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Tonga volcano eruption blasts millions of tons of water into space

Tonga volcano eruption blasts millions of tons of water into space

Comment this story Comment The eruption of the Hunga Tonga submarine volcano in the Pacific Ocean earlier this year was so powerful it sent a huge plume of water vapor into space, according to a study released Monday. A volcano throwing water beyond the atmosphere had never before been observed by scientists. The research underscores …

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Cowboys vs Colts score, takeaway: Defenses force four second-half turnovers as Dallas blasts Indy

Cowboys vs Colts score, takeaway: Defenses force four second-half turnovers as Dallas blasts Indy

The Cowboys improved to 9-3 this season after handling the Colts Sunday night, 54-19. Indy gave Dallas a run for its money from the start, scoring 10 points on its first two possessions to take an early lead. The Cowboys managed to fire off a few touchdowns to get ahead, but the Colts had the …

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Cowboys vs Colts score, takeaway: Defenses force four second-half turnovers as Dallas blasts Indy

Cowboys vs Colts score, takeaway: Defenses force four second-half turnovers as Dallas blasts Indy

The Cowboys improved to 9-3 this season after handling the Colts Sunday night, 54-19. Indy gave Dallas a run for its money from the start, scoring 10 points on its first two possessions to take an early lead. The Cowboys managed to fire off a few touchdowns to get ahead, but the Colts had the …

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Super-distant black hole eats half a sun a year and blasts its remains back to Earth

Astronomers have made the most distant sighting of a black hole tearing apart a star and feasting on it, thanks to a jet of stellar “remnants” hurled directly at Earth. Because the jet is aimed directly at Earth, the violent destruction of the star by this black hole, which astronomers call a tidal disturbance event …

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NASA's new rocket blasts through the doors of its mobile launch tower

NASA’s new rocket blasts through the doors of its mobile launch tower

Enlarge / The Orion spacecraft approaches the Moon on Monday. Nasa So far, NASA’s ambitious Artemis I mission seems to be going great. The Orion spacecraft has performed a number of propellant burns, smoothly flying past the Moon, and will now test its capabilities in deep space. On Monday evening, after flying past the Moon, …

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