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Space Force Proposal Hits Counterforce in Senate Hearing

by Randy Showstack 12 April 20194 April 2023

Senators agree that the United States needs to be better prepared to defend itself in the space domain, but they are skeptical about a proposed dedicated space force.

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Searches for a New Home

Ilima Loomis, Science Writer by Ilima Loomis 12 April 201917 January 2023

Seismic activity during the eruption of Kīlauea damaged the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory beyond repair. Now officials are looking for a new site.

A man kneels next to a road cracked by the 1928 San Jacinto earthquake.
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Reassessing California’s Overdue Earthquake Tab

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 12 April 20196 October 2021

Paleoseismic records show that the current 100-year hiatus since the last major event on the San Andreas, San Jacinto, and Hayward Faults is unprecedented in recent geologic history.

Whitecaps dot a stormy sea
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Take Weather Prediction with a Grain of Salt and It Gets Better

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 12 April 201925 July 2022

Sea surface salinity is starting to rival other methods for seasonal rain forecasting.

The Moon’s farside imaged by Beresheet
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Israeli Spacecraft Will Land on Moon Today

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 April 201917 January 2023

Beresheet will be the first privately developed craft to attempt a soft landing on the Moon. The landing will be broadcast live.

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Island Building Alters Waters Leagues Away and for Years After

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 April 20199 May 2022

Quantifying the impacts of dredging through satellite remote sensing could serve as a valuable resource in future geopolitical disputes over contested waters.

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The Ice Nurseries of the Arctic Are Melting

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 11 April 20194 April 2023

Ice formed in coastal nurseries along Russia’s Arctic coast is melting before it can float far offshore. Scientists are worried about what that means for wildlife.

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Fireworks at Hearing on Climate Change and National Security

by Randy Showstack 10 April 20194 April 2023

A Republican committee member hits former secretary of state John Kerry with an ill-informed charge of pseudoscience.

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King of the Tyrannosaurs Goes on Display

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 10 April 20194 October 2022

The biggest, oldest T. rex found to date shows how big tyrannosaurs could get.

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For Some Copper Deposits, Microbes Make Minable Minerals

by H. Gavin 10 April 201914 February 2023

Copper ores were long thought to form through purely chemical processes, but a recent study provides the strongest evidence yet that microbial metabolism drives mineral production.

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