Space & Physics: The space station has been leaking for 5 years

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November 7—This week, the International Space Station is leaking, three types of twilight, and a new form of dark energy that might solve a cosmic mystery. All that and more below! --Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

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Epic Gravity Lens Lines Up Seven-Galaxy View A galaxy cluster bends light from seven background galaxies around it, letting astronomers peer into space and time Tom Metcalfe

The International Space Station Has Been Leaking for Five Years Pesky leaks on the International Space Station aren't the most serious issue facing U.S. human spaceflight Meghan Bartels

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Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI's Water Demands A few dozen ChatGPT queries cost a bottle's worth of water. Tech firms should consider simpler solutions, like harvesting rainwater, to meet AI's needs Justin Talbot Zorn, expert writer; Bettina Warburg

The Three Types of Twilight At dusk and dawn, the sky dances with three phases of in-between light Phil Plait

Nope—It's Never Aliens Claims of alien starships visiting Earth always fall short, but people still fall for them Phil Plait

A Weird Form of Dark Energy Might Solve a Cosmic Conundrum Estimates of how fast the universe is expanding disagree. Could a new form of dark energy resolve the problem? Marc Kamionkowski; Adam G. Riess

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From the Archive

NASA Selects SpaceX to Destroy the International Space Station The world will be watching—literally—as SpaceX tackles possibly what might be its highest-stakes endeavor to date: safely destroying the beloved International Space Station Meghan Bartels

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