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“It Looked Very Strange”: Something Has Been ‘Burrowing’ to Create Odd Features on Mars—Now Scientists Finally Know Their Source
For decades, scientists have scoured Mars for traces of life—from ancient riverbeds to lake basins and channels that hinted at the planet’s wetter past. Now, new research suggests that something eerily lifelike may…
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'Most pristine' star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way's edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe's first stars – Live Science
- ‘Most pristine’ star ever seen discovered at the Milky Way’s edge — and could be a direct descendant of the universe’s first stars Live Science
- Astronomers discover the most ‘pristine’ star in the known universe Phys.org
- The oldest and cleanest…
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Record-breaking ‘dark object’ found hiding within a warped ‘Einstein ring’ 10 billion light-years away
Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly small “dark object” lurking within a distant ring of warped light. The record-breaking find could help shed light on the mysterious identity of dark matter, which would have major implications for the…
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Watch SpaceX’s Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video)
Spectacular footage from Starship’s recent test launch shows the final seconds of the spacecraft’s booster before touching down in the rich, blue waters of the Gulf.
SpaceX launched the 11th test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Oct. 12 and…
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Two down, Mons Huygens to climb • The Register
Comment SpaceX is celebrating two consecutive Starship launches without unplanned explosions, yet the business faces a daunting path forward before the spacecraft can deliver astronauts to the lunar surface.
Former NASA administrator Jim…
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Vast gearing up to launch its Haven-1 private space station in 2026
Vast is moving into the final stages of building its Haven-1 private space station, readying for launch in 2026, in a move that could open up a new era in human spaceflight.
In the past couple of weeks, the California-based startup has completed…
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Lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ may explain why we outlived Neanderthals – The Times
- Lab-grown ‘mini-brains’ may explain why we outlived Neanderthals The Times
- The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success The Economist
- Ancient lead exposure may have helped humans evolve over Neanderthals, study finds ABC News -…
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Rule-breaking black hole destroys star in puzzling way: ‘This is truly extraordinary’
The death of a star at the hands of a massive black hole in a galaxy 650 million light-years away has surprised astronomers, for not only taking place outside the center of the galaxy, where massive black holes usually lurk, but also for…
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Keck Observatory Finds Odd Features In Spectra Of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers analyzing observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered further unusual features of our third interstellar visitor, and confirmed the presence of a rare “anti-solar tail”.
On July 1, 2025,…
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