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NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space

NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space.

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600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on April 19. The mission featured the 600th landing of a Falcon first stage.

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Scientists found a 'bathtub ring' on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean?

A huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet.

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Ruth Francis obituary

Other lives: Communications head for scientific publishers who also chaired her industry body

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Astronauts face grip strength challenge in space and on Earth, scientists find

It turns out that living in space can have a lasting impact on how your brain works, researchers have found.

Space

Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds

Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metabolite

The Guardian - UK

Watch the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 online today with these free livestreams

Catch Lyrid meteors live online with these stunning sky cams from around the world.

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A peek at the far side of the moon | Space photo of the day for April 20, 2026

The Artemis 2 astronauts captured a unique image of the moon's "dark side" during their historic April 2026 flyby.

Space

'80s sci-fi cult classic 'The Last Starfighter' finally scores a sequel, but it's a comic book! (exclusive)

'I'm honored to be a part of the team continuing this adventure for a new generation of Starfighters, both young and old.'

Space

What's the best time to see Lyrid meteors in 2026?

The Lyrid meteor shower peak is almost here, and we may be in store for spectacular fireballs and shooting stars.

Space

'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes

Our universe is full of mysteries, but few are as perplexing as the dark, tiny galaxies that hover around larger ones like the Milky Way.

Space

The daily habit that can protect you from pneumonia in hospital

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is linked to longer hospital stays, higher healthcare costs and increased mortality

The Independent UK

Starwatch: Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies

First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861

The Guardian - UK

The underappreciated organ that could be key to longer life

New research challenges assumption that small organ located behind sternum becomes unimportant after childhood

The Independent UK

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‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL

Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary

Space

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force after rocket swap (video, photos)

SpaceX launched a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Tuesday morning (April 21) — a mission that was originally supposed to fly on a competitor's rocket.

Space

Giant BlueBird 7 mobile phone satellite will be deorbited after faulty Blue Origin launch

Blue Origin, the space launch company founded by Jeff Bezos, achieved a successful recovery of its first reused orbital-class rocket, but the payload it put into space was left in the wrong location.

Space

'Sunshine' was 2007's answer to 'Project Hail Mary', and it told a much darker tale of solar catastrophe

In space, no one can hear you ask for sun cream

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The Lyrid meteor shower returns with ideal viewing conditions! Here's what to look out for this week

After months of quiet skies, the Lyrids return with fast, bright meteors and dark, moonless viewing conditions before dawn.

Space

Telescope livestream: Watch the moon pass in front of the Pleiades on April 19

Watch the crescent moon cross the blue-white stars of the Pleiades on April 19 from the comfort of your home.

Space

Synthetic universe allows you to 'see and hear' galaxies evolving from the dawn of time (video)

Scientists have used a synthetic universe to observe how the first galaxies evolved and grew. In fact, it is so close to the real thing that it's tricking some astronomers.

The Guardian - UK

‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision

Married couple Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire developed Luxturna, which helped a patient see their child’s face for the first time

Space

Pragmata's tale of AI slop, humanity, & lunar conquest makes it the timeliest sci-fi game of the year

Capcom's new IP is a welcome throwback to simpler action games, but its story and themes are shockingly well-timed and refreshingly optimistic.

Space

How to see the Lyrid meteor shower tonight: Where to look in the night sky

The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to spot these shooting stars.

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Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans

For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China's Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been.

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