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  Jupiter's 'Tortured Moon': Astronomers Uncover Surprising Source of Io's Intense Volcanic Fury

  Gizmodo - Margherita Bassi

  Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades. In 1979, NASA Jet Propulsion …

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  RFK Jr.'s Lawyer Pushed to Ban Polio Vaccine, NYT Reveals

  Gizmodo - Ed Cara

  Aaron Siri has a long legal history of attacking vaccines, and he's now advising RFK Jr. on the future of the country's public health, a New York …

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  Perseverance Rover Escapes Its Giant Martian Crater. Here's What Happens Next

  Gizmodo - Isaac Schultz

  The rover trekked nearly 2,000 feet to get out of the crater, where it will explore a 4-billion-year-old environment. Well, look at that. The …

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  Gargantuan Gamma-Ray Flare Seen Spewing From Supermassive Black Hole

  Gizmodo - Isaac Schultz

  M87 was the first black hole to be imaged, and now it's revealing details of how some elementary particles are accelerated by the universe's most …

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  Rookie Metal Detectorist Unearths 2,500-Year-Old Sacrificial Artifacts, Including Bent Sword

  Gizmodo - Margherita Bassi

  The rare artifacts date back to around 500 BCE—and the detectorist's second go was somehow just as fortuitous. It’s unusual to achieve something on …

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  Stars Like Our Sun Explode With 'Superflares' Every 100 Years, Study Suggests

  Gizmodo - Passant Rabie

  A survey of Sun-like stars found that they produce a superflare roughly once per century. Earlier this year, Earth experienced two geomagnetic storms …