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Planet retrogrades in 2025 — key dates to know as Mercury retrograde edges closer

There's no need to worry about retrogrades because they're a typical aspect of most planets' yearly cycles, especially if you know what to anticipate and how to deal with them

Evening Standard

The Ukraine mineral deal relies on 50-year-old Soviet-era maps and infrastructure that no longer exists, report says

Reports indicate that a mineral mining agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine could be signed this week.

Fortune

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellite on new Falcon 9 rocket, aces nighttime landing (video)

A new SpaceX rocket launched a pristine batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Wednesday (Feb. 26) in a dazzling nighttime liftoff.

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Top Democrat says Trump may seek mineral deal with both Russia and Ukraine

Jeanne Shaheen discusses Trump’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to rare-earth reserves for helping end war

The Guardian - US

SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)

SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.

Space

Quantum navigation could transform how we travel. So what is it, and how does it work?

Quantum technology is no longer confined to the lab – it’s making its way into our everyday lives. Now, it’s about to transform something even more fundamental: how we navigate the world.

The Conversation

Watch asteroid 2024 YR4 zoom harmlessly through space after risk of hitting Earth falls to near zero (video)

Observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope helped show that the expected trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero risk of impacting Earth in 2032.

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EPA considers pulling scientific study that shaped modern climate policy

The 2009 scientific finding says carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health

The Independent UK

Did a supernova 6 million years ago kickstart evolution in Africa? New study offers a clue.

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.

LiveScience

Chinese scientists reveal plans for near-invisible stealth missiles that could 'redefine modern warfare'

Chinese scientists claim to have found a new way of injecting helium into rocket engines, which could be used to make missiles that are much harder to detect or intercept. The new technology was allegedly inspired by the faulty spacecraft that "stranded" NASA astronauts on the ISS last year.

LiveScience

Trump Suggests Europe Take Security Responsibility For Ukraine

President Trump's Cabinet meeting statement on Ukraine security and rare earth partnership.

Top News

Trump's Plan To End Ukraine War With Rare Earth Deal

President Trump's innovative plan to end Ukraine War through economic cooperation and strategic partnerships has global security implications.

Top News

'Planet parade' 2025: See the ultra-rare planetary alignment peak this week, before Saturn gets swallowed by the sunset

A stunning "parade of planets" will grace the night sky this week, with all seven of Earth's celestial neighbors joining the show. Here's how to spot it and why it happens.

LiveScience

The Volkswagen ID.4 Is Back With A Vengeance

America’s electric vehicle market can be unpredictable. Last year, the Honda Prologue shot up the sales charts despite being a General Motors product under the skin. The Chevy Equinox EV quickly became GM’s top-selling electric model after deliveries began in mid-2024. And now, in an unexpected twist, the Volkswagen ID.4…

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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson

The Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids is currently cruising through the Asteroid Belt, and will fly close to asteroid Donaldjohanson in April.

Al Jazeera

US-Ukraine critical minerals deal: What we know so far

Zelenskyy might visit Trump this week for a rare earth minerals deal in efforts to win Washington’s backing for Kyiv.

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US-Ukraine Deal: Strategic Minerals At The Core

The US-Ukraine deal involves rare earths and critical minerals to reduce reliance on China.

The Conversation

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents all the places around you. This is likely why some people in…

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'Utterly cataclysmic': James Webb telescope spots 2 alien planets disintegrating before our eyes

In world-first observations, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching two distant alien planets "spilling their guts into space" as they rapidly disintegrate — and scientists are elated at what they've found.

The Conversation

How poetry can help us understand mass extinction events

Extinction is inevitable. Expected. Almost all (99%) species that have ever existed have died out. Those disappearances have largely occurred at consistent background rates. But in the context of mass extinctions, ecosystems are placed under immense pressure, at above-average speeds. Here, the language changes from the commonplace to the exceptional.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Zelenskyy will visit White House to sign minerals deal, says Trump

US president says of his Ukrainian counterpart, ‘I hear he’s coming on Friday’. Plus, train robbers swipe $2m worth of Nikes

Top News

Ukraine And U.S. Reach Economic Deal On Rare Earth Minerals

Ukraine and the U.S. have agreed on an economic deal involving rare earth minerals, aiming to ensure U.S. military support to Ukraine. President Zelenskyy ...

Evening Standard

What minerals does Ukraine have and why does Trump want them?

Ukraine has a number of critical minerals that have crucial uses in defence systems, technology manufacturing and green energy

Space

2 NASA missions will carpool on a SpaceX rocket this weekend to help map the cosmos

NASA's PUNCH and SPHEREx missions are scheduled to launch no earlier than Sunday (March 2). Here's what each is built to do, and why they could yield some terrific results for astronomers.

The Guardian - US

‘Human activity on a massive scale’: a photo exhibition tackles the climate crisis

Photographs from across the globe capture the impact of people on the climate – and of the climate on people

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