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NASA reveals the dwarf planet Ceres had a hidden 'energy source' that may have sparked alien life | Live Science
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Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why. | Live Science
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| | Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.
| | theconversation.com
What is a dwarf planet? | Space
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| | In 2006, and after much debate, the International Astronomical Union came up with a new definition for a planet. And for the first time, the term "dwarf planet" was used.
| | www.universetoday.com
Two spacecraft will pass right through comet 3I/ATLAS' tail | Live Science
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| | Two ESA spacecraft, Hera and Europa Clipper, are poised to fly through the long tail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a new paper finds.
| | texasclimatenews.org
TCN | Space is getting crowded with junk. Greenhouse gases worsen the problem.
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| [AI summary] Research indicates that excess carbon dioxide from fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, which will significantly reduce the safe capacity for satellites by the end of the century due to increased space junk.