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A long-lost moon could explain Mars' weird shape and extreme terrain

A long-lost moon could explain why Mars is so different from the other rocky planets in the solar system.

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SpaceX's historic private Polaris Dawn astronaut launch lights up predawn sky (photos)

SpaceX launched the history-making Polaris Dawn mission early this morning, and the nighttime launch made for some incredible imagery.

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7 years ago today, the sun unleashed a record-breaking solar flare

As August 2024 set another 20-year high for sunspots, recent solar flares have yet to top two solar flares from September 2017 that still hold unbroken records.

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Teresa Ribera, The Spanish Climate Expert Tipped To Become EU Commissioner

Spain's ecological transition minister Teresa Ribera, who is poised to become a European Union commissioner, is a longtime environmentalist known for her negotiating skills and climate expertise.

International Business Times

Just how dark is the universe? NASA's New Horizons probe gives us best estimate yet

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, which flew by Pluto in 2015, has offered the best-yet estimates of how dark deep space truly is.

Space

Extreme weather grows more common: study

Burning fossil fuels will cause extreme weather to worsen, bringing stronger hurricanes and floods

Salon

Polaris Dawn mission blasts off with plans for first commercial spacewalk

Privately funded five-day mission by four astronauts led by US billionaire launches on SpaceX rocket from Florida

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China plans to build moon base at the lunar south pole by 2035

The first phase of China's moon base will be completed around 2035 near the lunar south pole, and an extended model will be built by about 2050, if all goes according to plan.

Space

SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn astronauts to attempt world's 1st-ever private spacewalk (video)

SpaceX launched the four-person Polaris Dawn mission to orbit on Tuesday (Sept. 10) to carry out the first spacewalk ever performed by private astronauts.

Space

Vance wrong about grandparent caretakers

Modern parents get little help with child care, research shows. Vance's suggestion to use grandparents is misguided

Salon

Methane Rising Faster Than Other Greenhouse Gases: Researchers

Concentrations in the atmosphere of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are rising at an accelerating pace, threatening efforts by countries to meet their climate targets, researchers warned on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Rescue On As Typhoon Yagi Leaves 40 Missing, 63 Dead In Vietnam

Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 others missing.

International Business Times

Nearly 200 Land And Environment Defenders Killed In 2023, Says NGO

Nearly 200 environmental and land defenders around the world were murdered in 2023, with Colombia once again the deadliest place for activists, watchdog Global Witness said in a report Tuesday.

International Business Times

Trump's Plan For The Presidency, In Five Steps

Mass expulsions? The 78-year-old, known for his unfinished US-Mexico border wall project, has said he would be happy to "use the military" as part of the effort and would open detention camps to process targets for expulsion.

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NASA's Europa Clipper probe to icy Jupiter moon takes big step toward its Oct. 10 launch

NASA's Europa Clipper astrobiology probe passed a major technical review today (Sept. 9), keeping the highly anticipated mission on track for its planned Oct. 10 launch.

Space

Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says

With Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is safely back on Earth, NASA says Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could have returned onboard.

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So, Would Starliner Have Safely Brought Its Astronauts Home?

All eyes were on Starliner's daring landing after NASA decided a return with crew onboard was too risky. Was that a mistake?

International Business Times

CEOs Grok Guided Psilocybin Trips At Canada Luxury Resort

'It makes better leaders,' say entrepreneurial mushroom couple

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SpaceX's Polaris Dawn astronauts will make a daring trek into Earth's Van Allen radiation belt

SpaceX's trailblazing Polaris Dawn mission will make a daring trek into Earth orbit, one that will ferry the crew through belts of radiation wrapped around our planet.

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The moon might still have active volcanoes, China's Chang'e 5 sample-return probe reveals

The moon could still be volcanically active today, according to samples brought to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in December 2020.

The Guardian - UK

Pathogenic microbes blown vast distances by winds, scientists discover

Living microbes that cause disease in humans and host antibiotic-resistance genes carried 1,200 miles

The Guardian - UK

Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study suggests

MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected, compared with 1.4 years for boys

Zenger

BepiColombo’s Thruster Glitch Leads To Close Encounter With Mercury, Captures Stunning Images ‌

European Space Agency and JAXA mission overcomes technical hurdle to obtain unprecedented views of Mercury's south pole.‌ ‌

Space

'Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2' charges bravely onto PC and consoles today (video)

The highly anticipated "Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2" came out today (Sept. 9). Get hyped for the new game by checking out this brutal new launch trailer.

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Life on alien planets probably wouldn't experience day and night – here's how that may change evolution

Organisms on Earth living deep underground or at the bottom of the sea may give us an idea what alien life without a circadian rhythm could be like.

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