The dwarf planet Ceres is mysteriously missing a bunch of craters
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, should be riddled with craters. But when NASA's Dawn spacecraft started orbiting the dwarf planet last year, scientists were surprised to find it was relatively smooth. In a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications, …
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Most advanced AI robot gives terrifying answer when asked if it can create more of itself
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What is cloud seeding and did it cause Dubai flooding?
Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the rainfall and what were the reasons behind the extreme downpours? Dubai is situated on the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is usually very dry. But while …