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Recurring Water Vapour Potentially Found on Europa, but Just on One Side
The icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa appears to be continually feeding its thin atmosphere with water vapour, according to Hubble observations made from 1999 to 2015.
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Rest in Peace, Gladys, Huge Zoo Owl Who Tasted Freedom in Minnesota
A Eurasian eagle owl named Gladys died from injuries sustained in an unknown accident, the Minnesota Zoo said Thursday. Gladys, who had escaped from the zoo earlier this month, was reportedly found on a roadside by a concerned citizen and brought to the zoo. “Our veterinary team responded immediately but, sadly, Gladys had already died,”…
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New Hendra Virus Detected In Flying Foxes Throughout Australia
A new version of the Hendra virus, Hendra Virus Genotype 2, has been detected in Australian horses, after previously being detected in flying foxes. It is thought to carry the same capabilities as its predecessor – notably, the potential vector to attack humans through horses as an intermediary. After being tested, a horse near Newcastle…
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Strange Radio Signal From Galactic Centre Has Astronomers Flummoxed
Over the course of 2020, astronomers in Australia detected a mysterious batch of radio waves coming from somewhere near the centre of the galaxy. But when the team trained a more sensitive instrument toward the source, they saw it only once more before it disappeared, behaving differently than it had before. The signal is described…