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FILE - A technician works in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, during a press visit in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2016. The physics lab that's home to the world's largest atom smasher announced on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 the observation of three new "exotic particles" that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together. The observation of a new type of pentaquark and the first duo of tetraquarks at CERN, the Geneva-area home to the LHC, offers a new angle to assess the so-called "strong force" that holds together the nuclei of atoms.

CERN touts discovery of new ‘exotic particles’

FILE - A technician works in the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) tunnel of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, during a press visit in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2016. The physics lab that's home to the world's largest atom smasher announced on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 the observation of three new "exotic particles" that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together. The observation of a new type of pentaquark and the first duo of tetraquarks at CERN, the Geneva-area home to the LHC, offers a new angle to assess the so-called "strong force" that holds together the nuclei of atoms.

July 5, 2022, 8:51pm Life

The physics lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom smasher announced on Tuesday the observation of three new “exotic particles” that could provide clues about the force that binds subatomic particles together. Read story

Rebecca Rogers, systems engineer, left, takes dimension measurements of the CAPSTONE spacecraft in April 2022, at Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc., in Irvine, Calif. NASA said Tuesday, July 5, that it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem.

NASA: Contact lost with spacecraft on way to test moon orbit

Rebecca Rogers, systems engineer, left, takes dimension measurements of the CAPSTONE spacecraft in April 2022, at Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc., in Irvine, Calif. NASA said Tuesday, July 5, that it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem.

July 5, 2022, 12:27pm Life

NASA said Tuesday it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem. Read story

Mayflower Autonomous Ship floats next to the replica of the original Mayflower, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Plymouth, Mass. The crewless robotic boat retraced the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower.

Robotic Mayflower reaches destination

Mayflower Autonomous Ship floats next to the replica of the original Mayflower, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Plymouth, Mass. The crewless robotic boat retraced the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower.

July 5, 2022, 6:02am Life

A crewless robotic boat retracing the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has landed near Plymouth Rock. Read story

Coral reef restoration ranger Yatin Patel measures an artificial reef structure in the Indian Ocean near Shimoni, Kenya, on June 13.

African nations step up efforts to fight coral bleaching

Coral reef restoration ranger Yatin Patel measures an artificial reef structure in the Indian Ocean near Shimoni, Kenya, on June 13.

July 5, 2022, 6:02am Life

Minutes away from the Kenyan mainland, the densely forested island of Wasini is one of several starting lines for coral reef restoration efforts in the western Indian Ocean. On a rare calm day during the normally turbulent monsoon season, four divers, carrying measuring equipment, shoes and toothbrushes descended in turns… Read story

NASA says its plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth is safe, but some people are worried

July 4, 2022, 8:57am Nation & World

Since September, the Perseverance rover has been picking along an ancient river delta on Mars, its robotic arms reaching out with whirling steel drill bits to core rocks, scoop soil and suck small amounts of the red planet’s atmosphere into titanium tubes. Read story

In this image made from video supplied by NASA, astronaut Kayla Barron exits the SpaceX Dragon space capsule after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Tampa, Florida, early Friday, May 6, 2022. NASA???s Barron, Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and the European Space Agency???s Matthias Maurer undocked from the International Space Station less than 24 hours earlier.

Richland astronaut relearns gravity, readies for next assignment after return to Earth

In this image made from video supplied by NASA, astronaut Kayla Barron exits the SpaceX Dragon space capsule after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off Tampa, Florida, early Friday, May 6, 2022. NASA???s Barron, Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and the European Space Agency???s Matthias Maurer undocked from the International Space Station less than 24 hours earlier.

July 4, 2022, 6:00am Northwest

Richland astronaut Kayla Barron has been getting used to gravity since returning to Earth after her six months aboard the International Space Station. Read story

Moon dust in a vial from the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, which was pulled from an auction listing after NASA said the dust, and some cockroaches that were fed the dust, are property of the federal government.

NASA: Return moon dust, insects

Moon dust in a vial from the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, which was pulled from an auction listing after NASA said the dust, and some cockroaches that were fed the dust, are property of the federal government.

June 28, 2022, 6:05am Life

NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. Read story

La Salle Microfarm fills its raised beds with sausagelike bundles of soil on top of impermeable pond liner, so the runoff from watering the plants can be collected and diverted back to the storage tanks where it is used again and again for irrigation.

Southern California programs’ sustainable practices strive to make the most of precious rainwater

La Salle Microfarm fills its raised beds with sausagelike bundles of soil on top of impermeable pond liner, so the runoff from watering the plants can be collected and diverted back to the storage tanks where it is used again and again for irrigation.

June 28, 2022, 6:02am Life

Tearing out our lawns is a good start toward wiser water use, but it’s not enough. Read story

FILE - Technicians work on the Psyche spacecraft at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, April 11, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. NASA put an asteroid mission on hold Friday, June 24, 2022, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software. The Psyche mission to a strange metal asteroid of the same name was supposed to launch this September or October. But the agency's Jet Propulsion Lab was several months late writing and delivering its software for navigation, guidance and control.

NASA asteroid mission on hold due to late software delivery

FILE - Technicians work on the Psyche spacecraft at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, April 11, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. NASA put an asteroid mission on hold Friday, June 24, 2022, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software. The Psyche mission to a strange metal asteroid of the same name was supposed to launch this September or October. But the agency's Jet Propulsion Lab was several months late writing and delivering its software for navigation, guidance and control.

June 24, 2022, 1:55pm Life

NASA put an asteroid mission on hold Friday, blaming the late delivery of its own navigation software. Read story

Turkey vultures' featherless heads help them reach deep into carcasses when they eat them.

Turkey vultures should be revered, not reviled in Clark County

Turkey vultures' featherless heads help them reach deep into carcasses when they eat them.

June 21, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Life

Turkey vultures are disgusting. Read story