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A California art teacher died from rabies after an encounter with a bat in her classroom CNNCalifornia teacher dies of rabies after animal bites her in classroom SFGATEValley woman dies from rabies after suspected bat bite, health officials confirm KFSN-TVCalifornia teacher dies after contracting rabies from bat bite: 'She was a lover of life' USA TODAY

James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record to find the earliest galaxies that ever existed Livescience.comJames Webb Space Telescope 'pushed to its limits' to see most distant galaxies ever Space.comNew record: James Webb Telescope reveals the youngest galaxies in the Universe The Universe. Space. TechJWST May Have Discovered the Earliest Galaxies Ever Seen, Pushing the Limits of Cosmic Discovery Republic World

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News

Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024 Space.comAsteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week ABC NewsVideo: Asteroid collides with Earth, explodes above Russia India TodaySmall 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to produce 'nice fireball' USA TODAY

Close approach of asteroid 2020 XR European Space AgencyMassive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live Livescience.comPotentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 XR close encounter: a new image – 2 Dec. 2024. The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0NASA confirms 1300-ft stadium-sized asteroid passing close to Earth: Details inside!

CU Anschutz researchers launch “moonshot” to cure blindness through eye transplants The Denver PostCU medical school explores groundbreaking blindness cure AxiosNew funding could make whole-eye transplants a reality Northwestern NowUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus-Led Team Receives Up to $46 Million to Develop Innovative Treatment to Cure Blindness University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUC San Diego and Scripps Research Join National Team to Make Vision-restoring Whole Eye Transplants a Reality University of California San Diego