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The harvest moon pairs up with Saturn for a 2-for-1 celestial display (opens the original)
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(CNN) â Get ready for a celestial double treat. The first full moon of the fall season will reach peak illumination in the night sky this weekend â and sky-gazers will also have a chance to spot Saturn. The moon will be at its brightest at 12:49 p.m. ET Saturday, but the best time to see the silvery orb will be just after sunset later that day, according to EarthSky. The ringed planet will appear golden and near the full moon between Friday and Monday. Saturn will reach opposition â when i
Commonly used psychoactive substance may have prehistoric origins | CNN (opens the original)
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The prehistoric remains of two foragers found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi contain telltale signs that humans began using a mind-altering drug thousands of years earlier than known. The betel nut, a fruit seed from the areca palm, is considered the fourth most widely used psychoactive substance in the world after caffeine, alcohol and nicotine. About 1 in 10 people today, largely across Asia and the Pacific, practice the tradition of chewing a quid, or processed betel nut mixed with slak
Birds and scientists are fooled by the âspiderâ on this viperâs tail | CNN (opens the original)
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In the arid, inhospitable climate of western Iranâs Zagros Mountains, life has found a remarkable way to survive. Circling above, a bird glimpses what at first glance looks like a plump spider climbing on the rocks. But as the avian predator swoops in, it becomes the prey as something that initially appeared to be a rock moves to snap it up. The roughened rock is actually the bumpy surface of a viper with hornlike features on its head â and the âspiderâ is the tip of its tail, flicking w
Scientists are trying to figure out if Mercury is even smaller than expected | CNN (opens the original)
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Telltale wrinkles that cover Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, suggest it was once a larger world that has shrunk in size â and it may be shrinking more than scientists realized. The smallest planet in our solar system is about 36 million miles (58 million kilometers) from the sun on average and completes one orbit around our star every 88 days, according to NASA. The rocky world formed from swirls of gas and dust roughly 4.5 billion years ago. The early days of our solar system were cha
The Closest Planet to Our Sun Is Shrinking. Here’s What that Means (opens the original)
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(CNN) â Telltale wrinkles that cover Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, suggest it was once a larger world that has shrunk in sizeâand it may be shrinking more than scientists realized. The smallest planet in our solar system is about 36 million miles (58 million kilometers) from the sun on average and completes one orbit around our star every 88 days, according to NASA. The rocky world formed from swirls of gas and dust roughly 4.5 billion years ago. The early days of our solar system
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