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Researchers developed a self-cleaning surface that repel all forms of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs, inspired by the water-repellent lotus leaf. A new study found it successfully repelled MRSA and Pseudomonas. It can be shrink-wrapped onto surfaces and used for food packaging.

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I used an amateur telescope to collect light from deep space for over 13 hours, revealing this beautiful pair of galaxies [OC]

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Is spent nuclear fuel more dangerous to handle than fresh nuclear fuel rods? if so why?

580 points 134 comments

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I captured a Tornado on the Sun from my backyard. It lasted for 2 hours before it vanished.

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Sunset on Mars by the Mars Curiosity Rover

513 points 21 comments

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Black Tornado on the Sun. This is an inverted view of the Sun Tornado that I captured. I thought it shows off the details even more.

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Bennu, an ancient asteroid, gets its first visitor in billions of years. NASA's spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has been orbiting the rock for about a year, and now it's preparing to land on it for the first time. OSIRIS-REx will return to Earth in 2023 with the sample from Bennu.

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I painted a Juno image of Jupiter in oils with a fun twist

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Earth was stressed before dinosaur extinction - Fossilized seashells show signs of global warming, ocean acidification leading up to asteroid impact

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What exactly causes vision loss in astronauts aboard the ISS?

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Smartphones have come a long way!

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I used over 30 hours of exposure to bring out faint details of Earth's nearest nebula known as The Eye of God [OC]

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The Orion Nebula, 4 hour exposure captured from my backyard.

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The Cold Moon... Last full moon of the decade

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Quick Timelapse of Aurora Borealis over a Waterfall in Iceland [OC]

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Astronomers found 3 zombie stars that came back to life after supernova

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The last full moon of a decade!

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I do not have much in the way of fancy equipment, but I still wanted to catch the ice rings on the moon the other night.

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How much heat does the earth lose to space?

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Sound waves can be used to separate microplastics from laundry wastewater, reports new study. Oceans are currently under threat from "microplastic", which may be shed by synthetic fabrics as they're being washed. The new setup was found to capture 95% of PET fibers, and 99% of Nylon 6 fibers.

1.27k points 35 comments

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How do brazil nut trees absorb so much selenium from the soil?

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Composite image of the Moon as it was rising on the 14th December 2019

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Research on UMass Amherst course shows resilience can be taught. The ability to persist through challenges and recover from adversity - is no longer considered a character trait by researchers but a practiced interaction between person and environment

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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: ‘I have little doubt that aliens are out there’ - The space scientist, 51, on how science can save us and extraterrestial life forms. “It’s the numbers game. There are just too many planets, galaxies, solar systems, moons and stars to think there can’t be more life.”

16 points 26 comments

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Motorized molecular drills are effective at killing antibiotic-resistant microbes within minutes, suggests a new study. Antibiotic- resistant bacteria have no defense against motorized nanomachines that drill into them, making a path for antibiotics, which become once again lethal to the bacteria.

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