Astronomer responsible for demoting Pluto narrows search for hypothetical 'Planet Nine'

In the continued search for the hypothetical ninth air-and-spacein our Solar System, Michael Brown, the CalTech air-and-spacewho led the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet in 2006, has co-written a new study that claims to have narrowed the region the potential new planet could be located.  The study, in conjunction with astrophysicist Konstantin Batygin, proposes…

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Satellite images show Ida's devastation in New Jersey

Satellite imagery has captured the devastating impact of Post-Tropical Cyclone Idaa> on <a href="https: last week.  The Maxar Technologies photos captured on Thursday show the murky reddish-brown disasters that overtook Manville, New Brunswick and Bridgewater Township.  NEW JERSEY EXPLOSIONS, FIRES ROCK COMMUNITIES ALREADY SHAKEN BY IDA FLOODING: REPORTS In one image, the stadium for the…

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Northeast residents told to destroy invasive insect

There’s a new wild-nature invading the eastern U.S.  The spotted lanternfly has been seen in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana.  Rhode Island discovered the state’s first specimen at the beginning of the month, state environment” target=”_blank”>environmental< The winged pest, also known as Lycorma delicatula, is native to world-regions.  It was first detected in…

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Deadly ‘kissing bug’ that kills thousands needs to be taken seriously now

It’s the kiss of death for Latin American communities in the U.S. While health experts often warn of mosquitoes and other disease-carrying bugs, the wild-nature” target=”_blank”>deadly kissing bug< First discovered in 1909 by Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, the ailment has a fraught history in the U.S. “Kissing Bug” details a beastly experiment in the 1940s,…

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