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Entomologists have described a new genus of Australian plant bugs, Swiftiephylus. Four species bear names inspired by the singer and her albums. The insects' coloration reminded scientists of Taylor Swift's…
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On September 13, 2026, Falcon 9 launched three satellites for SES into a medium Earth orbit, bringing the constellation to 13 satellites. This was SpaceX's 700th launch of a Falcon…
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On September 10, 2008, the first startup of the largest particle accelerator took place at CERN. Nine days later, the accident had to be repaired for over a year, but…
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A space telescope has discovered a new atmospheric structure at Saturn – a regular decagonal jet stream pattern. It resembles the famous northern hexagon, but according to the data, it…
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On September 6, 1766, John Dalton was born — an English scientist who laid the foundations of atomic theory and first described color blindness based on his own case.
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On September 5, 1977, NASA launched a probe to study Jupiter and Saturn. Today it is in interstellar space and continues to transmit scientific data.
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IBM's first transistorized supercomputer fell short of its goals, lost value, and ended up on lists of major IT failures. But its developments formed the basis of the legendary System/360.
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