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NASA’s SPHEREx maps brown dwarfs’ water-and-methane skies
NASA's SPHEREx telescope mapped atmospheric chemistry across 37 nearby brown dwarfs, finding water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and methane across extreme temperature ranges.
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Pentagon raises Iran war death toll to 21 after undercount
The Pentagon updated its casualty database late Friday, raising the official count of US service members killed in the Iran war to 21 after two noncombat deaths were added.
Politics
Nine dead, including two children, in Erie, Pennsylvania shooting
Nine people, including two children, were killed Friday evening in Erie, Pennsylvania, after witnesses reported a man firing a gun before entering a home. The suspected gunman is dead.
Business
US consumer sentiment slumps near record low as costs bite
The University of Michigan's sentiment index fell to 46.3 in early October, the third straight monthly decline and near the record low, as rising living costs sour household views.
Technology
Pentagon Personnel Breach Exposed Data on More Than Three Million People
A months-long security failure in a Pentagon personnel system exposed sensitive information belonging to more than three million people, according to reporting on the…
Sports
Ravens Beat the Cowboys on a 56-Yard Field Goal as Time Expires
Baltimore beat Dallas 34-31 in Week 3 on a 56-yard field goal with one second remaining, a finish assembled in about seven seconds of…
Entertainment
Halloween Spending Heads Toward 3.5 Billion as Shoppers Start Early
Americans are expected to spend about $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, with roughly three in…
Health
Heart Disease Is Now the Leading Killer of Hispanic and Latino Adults
Cardiovascular disease has overtaken cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic and Latino adults in the United States, according to a new…
Science
A Spacecraft Photographs a Complete Auroral Oval From Above the Pole
You cannot see a complete auroral oval from the ground, it is simply too large, a ring of light encircling a magnetic pole. A…
