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With a large head, powerful jaws, and an eel-like body, the wolffish is tonight’s Halloween-inspired feature. This animal lurks among rocks, surrounded by the broken shells of its prey—which it crushes with plates of massive molar teeth. These teeth wear ... 15 Comments

American Museum of Natural History Virtually celebrate Halloween with the Museum throughout the week by participating in our costume contest! The prize? Four tickets, including ...He’s certainly all dressed up and ready for Halloween 🎃.The skull of the wolffish.

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An exciting update about the Museum’s Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals… are you ready?
Here it is: the all-new halls will open on February 17, 2021! The halls’ exhibits, featuring mineral specimens, gems, carvings, and pieces ... 7 Comments

American Museum of Natural History 💎Find out more here: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/gems-mineralsI attended a diamond exhibit a number of years ago. I got a kick that many pieces were on loan ...I'm sure it'll be beautiful, but I know I will miss the wall-to-wall carpeting.

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"NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has spent more than 321 days in space and completed seven spacewalks during two extended missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Now she is looking forward to returning to the ISS once again, this ... 4 Likes

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Have you ever seen a more boop-able skunk? Meet Molina’s hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga). It roams grassland, shrubland, and savannas in parts of southern South America, where it uses its snout to sniff out snacks in the dark. Some of ... 15 Comments

When you possess the Ultimate Weapon, you can have an adorable face and amazingly soft fur. Gotta love them. 💖 Skunks are very good animals but be careful, because when they get easily scared they of course spray a stinky ...Skunks are my spirit animal !! 😜

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The countdown to Halloween continues with the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)! This cephalopod isn’t quite as spooky as its name implies, though. It inhabits the deep, dark, lowly-oxygenated ocean, feeding on tiny particles of debris that fall from above. When ... 8 Comments

American Museum of Natural History Virtually celebrate Halloween with the Museum throughout the week by participating in our costume contest! The prize? Four tickets, including ...That would freak me out if it appeared at my doorThat is very nice.

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Watch Party: In the Field with Bat Researchers In this pre-recorded video, join Museum Curator Nancy Simmons and Research Associate Angelo Soto-Centeno to find out what it takes to study bats in the wild and at the Museum.🦇
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Watch Party: In the Field with Bat Researchers In this pre-recorded video, join Museum Curator Nancy Simmons and Research Associate Angelo Soto-Centeno to find out what it takes to study bats in the wild and at the Museum.🦇
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Hello, I registered for this but now, I can't attend. Will it be recorded so that i can watch later? ...Shannon Pontious Dufon bats. FYI 💕

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Welcome to Trilobite Tuesday! This large 3.1-inch (8-centimeter)-example of Isoteloides flexes from Utah’s Ordovician-age Fillmore Formation displays a classic example of trilobite molting: the free cheeks on each side of the animal’s head would detach, allowing the trilobite to pop ... 8 Comments

Wow, I do believe this is a 1st for Trilobite Tuesday, at least for me! And what a plump fellow ...Ben Wolman this particular specimen is appropriate for this trilobite tuesday, yes.pudełko zapałek, albo mirę w centymetrach, NALEŻY POŁOŻYĆ OBOK OBIEKTU, przed zrobieniem zdjęcia !

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Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Registration is still open for a new class, beginning October 28:
Astronomy Before the Telescope. Astronomy in ancient cultures—what did they observe and how did they advance science?
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Have you ever heard of “werewolf mice?” Also known as grasshopper mice, of the genus Onychomys, they’re carnivorous rodents with fierce predatory ways—and a tendency to “howl.” The howls are high-pitched vocalizations used to share information with fellow grasshopper mice. ... 11 Comments

What a ferocious little dude! Scorpions? and the venom acts as a pain reducer for them? good for these little ...Wow — Mighty Mouse!Scorpions are tasty.

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Join Mexican archaeologist Veronica Perez and Director of the Museum’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Ana Porzecanski for this special online family-friendly Day of the Dead celebration. Find out about this Mexican holiday when we honor those who have left ... 1 Comments

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Descubre junto a la arqueóloga mexicana Verónica Pérez y la directora del Centro de Biodiversidad y Conservación del Museo Ana Porzecanski esta celebración especial del Día de Muertos en línea.
Conoce todo sobre esta festividad mexicana en la que honramos ... 30 Likes

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The addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a species of antelope built for the extreme conditions of desert life. Their wide hooves? Ideal for walking on sand. Their coat? Changeable from season to season to help regulate body temperature: in the warmer ... 4 Comments

Love his haircut. Looks like a toupee.Beautiful!Jennifer Dubiel-Roussin

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Meet the Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)! This striking species can be found in parts of Africa, including Angola, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The roughly 9.1-inch (23-centimeter)-long bird lives in woodland habitats, where it feeds on fruits, seeds, and insects. Some of ... 9 Comments

Here’s one eyeing our breakfast in Kruger national park SA.Love the colors!They are so beautiful

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A NASA Probe Is So Full of Asteroid Material That It Now Has A Problem https://www.npr.org/2020/10/23/927304296/a-nasa-probe-is-so-full-of-asteroid-material-that-it-now-has-a-problem
A NASA spacecraft sent out to collect rocks from an asteroid seems to have nabbed a lot of material, but there's now an unexpected problem — a flap isn't closing because some rocks are stuck. 11 Likes

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Osiris-REX "TAGs" Bennu, Returns Stunning Views - Sky & Telescope https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/osiris-rex-tags-bennu-stunning-views/
See images and video from NASA’s Osiris-REX spacecraft, which successfully touched down on Tuesday, October 22nd, to sample the Nightingale site. 2 Likes

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Comets Crawl through the Skies at Dawn and Dusk - Sky & Telescope https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/explore-night-bob-king/comets-crawl-through-the-skies-at-dawn-and-dusk/
Four new comets grace the skies from dusk to dawn in the coming months. Grab your telescope or binoculars and go out and look for them. 3 Likes

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Michael If there are any fellow Space Camp Alumni out there please comment below! Just had the first NY Chapter Alumni virtual meet-up last night and Amateur Astronomer Association came up in convo! 3 Likes

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Photos from Amateur Astronomers Association of New York's post https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-october-23-31-2/
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Full Moon for Halloween. The Moon (exactly full at 10:49 a.m. EDT) rises in the east about a half hour after sunset, depending on your location. This is the second full Moon in calendar October in ... 17 Likes

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Registration opens for a new class, beginning October 28:
Astronomy Before the Telescope. Astronomy in ancient cultures—what did they observe and how did they advance science?
Dates (Wednesdays):
October 28; November 4, 11; December 2, 9, 16
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Moon-topia - Round 5 Since public observing has been limited, we've been sharing some astronomy via livestream. We'll use Stellarium to see what's up in the sky this week, and visit a few of the many amazing moons of our solar system with OpenSpace. ... 16 Comments

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Moon-topia - Round 5 Since public observing has limited, we've been sharing some astronomy via livestream. We'll use Stellarium to see what's up in the sky this week, and visit a few of the many amazing moons of our solar system with OpenSpace. You ... 7 Likes

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If there are any fellow Space Camp Alumni out there please comment below! Just had the first NY Chapter Alumni virtual meet-up last night and Amateur Astronomer Association came up in convo!

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Hubble Snaps a Special Stellar Nursery Here are some "frEGGs" from the HST.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2020/hubble-snaps-a-special-stellar-nursery/
This Hubble image shows a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules. Called frEGGs for short, these dark compact globules of dust and gas can give birth to ... 3 Likes