its icy heart, photo trickery reveals - By - Harry Baker - published - 18 March 24 - New, specially edited photos show a previously unseen swirl of light surrounding the city-size comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which is currently racing toward the sun and will later zoom past Earth.

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Why do babies rub their eyes when they're tired? By - Ashley Hamer - published - 18 March 24 - Babies usually rub their eyes when they're tired, but why?

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Why aren't all orbits circular? By - Alice Sun - published - 16 March 24 - Why do some celestial bodies have tadpole or even horseshoe-like orbits?

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NASA's Voyager 1 sends readable message to Earth after 4 nail-biting months of gibberish - By - Emily Cooke - published - 15 March 24 - After four months of being unable to detect comprehensible data from the Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA scientists have had fresh luck after sending a "poke."

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Gargantuan volcano on Mars found hidden 'in plain sight,' and it could hold potential signs of life - By - Emily Cooke - published - 15 March 24 - A newly discovered volcano near Mars' "Labyrinth of Night" could be a "prime" spot to search for life on the Red Planet, scientists say.

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