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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

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    Psychologists surveyed hundreds of alt-right supporters. The results are unsettling.Psychologists surveyed hundreds of alt-right supporters. The results are unsettling.
    Science

    Results show supporters are prejudiced, dehumanizing, and aggressive.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    NASA is shooting a spaceship at the sun. It might help us solve a huge mystery.NASA is shooting a spaceship at the sun. It might help us solve a huge mystery.
    Science

    The Parker Solar Probe will try to solve the decades-old “coronal heating problem.”

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Watch NASA launch the Parker Solar Probe toward the sunWatch NASA launch the Parker Solar Probe toward the sun
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    The Parker Solar Probe will try to solve a mystery of the sun’s super-hot corona. Live-stream the launch here.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to watch.The Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to watch.
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    The Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks on July 27 and 28. But a bright moon may get in the way.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The longest lunar eclipse of the century is on July 27The longest lunar eclipse of the century is on July 27
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    Most of the world will get to see a total lunar eclipse today. Here’s how to watch.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Watch: the longest “blood moon” lunar eclipse of the centuryWatch: the longest “blood moon” lunar eclipse of the century
    Science

    How to live-stream Friday’s epic “blood moon.”

    By Brian Resnick
    Hubble can see galaxies impossibly far away. Here’s what happens when it looks at Mars and Saturn.
    Science

    See Mars and Saturn in big, bright detail.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Mars will be extra big and bright in the sky this weekend. Take a look for yourself.Mars will be extra big and bright in the sky this weekend. Take a look for yourself.
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    And while you stare, contemplate the cool new findings that the planet might have liquid water beneath its surface.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    How a star orbiting a supermassive black hole proves Einstein is (still) right about gravityHow a star orbiting a supermassive black hole proves Einstein is (still) right about gravity
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    Einstein’s general theory of relativity is 100 years old. It just passed another crucial test.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    There’s a 2.5 billion-pound meat surplus. Let’s visualize that.There’s a 2.5 billion-pound meat surplus. Let’s visualize that.
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    You thought the US cheese surplus was huge? Get a load of the excess meat.

    By Brian Resnick and Javier Zarracina