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Science News Now: the summer solstice, an artificial solar eclipse, and the James Webb Telescope
Description
June 20, 2025
The summer solstice brings warmer temperatures and the longest daylight day of the year, and a new study is showing that it also has an impact of the lifecycle of plants. On this edition of Science News Now, Walter Stoddard, Senior Scientist with the Ontario Science Centre joins Miranda Anthistle to cover what that impact is and also shares updates about the first artificial solar eclipse and new images of deep space.
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Science News Now looks at a space observatory rescue mission and how robots are learning a sense of touch04:40 | July 13, 2026 -
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Science News Now: the summer solstice, an artificial solar eclipse, and the James Webb Telescope05:57 | June 20, 2025
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Description
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The summer solstice brings warmer temperatures and the longest daylight day of the year, and a new study is showing that it also has an impact of the lifecycle of plants. On this edition of Science News Now, Walter Stoddard, Senior Scientist with the Ontario Science Centre joins Miranda Anthistle to cover what that impact is and also shares updates about the first artificial solar eclipse and new images of deep space.
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