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SpaceX's Dragon reentry and splashdown with Ax-2 astronauts looks amazing in these nighttime photos and videos

Ax-2's SpaceX Dragon capsule Freedom put on quite a show as it streaked through Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday night (May 30), as videos show.

Space

Japan has a wild idea to launch a satellite made of wood in 2024

An international partnership has designed a wooden satellite scheduled to be jointly launched by the Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NASA sometime next year.

Space

It's not just climate – we've already breached most of the Earth's limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly

People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system meant nature would always provide. But we now know this is not necessarily the case. As big as the world is, our impact is bigger.

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Health report card for the planet: These are the boundaries scientists say we need to watch

We are "destabilising the entire planet" warn an international team of scientists, who outline the planetary boundaries we need to stay within to provide a "safe and just" future.

ABC News

Monster black hole burps out hot gas in bright 'H' shape (photos)

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory spied a massive "H" structure half the size of our entire galaxy made of blazing hot gas spewing from a distant supermassive black hole.

Space

Ax-2 Splashdown Marks Another Milestone for Commercial Spaceflight

Four private citizens splashed down in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to mark the end of the Ax-2 mission on May 30.

Inverse

A cosmic magnifying glass: What is gravitational lensing?

Gravitational lensing is a powerful tool for telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope as it images some of the most distant and faint early galaxies.

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Damage to Glasgow parks after major gigs like TRNSMT 'taking years to be fixed'

Two community councils said the council was taking too long to carry out repairs, despite concert promoters paying for work to be done.

Glasgow Live

A Deep Sea Mission Could Reveal Knowledge Critical for Finding Alien Life

Astrobiologists seeking out alien life in the Solar System may benefit from a new mission exploring hydrothermal vents in Earth's oceans.

Inverse

Earth’s health failing in seven out of eight key measures, say scientists

Groundbreaking analysis of safety and justice hopes to inform next generation of sustainability policy

The Guardian - UK

Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it

The Independent UK

Kerala — how to get a taste of South India in one week

From tropical windswept beaches to charming houseboat stays on the calming Alleppey backwaters, Alice Howarth dives into God’s Own Country and sets out the perfect seven-day itinerary

Evening Standard

Many new species are already gone

Extinction is "a very common phenomenon and revisiting museum collections

Salon

Watch the full 'Strawberry Moon' rise on June 3

June's full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon, the Hot Moon and the Rose Moon. It will be at its fullest on Saturday night, June 3.

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Inverse

Aliens Could Reveal Their Location by Packing 24 Planets Into One Orbit

Simulation suggests up to 24 Earth-mass worlds could share an orbit, just like two of Saturn's moons. Finding such an arrangement could point to advanced aliens.

Newslaundry

Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (2023 Ryzen) Review: The yin to Intel’s yang

Keen readers of this column will remember that we already reviewed an Asus Zenbook 14 OLED and you might be wondering why on earth we’re doing that yet again.

Salon

5,000 new species threatened by mining

Deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may threaten thousands of undiscovered species that live there

Homes & Gardens

How to grow pomegranates – get the best from these vibrant superfruits

Discover how to grow pomegranates and cultivate dazzling flowering shrubs loaded with an abundance of nutritious fruits

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The Week

Beano comics sent to Australia

Beano comics are among a shipment of British goods to be sent to Australia and New Zealand to mark the start of two new post-Brexit trade deals, noted Sky News. After the agreements between the UK and Australia, and the UK and New Zealand, came into force at midnight, the…

The Independent UK

Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdown

A private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station

Reuters

Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from space station

An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

The Conversation

Earth's energy budget is not in balance. Should we be concerned?

A recent report from the World Meteorological Organization about the state of the climate indicates that the global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15°C above the 1850-1900 (preindustrial reference period) average. Moreover, the last eight years have been the warmest since the beginning of instrumental temperature records 173 years ago.

Space

SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

SpaceX launched 52 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Wednesday morning (May 31) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

Space

SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying private Ax-2 astronauts splashes down off Florida coast (video)

The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission returned to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule tonight (May 30).

Space

Relive SpaceX Starship's epic launch with these amazing highlights (video)

Recently released footage gives new, highly detailed looks at the first-ever launch of a fully stacked Starship vehicle, which SpaceX conducted last month.

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