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Colt Fire Grows to 200 Acres, Evacuation Order Issued
A wildfire burning outside of Seeley Lake has grown to 200 acres and an evacuation order has been issued for the area. The Colt Fire is active and burning in heavy dead and down timber west of Colt Lake, approximately 15 miles northwest of Seeley Lake. The fire was sparked by lightning on Monday, July… Read more
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Fluffy Exoplanet Discovered 1,232 Light-Years Away
Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that is so fluffy, it has a density comparable to cotton candy. The planet, named WASP-193b, is located 1,232 light-years away from Earth and orbits a Sun-like star. It is nearly 50 percent larger than Jupiter, but its mass is just 0.139 times Jupiter’s. This gives it a density… Read more
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Astronomers Discover Helical Magnetic Fields in Blazars
In a new study published in the journal ‘Nature’, a team of astronomers using data from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) have made an exciting new discovery about blazars: they can have helical magnetic fields. Blazars are a type of active galaxy with a supermassive black hole at their core. These black holes are… Read more
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U.S. Heat Wave Shows No Signs of Letting Up
The heat wave that has been baking the United States for the past week shows no signs of letting up. In fact, temperatures are expected to soar even higher in some areas in the coming days. The heat wave is being caused by a persistent high-pressure system that is trapping warm air in place. This… Read more
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New Discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope Reveal Saturn’s Moon Enceladus as a Watery World
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Alyssa Pagan (STScI)/Geronimo Villanueva (NASA-GSFC) The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The discovery is significant for several reasons. First, it provides new insights into the geology and composition of Enceladus. The plume is thought to be coming from a subsurface ocean, which could potentially harbor life. Second, the plume is feeding the E-ring, a… Read more
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Recent Grizzly Bear Sightings Highlight the Importance of Bear Awareness
Grizzly bear sightings have been confirmed in several new areas of Montana this year, prompting wildlife officials to urge residents and visitors to be aware of the potential for encounters. The sightings have occurred in the North Hills and Grizzly Gulch areas near Helena, the Elkhorn Mountains near Clancy, near Ulm, in the Pryor Mountains… Read more