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Lava eruption at Kilauea spews ‘Pele’s hair’ volcanic glass into Hawaii’s skies

Kilauea volcano is erupting, sending lava and thread-like pieces of  volcanic glass, known as Pele’s hair, into Hawaii’s skies, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Weather Service. (Image credit: M. Patrick/USGS) The eruption began at about 3:20 p.m. local Hawaii time Wednesday (Sept. 29), when the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected…

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Hubble Captures a Cluster in the Heart of the Milky Way

Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Cluster in the Heart of the Milky Way This sparkling starfield, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys, contains the globular cluster ESO 520-21 (also known as Palomar 6). A densely packed, roughly spherical collection of stars, it lies close to…

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Bitcoin, Ether Prices Surge as Popular Cryptocurrencies Record Gains After Two Days of Slump

Bitcoin price finally witnessed a slight rise of 2.38 percent on Thursday, September 30. Currently, the world’s most-valued cryptocurrency is trading at Rs. 34,28,765 (roughly $46,116). This marginal surge in Bitcoin value comes two days after it witnessed dips along with other cryptocurrencies. The fluctuations in the crypto market were triggered by China’s blanket ban…

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Arctic sea ice hits 2021 minimum

Arctic sea ice has passed its minimum extent for this year, shrinking to 4.72 million square kilometres on 16 September, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has reported. Owing to a cool and cloudy Arctic summer, this year’s annual minimum was the highest since 2014 — ice covered nearly 1 million square…

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