NASA takes 23000-foot view of the world's coral reefs and other top stories.

• NASA takes 23000-foot view of the world's coral reefs

  FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, a patch of coral reef is shown in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay off the island of Oahu near Kaneohe, Hawaii. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and reef scientists from around the world are announcing the launch of a campaign Thursday, June 9, 2016, to gather new data on coral reefs like never before. Using specially designed instruments mounted on high-flying aircraft, the scientists are embarking on a mission to map large swaths of coral around the world ..

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• Rocket with secret cargo blasts off from Florida

  

  A towering United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket believed to be carrying a National Reconnaissance Office electronic eavesdropping satellite climbed away from Cape Canaveral Saturday, putting on a spectacular weekend show as it streaked toward space on a blacked-out mission.Running two days late because of stormy weather, the heavy-lift Delta 4 thundered to life with a brilliant rush of fiery exhaust at 1:51 p.m. EDT (GMT-4) as its three Common Booster Core engines ignited and throttled u..

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• One-third of the world cannot see the Milky Way -- why that matters

  

  That's because we're enshrouded in an artificial haze of light that is blocking the night sky, a phenomenon scientists call light pollution. Scientists believe one-third of humanity cannot view the Milky Way — this includes 80% of Americans and 60% of Europeans because city lights are creating fogs of light pollution, according to a new study that published Friday in the journal of Science Advances. An international team of scientists created a world atlas of artificial sky luminance that detai..

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• Dead Zone In Gulf Of Mexico As Large As Connecticut?

  

  A dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico could be as large as the state of Connecticut, researchers predict. What do we know about this marine zone of death?  ( University of Michigan / Jeff Schmaltz (NASA Earth Observatory) | Wikimedia Commons ) The Dead Zone that grows annually in the Gulf of Mexico could stretch to over an area the size of Connecticut, according to new predictions. In all, this area of the Gulf where little life can exist will cover near 5,900 square miles. The hypox..

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• Periodic table to add four manmade elements. What should we call them?

  

  Four new elements are set to join the periodic table, and their names have just been made public.After verifying their discovery in December, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) announced the new monikers Wednesday, opening a five-month period of public consultation.The quartet represent the first new admissions to the table since 2011. All of the new elements are artificially made "superheavy elements," which rapidly break down into lighter substances, three have been..

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