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Imaging a New Era of Supersonic Travel

Supersonic commercial travel was briefly possible in the twentieth century when the Concorde flew. But the window-rattling sonic boom of that aircraft made governments restrict supersonic travel over land. Now a new generation of aviation companies are revisiting the concept of supersonic commercial travel with technologies that help dampen the irritating effects of a plane's shock waves. (Image credit: Boom Supersonic/NASA; via Quartz) Read the full article

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A Stellar Look at NGC 602

The young star cluster NGC 602 sits some 200,000 light years away in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Seen here in near- and mid-infrared, the cluster is a glowing cradle of star forming conditions similar to the early universe.  (Image credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/JWST; via Colossal) Read the full article

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Slipping Ice Streams

The Northeast Greenland Ice Stream provides about 12% of the island's annual ice discharge, and so far, models cannot accurately capture just how quickly the ice moves. Researchers deployed a fiber-optic cable into a borehole and set explosive charges on the ice to capture images of its interior through seismology. But in the process, they measured seismic events that didn't correspond to the team's charges. (Image credit: L. Warzecha/LWimages; research credit: A. Fichtner et al.; via Eos) Read the full article

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"Dew Point" Deposits Droplets

Artist Lily Clark loves to work in water. One of her recent sculptures, "Dew Point," uses superhydrophobic ceramic to grow and manipulate water droplets over and over and over.  (Video credit: L. Turczan; artwork by: L. Clark; via Colossal) Read the full article

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Tar Pit, Sweet Tar Pit

The La Brea Tar Pits have delivered countless creatures to their doom over tens of thousands of years. But the sticky quagmire of the pits' natural asphalt is a comfy home to at least one animal: the petroleum fly. (Video and image credit: Deep Look) Read the full article