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Satellites can now spot plastic trash on Earth's beaches from space (photo)

"This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space."

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Newfound dead star spins record-breaking 716 times a second, explodes with thermonuclear blasts

The neutron star 4U 1820-30 is one of the fastest spinning bodies in the universe, spinning at 716 times a second and erupting like an atomic bomb, NASA's NICER telescope has found.

Space

'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.

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Sharp 'lobster vision:' China's Einstein Probe space telescope already making discoveries during commissioning phase

China's Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.

Space

Spain Unveils Aid Plan A Week After Catastrophic Floods

Spain on Tuesday announced an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 218 people.

International Business Times

Major discovery on origin of writing in birthplace of civilization

The four original inventions of writing are recognized in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and the Mayan culture

The Independent UK

Asteroid-mining company AstroForge gets 1st-ever FCC license for commercial deep-space mission

AstroForce has received a commercial license for operating and communicating with a mission headed to a near-Earth asteroid, the first to be granted for beyond Earth orbit.

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'Incalculable' Bill Awaits Spain After Historic Floods

The destruction wreaked by Spain's deadliest floods in a generation in one of the country's economic motors will leave a huge bill for the state and the insurance sector.

International Business Times

Harris Or Trump: America Decides In Knife-edge Election

American voters deliver their verdict Tuesday after an extraordinarily turbulent election that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in US history or deliver Donald Trump a comeback that sends shockwaves around the world.

International Business Times

World's First Wooden Satellite Launched Into Space

The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

International Business Times

Greenland Eyes Tourism Takeoff With New Airport Runway

A new runway at Greenland's Nuuk airport that can accommodate international flights is expected to lift the tourism sector, at the risk of inundating the Arctic island's infrastructure and fragile ecosystem.

International Business Times

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission (video)

Dragon completed its docking at 10:04 a.m. EST.

Space

Russian rocket takes Iranian satellites into orbit as ties grow closer

The Iranian-made satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, were successfully placed into orbit by a Russian Soyuz-2.1 spacecraft.

Al Jazeera

First Candidates Grilled In Parliament Test For EU Top Team

Lawmakers began grilling would-be members of the next European Commission Monday, with a personal tale of bereavement bringing unexpected poignancy to the start of hearings to confirm Ursula von der Leyen's top team.

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India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026

India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.

Space

Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)

In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.

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Spain reeling from deadly floods

The co-founder of World Weather Attribution says “Europe still hasn’t accepted the realities of extreme weather”

Space

How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS

There are four Americans currently living in space, and each has had the opportunity to add their voice to the more than 160 million other Americans able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election.

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Toddlers understand concept of possibility, study suggests

Research found that two and three-year-olds are able to distinguish between improbable and impossible events.

Space

NASA's 15-year-old NEOWISE asteroid hunter meets fiery doom by burning up in Earth's atmosphere

NEOWISE spent nearly 15 years in space across two missions.

Space

'Star Wars: Legacy of Vader' follows Kylo Ren between 'The Last Jedi' and 'Rise of Skywalker'

What was Kylo Ren up to between "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker?" Marvel's new comic book series has the answers.

Space

Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars tonight

The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak Nov. 12. Here's how to maximize your chances of seeing a colorful fireball from this shower.

Space

'Alien vs. Predator' 20 years later: What went right and what went wrong?

With both Alien and Predator back in action, here's what we can learn from their first big-screen crossover two decades ago.

International Business Times

Fake X Accounts Promote COP Hosts UAE, Azerbaijan

The social media platform X has for months been aflush with praise for United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan in posts shared by hundreds of profiles -- and all found to be fake.

Space

Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought

Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.

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