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Astronomers Discovered Asteroid 2023 FW13, A 50-Ft-Wide Quasi-Moon That Orbits The Sun With Earth, Coming Within 9 Mil Miles Of Our Planet. It Is The Longest-Known Fake Moon Dating Back To ~ 100 B.C. And Will Continue Circling Earth For 1,500 Yrs. It Poses No Collision Threat. A Prior Quasi-Moon, Kamo’oalewa, Found In 2016, May Be A Piece Of Earth’s Moon.

China Launched The Shenzhou-16 Mission On 5/30/23, Carrying Its First Civilian Astronaut, Dr. Gui Haichao, To The Tiangong Space Station. The Crew Will Replace Shenzhou-15 For The Next 5 Months. Dr. Haichao Drew Attention For Wearing Eyeglasses. China Seeks To Make Tiangong A Significant Research Station And Aims For A Manned Lunar Landing By 2030.

The World’s Oldest Surviving City Is A Debated Topic, But Contenders Include Jericho, Middle East, With Continuous Settlement Evidence From Around 9,000 BCE. Damascus; Aleppo, Syria; And Faiyum, Egypt Are Also Ancient Cities With Long Human Habitation Histories, Dating Back To ~ 3,000 BCE, Possibly 6, 000 BCE, And ~ 5,500 BCE, Respectively.

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Biden’s Govt Has Completed The First-Ever National Inventory Of Old-Growth Forests In The US, Using Data Analysis And Public Input. These Ancient Forests Hold Mysteries & Play A Crucial Role In, E.G., Carbon Storage But Face Threats From, E.G., Logging, And Climate Change. Collab. Btw US Forest Service & Nasa Will Help Protect The Forests.

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The World’s 2nd Deepest Blue Hole, Taam Ja’, Was Discovered Off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula In 2021. It Measures ~900 Ft Deep And Spans 147,000 Square Ft. Taam Ja’ Lacks Oxygen And Sunlight But Supports Diverse Life Adapted To Low-Oxygen Conditions. It’s The 2nd, After The ~980 Ft China’s Dragon Hole. Blue Holes Are Underwater CaCO3 Cave Fm.

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Martha Stewart, At Age 81, Has Made History By Being The Oldest Woman To Be Featured On The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover. She Took The Title From Maye Musk, Who At Age 74, Appeared On The 2022 Cover. The Magazine Aims To Promote Age Diversity In Media And Challenge Conventional Notions Of Beauty And Admiration When It Comes To Women.

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Elephant Seals’ Sleep Patterns Have Been Recorded For The First Time, Showing That During Foraging Trips They Sleep For Only 2 Hrs/Day, Similar To African Elephants. They Nap For 10 Mins At A Time During Deep 30 Mins Dives And Sleep Over 10 Hrs/Day On The Beach During Breeding Season. This Data Could Identify & Protect Seals’ Rest Areas.

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Scientists, After 50+ Yrs, Discovered That The Moon Has A Solid Inner Core & Fluid Outer Core, Similar To Earth. Computer Model Based On Apollo And Grail Data Found The Inner Core To Be 310 mi Wide. Mantle Overturn Evidence May Explain Iron On The Moon’s Surface. This Find Could Help Solve The Moon’s Geologic Puzzles & Aid Future Missions.

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Scientists, For The First Time, Observed A Star, Wasp-12, Swallow A Gas Giant Planet Like Jupiter In Aquila Constellation 10-15k Yrs Ago, Emitting Bursts Of Light & Dust In Cold Infrared Energy. Experts Say Earth May Suffer The Same Fate In 5 Byrs As Our Sun Turns Into A Red Giant. The Star-Gulping Data Could Help Find Similar Events.

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Tiwa Savage Is The First & Only Nigerian Musician To Perform At The King Charles Coronation Concert On May 7, 2023, Joining A Lineup Of World-Renowned Entertainers. Her Acceptance Has Sparked Mixed Feelings, As Some See It As A Remarkable Achievement, While Others View It As An Affront Given The Colonial History Btw Nigeria And The Uk.

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