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A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image

The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 30th flight (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for a record 30th time early Thursday morning (Aug. 28), sending 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.

Space

Study finds generations born after 1939 unlikely to reach 100 years of age

Researchers say no generation born after 1939 likely to reach 100 years of age on average

The Independent UK

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Norway, Environmentalists Back In Court Over Oil Field Permits

The Norwegian state and environmental groups face off in court again Thursday over three oil fields ruled illegal last year due to insufficient environmental impact studies.

International Business Times

‘Hypercarnivore’ crocodile relative that ripped apart dinosaurs discovered

Species is second-largest predator known from Patagonian fossil site

The Independent UK

Can A Giant Seawall Save Indonesia's Disappearing Coast?

The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home on Indonesia's Java island, where the government says it has a plan to hold back the tide.

International Business Times

Scientists discover chemical ‘missing link’ that might explain origins of life on Earth

Experiment may help explain the ‘most intriguing causal paradox in biology’ about how early life forms came together about 4 billion years ago

The Independent UK

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'A remarkable discovery': Astronomers find 1st exoplanet in multi-ring disk around star

Astronomers are amazed to have discovered a baby exoplanet gobbling up matter around an infant star like a planetary Pac-Man.

Space

Dinosaur with elaborate armour and spikes one of the ‘strangest ever discovered’

Spicomellus roamed the earth 165 million years ago and had bony spikes projecting from all of its ribs.

The Independent UK

'If ever there's a movie where I got everything right, it was 'Alien': How Oscar winner Roger Christian made 'Alien: Earth' feel like a classic (exclusive)

Academy Award-winning "Star Wars" legend Roger Christian shares how he recreated the vibe of the original 'Alien' film in Hulu's new series 'Alien: Earth.'

Space

Why are our solar system planets tilted? These warped exoplanet-forming disks may offer clues

Although the existence of the warps is widespread, their origin is still a mystery.

Space

What's next for SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket after Flight 10 success?

Starship performed very well on its 10th-ever test flight Tuesday (Aug. 27), but SpaceX will soon move on from the shiny silver vehicle —to an even bigger version of it.

Space

China is making serious progress in its goal to land astronauts on the moon by 2030

China is going full throttle in its quest to land astronauts on the moon by 2030, notching several important milestones over the past few months.

Space

Nobel prize winner and gravitational wave pioneer Rainer Weiss dies at 92

MIT professor, Nobel prize winner, and renowned astrophysicist Rainer Weiss has passed away at the age of 92.

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SpaceX sends 28 Starlink satellites into orbit, completes 400th Falcon 9 droneship landing at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Aug. 27 and made the company's 400th Falcon 9 landing on a droneship at sea.

The Independent UK

Butterfly Nebula discovery could show how the sun might die

Scientists say the findings at the core of the Butterfly Nebula, unknown since the discovery of the whole phenomena in the 1970s, is ‘full of surprises’

The Independent UK

New fossil reveals secrets of ‘bizarre’ armoured dinosaur covered in spikes

Experts have been left stunned by the dinosaur’s unique appearance

Space

How old is Jupiter? Meteorite 'raindrops' help scientists pin down gas giant's age

Scientists have solved how molten "raindrops" in meteorites, called chondrules, were formed — and the discovery reveals key details about Jupiter's origin.

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Jawbone dating back 1.8m years offers clues on how humans evolved

Archaeologists say the find will shed light on some of the earliest prehistoric human settlements on the Eurasian continent

The Independent UK

Secrets of ancient city revealed as artefacts recovered from seabed

The artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea build on what we already know about the ancient city of Canopus

The Guardian - UK

‘Bristling with spikes’: oldest known ankylosaur fossil found in Morocco

Extravagant armour and tail weaponry on Spicomellus afer fossil confound existing theories of how the species evolved

Space

How scientists are using exoplanets to map out 'polka dots' on stars

Scientists have developed a new technique that could help them understand "polka dot" stars using the transits of exoplanets.

International Business Times

Wildfires Pile Pressure On Spanish PM

Wildfires that have swept across Spain this summer are piling pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is already reeling from a string of corruption allegations against members of his inner circle.

Space

Harassment at Antarctic research bases could spell problems for moon, Mars outposts

The National Science Foundation is already implementing some recommendations after a recent survey found issues with sexual assault and harassment on Antarctic missions.

Space

Warped spacetime with surprise 'double-zoom' reveals radiation around distant supermassive black hole

A happy coincidence and a theory first put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago helped scientists detect faint radiation around a distant supermassive black hole.

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