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Baxter Confirms No Structural Damage to North Carolina Factory After Flood

Baxter International has provided an encouraging update following the closure of its largest manufacturing facility in North Carolina due to flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The North Cove facility in Marion, N.C., employs over 2,500 people and is a key producer of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions. Despite the significant flooding,

New Horizons Unveils How Dark the Universe Can Be!

As vast and empty as space may seem, even the darkest parts of the universe aren’t completely devoid of light. In fact, astronomers have long sought to measure the faint glow known as the Cosmic Optical Background (COB). This light provides key insights into the universe’s energy balance, one of

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How a Stellar Flyby Shaped the Outer Solar System?

The Solar System, a complex arrangement of planets, moons, and other celestial bodies, is a finely tuned mechanism. Yet, it wasn’t always this way. Some 4.6 billion years ago, a rogue star might have come perilously close to our young Sun, disrupting the delicate balance and altering the trajectories of

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Planet Nine: The Final Frontier in Our Solar System’s Mystery

For nearly a decade, astronomers have embarked on an epic quest to uncover the secrets of a potential ninth planet, aptly named “Planet Nine,” lurking in the remote reaches of our solar system. Despite the challenges, the relentless pursuit to find this elusive world may be nearing a pivotal breakthrough.

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Baxter Confirms No Structural Damage to North Carolina Factory After Flood

Baxter International has provided an encouraging update following the closure of its largest manufacturing facility in North Carolina due to flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The North Cove facility in Marion, N.C., employs over 2,500 people and is a key producer of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions. Despite the significant flooding, Baxter has confirmed that no structural damage has been found at the site. Supporting Employees in the Wake of the Flood The company has made it a priority to support

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Mysterious Stone Spheres of Costa Rica: Unveiling Ancient Retrospheres from 600-1500 AD

Archaeologists have uncovered over 300 fascinating stone spheres, known as retrospheres, believed to have been created between 600 and 1500 AD. These spherical objects, found in southern Costa Rica’s Diquís Delta, remain shrouded in mystery, with theories suggesting they could symbolize celestial bodies like the sun and moon. Ranging from a few centimeters to over 2 meters in diameter and weighing up to 15 tons, the spheres were meticulously crafted from materials like gabbro, limestone, and sandstone. The stones appear

New Horizons Unveils How Dark the Universe Can Be!

As vast and empty as space may seem, even the darkest parts of the universe aren’t completely devoid of light. In fact, astronomers have long sought to measure the faint glow known as the Cosmic Optical Background (COB). This light provides key insights into the universe’s energy balance, one of the holy grails of cosmology. Thanks to new data from the New Horizons spacecraft, currently 57 times farther from the Sun than Earth, scientists believe they’ve finally quantified the COB.

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Black Hole Jets Discovered Stretching 23 Million Light-Years Across the Cosmos

A black hole in a far-off corner of the universe has been caught spewing enormous jets of energy, spanning a mind-boggling 23 million light-years. For context, that’s 140 times the diameter of our Milky Way galaxy, a distance so vast it could reshape how astronomers understand the universe’s evolution. Named Porphyrion, after a mythical Greek giant, this jet system has smashed previous records. It’s twice the size of the prior record-holder, also discovered by the same team of international astronomers.

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NASA’s Chandra Observatory Discovers Crossing Streams in Galaxy Cluster Zwicky 8338

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have unveiled a remarkable phenomenon in the galaxy cluster Zwicky 8338 (Z8338). They observed two streams of superheated gas crossing paths, an event that may play a key role in the formation of new cosmic structures. Galaxy Tails: Unraveling a Chaotic Cosmic Landscape Within Z8338, researchers detected an enormous tail of hot gas stretching more than 1.6 million light-years behind a galaxy moving through the cluster. This tail formed as gas was stripped from

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Astronomers Discover the Largest Black Hole Jets Ever Recorded at 23 Million Light-Years

Astronomers have uncovered an extraordinary cosmic phenomenon: the largest twin jets ever recorded, erupting from a supermassive black hole. These massive jets stretch for an astounding 23 million light-years, far beyond the borders of their host galaxy. To put this into perspective, these jets are approximately 140 times the size of our Milky Way when lined up end to end. Their discovery has not only astonished scientists but also prompted new questions about the role such jets may have played

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Witness the First Private Spacewalk in SpaceX’s Historic Polaris Dawn Mission

Space history is about to be made, and you can be part of it by watching the Polaris Dawn crew perform the first private spacewalk ever attempted. Scheduled for early Thursday, Sept. 12, this pioneering spacewalk, known as extravehicular activity (EVA), will feature two astronauts from SpaceX’s four-member Polaris Dawn mission. Jared Isaacman, the mission commander, and Sarah Gillis, SpaceX’s lead space operations engineer, will step outside the spacecraft, marking a milestone in private space exploration. Launched aboard a SpaceX

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How a Stellar Flyby Shaped the Outer Solar System?

The Solar System, a complex arrangement of planets, moons, and other celestial bodies, is a finely tuned mechanism. Yet, it wasn’t always this way. Some 4.6 billion years ago, a rogue star might have come perilously close to our young Sun, disrupting the delicate balance and altering the trajectories of objects within our Solar System. This ancient event could be the key to understanding the peculiar paths of certain distant celestial objects that have baffled scientists for years. Beyond Neptune:

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Planet Nine: The Final Frontier in Our Solar System’s Mystery

For nearly a decade, astronomers have embarked on an epic quest to uncover the secrets of a potential ninth planet, aptly named “Planet Nine,” lurking in the remote reaches of our solar system. Despite the challenges, the relentless pursuit to find this elusive world may be nearing a pivotal breakthrough. The Enigma of Planet Nine Far beyond the familiar planets of our solar system—so distant that the Sun would appear as just another star—a massive, icy planet may be silently

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ALMA Uncovers ‘Wiggle’ Signaling Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disks

The formation of stars and planets has long been attributed to the Nebula Theory, where a massive cloud of gas and dust—known as a nebula—collapses under its own gravity. This collapse gives birth to a new star, and the remaining material forms a disk around it, known as a protoplanetary disk. Over millions of years, this disk evolves, giving rise to planets, moons, and other celestial bodies. Our very own Solar System formed in this manner about 4.5 billion years