They were hidden in DART’s original photos, but UMD researchers Tony Farnham and Juan Rizos developed techniques to remove shadows and lighting effects.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
Titled ClairObscur, it was dedicated to illuminating forms of character through the exploration of shadows, in part inspired by the dramatic tenebrism of Caravaggio.
Researchers say the streaks were likely formed by debris spun off from Dimorphos' binary companion, Didymos, that drifted between the two bodies and landed in slow-motion impacts.
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Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
When players defend titles or compile winning streaks, a sense of inevitability can be attached to them.
Granular Pre-Emergent Herbicide Application Fill a lawn spreader with the pre-emergent granules and set the spreader to the product label instructions per square footage.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Sprinkle Mosquito Bits granules into the water that collects in the center of the leafy rosette to prevent Aedes mosquitoes from breeding there.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
With her original, breathy way of speaking, stressing odd syllables and stretching random vowels to the breaking point, her mad fashions and family of wigs, Moira is a sketch character with depth.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
No middle name, no hyphen, no extraneous vowels, three syllables played on a drum.
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