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50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates

On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the foundation for continued cooperation in space over the past 50 years.

Space

“I’m quite allergic to people who talk too much!" How John Mitchell brought Lonely Robot back down to earth with Feelings Are Good

The spacesuit is now stowed away as Lonely Robot embark on a completely different kind of musical voyage with 2020's fourth album Feelins Are Good

Louder

Disney sues Hong Kong company Red Earth, saying it is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewellery

The earliest version of Mickey Mouse may be in the public domain as of last year, but Disney continues its efforts to protect its intellectual property from unauthorized appropriation... Here's everything you need to know about their lawsuit against Red Earth.

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'Doghouse' days of summer — Boeing's Starliner won't fly again until 2026, and without astronauts aboard

NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, and the spacecraft's next mission will likely launch without astronauts.

Space

What will batteries of the future be made of? Four scientists discuss the options – podcast

The majority of the world’s rechargeable batteries are now made using lithium-ion. Most rely on a combination of different rare earth metals such as cobalt or nickel for their electrodes. But around the world, teams of researchers are looking for alternative – and more sustainable – materials to build the…

The Conversation

Largest Martian meteorite fetches over €4.3 million at auction - but young dinosaur steals the show

This was the first time such an historical and rare piece was auctioned off. But as popular as the Mars meterorite was, a young dinosaur skeleton triggered a bidding frenzy...

Euronews

China developing military space tech ‘breathtakingly fast’ as they threaten to blast ahead of US in space race

NASA lay-offs and Chinese ambition are changing the space power balance, writes Chris Stokel-Walker

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Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary: Here's a look at the park then and now

Disneyland is celebrating 70 years as "The Happiest Place on Earth" with a new show featuring a lifelike animatronic of founder Walt Disney

The Independent UK

NASA won't publish key climate change report online, citing 'no legal obligation' to do so

NASA will not host the U.S. government's primary climate assessment reports on its website after all, despite a White House claim that they would be available via the space agency.

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Disney sues company it claims is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewellery

The Walt Disney Co. has initiated legal proceedings against a Hong Kong jewellery company, accusing it of selling unauthorised Mickey Mouse merchandise.

The Independent UK

How do we understand life on Earth? An 18th-century rivalry charts the tension between two types of science ‘genius’

The modern science biography must hold back no punches in its mission to represent the subject’s life, equally celebrating their great works while including their personal shortcomings.

The Conversation

Dust devils on Mars leave 'fingerprints' that can guide future Red Planet missions

The high winds that birth dust devils can also revitalize robots by cleaning their solar cells.

Space

Five questions I hope Fantastic Four: First Steps answers

From Doctor Doom to The Thing’s beard, here are the five questions The Fantastic Four: First Steps must answer

Total Film

Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, which could be bad news for Planet Nine theories.

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The Independent UK

Largest Martian meteorite on Earth sold for millions at auction

It’s not clear exactly when the meteorite was blasted off the surface of Mars

Euronews

Photos: Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

In a cosmic first, scientists identified signs of early planet formation by looking deep into the gas disk around a baby star far outside our solar system.

Total Film

I've watched all the best James Gunn movies and TV shows, and this is how I'd rank them

With Superman ruling the box office, we decided to look back at James Gunn's impressive TV and film career and select his 10 best works

Space

The largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $5.3 million

Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million.

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Largest known Martian meteorite on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction

The largest known Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, has been sold at auction for $5.3 million. The hefty chunk of the Red Planet, which weighs 54 pounds, could help unravel new secrets about Mars — if it's allowed to be studied.

The Guardian - UK

Galileo’s recantation and Palestine Action

Letters: Rev Canon Dr Rob Kelsey on having to recant the truth, just like the 17th-century Italian polymath

PC Gamer

The US squeezed Nvidia's AI chip export deal with China into negotiations over important rare earth elements, bizarrely claiming 'we put that in the trade deal with the magnets'

Ah, it's "leaving important bits out" day.

LiveScience

Behold, 'The Beast': Gigantic animal-like plasma plume 13 times wider than Earth hovers over the sun

Astrophotographers have snapped stunning shots of a giant shapeshifting solar prominence, dubbed "The Beast," which appeared over the sun's northeastern limb on July 12 and rained impossibly fast fire over our home star.

The Mary Sue

This character’s ‘Superman’ debut was perfection

She's here!!!

The Independent UK

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star

LiveScience

Lava erupts from gigantic fissure in Iceland following earthquake swarm — and the photos are epic

A lava-spewing fissure has opened up along Iceland's Sundhnúkur crater row as the Reykjanes peninsula experiences another volcanic eruption.

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