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John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’

Gender-critical novelist urges writers to re-enter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025

TRAPPIST-1d isn't the Earth-like planet scientists had hoped it to be, according to JWST data

As another world around TRAPPIST-1 shows no signs of an atmosphere, astronomers urge us not to give up hope for an Earth-like atmosphere on one of the other worlds in the system.

Space · Aug 14, 2025

A real-life Pandora? Newfound 'disappearing' planet in our neighboring star system could have a habitable moon, just like the Avatar movies

The recent discovery of a potential gas giant circling the nearby star Alpha Centauri A has led to speculation that it may be orbited in turn by a habitable moon that could support life, just like in the "Avatar" movies.

LiveScience · Aug 14, 2025

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US Space Force's new deep space radar tracks multiple satellites 22,000 miles away in key test

The U.S. Space Force's powerful new military radar system designed to detect and track objects in distant orbits above Earth has passed an initial key test.

Space · Aug 14, 2025

Quantum alternative to GPS navigation will be tested on US military spaceplane

A US military space-plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments.

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025

Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)

Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.

Space · Aug 14, 2025

SpaceX sends 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Falcon 9 flight from Florida (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday morning (Aug. 14), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

Space · Aug 14, 2025

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I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)

As 'Alien: Earth' hits screens, the night sky delivers a cameo from the franchise's iconic villain.

Space · Aug 14, 2025

Christine Baranski brands Katy Perry's Blue Origin flight 'grotesque'

Christine Baranski has shared her disgust at the "grotesque displays of wealth" from the all-female crew on the Blue Origins NS-31 flight.

BANG Premier · Aug 14, 2025

SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft approaches the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2025

SpaceX's Crew-11 mission delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Space · Aug 14, 2025

Alien: Earth viewers blindsided by unlikely movie reference in new horror series

‘It’s heartwarming to know that in 2120 people are still seeing these movies,’ one excited fan wrote

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

Alien worlds may not necessarily need water for life, scientists find: ‘We just opened a Pandora’s box’

Salts in liquid form could host life on alien worlds, researchers suspect

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

Up 380% in 2025, Is It Too Late to Buy MP Materials Stock?

MP Materials is a mining stock that has been on an absolute tear in 2025, rising close to 400% year-to-date. Is MP stock still a good buy?

Barchart · Aug 14, 2025

Africa is much bigger than you think. Here’s how you’ve been misled

A world map drawn in the 1500s is to blame

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

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The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2025

Why our broken food system remains a climate disaster: ‘broiling the planet to stuff our faces’

Author Michael Grunwald reckons with the challenge of food-based climate emissions in his new book We Are Eating the Earth

AAP · Aug 14, 2025

Rare earths race: plan to turn ash into critical metals

Researchers have come up with a bold plan to extract rare earth metals, critical to defence, technology and renewables, using coal mining waste.

Space · Aug 14, 2025

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California with new batch of Starlink satellites (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Aug. 14, 2025.

PC Gamer · Aug 13, 2025

Alien: Earth is the best thing to happen to the Alien universe since Isolation

The FX series is off to a heck of a good start, mostly because it's not trying to replicate the past.

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Space · Aug 13, 2025

China launches 8th batch of satellites for 13,000-strong internet megaconstellation (video)

A Long March 5B rocket launched the eighth batch of satellites for China's Guowang broadband network on Wednesday (Aug. 13). It was the fourth Guowang launch in less than three weeks.

Cinemablend · Aug 13, 2025

I Watched The First Two Episodes Of Alien: Earth, And Two Things Actually Stressed Me Out More Than The Xenomorphs

I can hear myself screaming already!

Inverse · Aug 13, 2025

'Stormgate' Isn’t 'StarCraft 3', But It Definitely Scratches The Itch

'Stormgate' is a new RTS from veterans behind 'StarCraft' and 'WarCraft', and it's an easy-to-pick up but difficult to master strategy game that'll soak up your time.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Scientists want to send tiny, solar-powered spacecraft to Mars

Levitating devices could help scientists study hard-to-reach part of our planet – and others too

Inverse · Aug 13, 2025

46 Years Later, The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Thriller Franchise Has Totally Revamped Its Robot Canon

What are the different kinds of robots in 'Alien: Earth'? Let's unpack the three-way split of synthetic life in the 'Alien' canon.

Space · Aug 13, 2025

Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools

A new study finds that liquids other than water might be able to support life on worlds beyond Earth, potentially expanding the envelope of life throughout the cosmos.

GamesRadar · Aug 13, 2025

Helldivers 2's Terminid Jurassic Park went horribly wrong, so obviously Super Earth wants to try "Tyranny Park 2," claiming it will be "safer, larger, and have significantly greater merchandising potential"

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