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A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery

Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when we thought we had discovered a strange and exciting new object in space. Using a huge radio telescope, we spotted a blindingly fast flash of radio waves that appeared to be coming from somewhere…

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Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years

How do you measure climate change? One way is by recording temperatures in different places over a long period of time. While this works well, natural variation can make it harder to see longer-term trends.

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Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)

Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.

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Hurricane Helene set up future disasters, from landslides to flooding – cascading hazards like these are now upending risk models

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ways that will affect the hazards local residents face far into the future.

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Scientists think they have found the oldest rocks on earth

Research suggest the rocks could be as old as 4.3 billion years

The Independent UK

Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea

The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.

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Scientists find new way of spotting invisible 'plasma bubbles' lurking in Earth's upper atmosphere

Researchers in China have developed a way of locating giant "equatorial plasma bubbles" in the ionosphere by analyzing the vibrant airglow that forms above them. The findings could help avoid potential disasters in air travel and emergency response situations.

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'City killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with 'bullet-like' meteors if it hits the moon in 2032

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, debris from the nuclear bomb-like impact could trigger a "spectacular" meteor shower that will endanger Earth-orbiting satellites.

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Google Earth has historic street view now and just in case you don't feel old enough already, it's to celebrate its 20th birthday

Just don't zoom in when you scroll all the way back to 1984.

PC Gamer

Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth's desert lichen reveal

A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

Space

You can see a giant 'hole' shoot across Saturn this summer — and it won't happen again until 2040

There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing surface over the next few months. The rare spectacle is only visible every 15 years.

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80 Everyday Facts That People Realized Not Everyone Knows

How common is common knowledge?

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Exclusive: New god game Demiurgos puts you in control of a famous deity trying to outplay other gods on a cosmic tabletop version of earth

It's a promising new blend of strategy and simulation from a god's-eye view.

PC Gamer

‘Amazing Astronomy’: 50 Of The Most Captivating Astronomy Pictures

Calling all astronomy enthusiasts! Explore the enigmatic cosmos through captivating images curated from the 'MAstronomers' Twitter account.

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‘Send them to Mars’: Led By Donkeys Glastonbury exhibit takes aim at Musk

Campaign group say piece responds to tech billionaires’ ‘dangerous’ mission to make humans interplanetary

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45 Women Inventors Who Changed The World And You May Not Even Know It

Our list features famous women inventors of the past and today's STEM leaders who are shaping the world of tomorrow.

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'Pulsing, like a heartbeat': Rhythmic mantle plume rising beneath Ethiopia is creating a new ocean

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent apart.

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15 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Dropped Its Most Perfect Finale

Why "The Big Bang" has never been topped. Here's a retrospective on the gold standard of 'Doctor Who' finales.

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45 New ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Prove It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New

The new batch of facts to make you learn something today is out of the oven!

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Farmer fury over rare earths mine approval

A newly-approved rare earths mine has drawn the ire of farmers, who say the US-backed miner and the state government have failed to property consult community.

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The world wants China’s rare earth elements – what is life like in the city that produces them?

More than 80% of China’s rare earth reserves are located in Baotou, an industrial hub of 2.7 million people that abuts the Gobi desert

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From the Cape to the constellation: SpaceX launches 27 more Starlink satellites (video)

SpaceX launched a batch of 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

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Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video)

After more than 24 hours on orbit, the the private astronaut crew of Axiom-4 has caught up to the International Space Station, docked and been welcomed aboard for their two-week mission.

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Off-Earth footprint: Florida company will design shoe in space in 2026

Humanity will soon take another step toward establishing an off-Earth economy, if all goes according to plan for the Florida-based shoe company Syntilay.

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James Webb telescope discovers its first planet — a Saturn-size 'shepherd' still glowing red hot from its formation

Nestled inside a planetary ring 110 light-years from Earth, a planet spotted by the James Webb telescope is the lightest exoplanet ever detected.

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