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42 years on, Voyager 2 charts interstellar space

Voyager 2, some 42 years after its launch, is charting interstellar space through data it gains from beyond solar bubble.

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Algae blooms to make glaciers melt faster than thought

Glaciers will melt faster than current models on climate change account for as algae blooms colonize them and reduce their ability to reflect the sun's heat.

The Mer de Glace Glacier

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X-rays brighter than sun to virtually decipher ancient scrolls

Scientists at Britain have harnessed powerful light beams to virtually unwrap and decipher fragile scrolls dating back some 2,000 years.

Fragment of Herculaneum scroll

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Thousands marvel at full solar eclipse in Chilean sky

Cheers rang out on Tuesday as the solar eclipse over Chile reached totality and darkness fell over Coquimbo's La Silla observatory.

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4 injured in major Swiss avalanche, no known deaths so far

A major avalanche buries skiers on a busy slope of the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, injuring four people, but there are no known fatalities so far.

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NASA’s Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space

NASA's Voyager 2 probe has left the protective bubble around the Sun and is flying through interstellar space, the US space agency says.

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NASA sends spacecraft to Sun on 2nd attempt

NASA blasts off a spacecraft toward the Sun on a mission to explore the mysteries of dangerous solar storms.

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