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Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak

Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago

The Guardian - UK

A volcanic eruption seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 17, 2026

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano shot out lava for the 49th time that we know of.

Space

Was life delivered to Earth by asteroids with a helping hand from Jupiter?

Earth may have gotten some of the key ingredients for life from asteroids in the inner solar system, but not without assistance from Jupiter.

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Goats are as good as dogs at following human voices to find food, study finds

Goats were able to find food by following a human voice 60 per cent of the time

The Independent UK

'Best. Mars. Mission. Ever.' Scientists hail MAVEN's legacy as NASA retires Red Planet orbiter

NASA's MAVEN Mars mission ended after 11 years, having revealed how the planet lost its atmosphere and served as a key communications relay for surface missions.

Space

The Antarctic bacterium that could be key to new cancer treatments

Antarctica’s isolation has led to highly specialised organisms, scientists say

The Independent UK

New study challenges view that pets help us deal with stress

Interacting more intensely does not provide more stress relief, researchers say

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Plantwatch: Russian dandelion offers solution to global rubber shortage

Scientists are returning to a wartime solution that may be more sustainable than the traditional rubber tree

The Guardian - UK

NASA discussing bold mission to boost Swift space telescope today: Listen live

NASA will discuss an ambitious mission to boost the orbit of its Swift space telescope during a press conference today (June 17), and you can listen to it live.

Space

Goats can find food by following a human voice, study finds

Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcher

The Guardian - UK

NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity

"We could already see changes in the jet, but never with this level of detail in X-rays."

Space

European rocket launches record-breaking mission with Amazon internet satellites (video)

An Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket launched a record-breaking load to orbit early Wednesday morning (June 17), carrying a batch of Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.

Space

Look up! The moon and Venus will stage a rare daytime disappearing act today

The moon will briefly hide Venus during a rare daytime occultation on June 17, visible from parts of North America.

Space

Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video)

The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion.

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SpaceX overtakes Amazon to become world’s fifth most valuable company

Elon Musk’s firm briefly reached $2.97tn valuation days after its IPO following purchase of AI coding startup Cursor

Space

The crescent moon joins 3 planets in a beautiful sunset sky show tonight

The crescent moon will shine alongside Jupiter, Venus and Mercury as it passes through the Beehive open star cluster on June 17.

Space

SpaceX IPO brings Starship to NYC | Space photo of the day for June 16, 2026

Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire shortly after SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq.

Space

Move over 'Mass Effect': 'Exodus' just got an extended gameplay reveal, and we are beyond hyped for this sci-fi RPG

Travel deep into the Centauri Cluster to the planet Sang in this riveting sneak peek

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SpaceX launches 3 huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites from Florida (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched three of AST SpaceMobile's giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early Wednesday morning (June 17).

The Independent UK

Lost first-century villa likely visited by three emperors unearthed outside Rome

Villa was likely built in early first century and abandoned in the third century, researchers say

Space

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts extreme weather on exoplanet that rains rubies and sapphires

"With its unprecedented observational quality, JWST gives us the most detailed glimpses into distant planets to date."

The Independent UK

Philippines volcanic eruption may have led to collapse of China’s Ming Dynasty

Eruptions can be ‘stress multipliers’ of any existing civic unrest, researchers warn

The Independent UK

Iron Age Celtic chariot, weapons and gold unearthed at ‘princely grave’ in Germany

Burial unearthed during construction of a solar park near city of Bad Camberg

The Independent UK

Unprecedented photos of extremely rare ‘ghost dog’ captured in Amazon rainforest

Dog is not as rare as scientists once feared, study reveals

Space

Home again! SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off California coast

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth today (June 17), ending its monthlong mission to the International Space Station.

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