Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?

Settling Mars has been a hot topic for years due to its close proximity and the similarities it shares with Earth like an atmosphere and water. Even NASA has set its sights on sending humans to Mars some time in the 2030s. However, spaceflight is expensive, and getting peopl…

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NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth.

Scientists have detected several sugars essential for life in the samples brought back from asteroid Bennu, NASA announced on Tuesday (Dec. 2). Analyzing pristine fragments of the asteroid delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2023, a team led by Yoshihir…

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Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025.

It's not easy to capture stunning space views. At least, that was the case for photographer and NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador Petr Horálek. Using a commercial camera and a wide-aperture telephoto lens, Horálek photographed the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy over three n…

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Trump to attend FIFA World Cup finals draw on Friday.

The White House on Monday confirmed US President Donald Trump would attend the draw for the FIFA World Cup finals in Washington later this week. The United States will co-host the 2026 tournament alongside Canada and Mexico. Trump has made the World Cup a centerpiece event of…

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Death toll from Gaza war surpasses 70,000.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted more than two years ago. The milestone comes as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire largely holds, but with both sides accusing the othe…

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At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests.

The UK is estimated to have at least 8,000 illegal waste sites, containing approximately 13m tonnes of rubbish, research has revealed. The scale of the criminal dumping means at least £1.63bn of landfill taxes have been avoided, according to an analysis of data from the sate…

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Melania Trump launches production company ahead of documentary.

Producing and starring in a buzzy documentary about her prominent yet under-the-radar life was just the beginning for Melania Trump, who has now launched her own production company. The first lady announced the launch of "Muse Films" on social media with a brief vi…

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Watch live as near-Earth asteroid Eros buzzes the Andromeda Galaxy on Nov. 30.

Tune in on Sunday (Nov. 30) to see live telescopic views as the near-Earth asteroid (433) Eros appears to buzz the Andromeda Galaxy, courtesy of a livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Institute in partnership with the Asteroid Foundation. Sunday's livestream is due…

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Satellites capture aftermath of Ethiopian volcano's 1st eruption in recorded history.

Hayli Gubbi volcano in Northern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday (Nov. 23) for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, causing havoc in villages nearby. Satellite imagery detailed billowing plumes of pale ash stretching across the arid region. Before Sunday, the volcano's last …

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SpaceX scrubs launch of 140 satellites atop used Falcon 9 rocket from California coast

A massive fleet of tiny satellites is stuck on Earth for a few more days after SpaceX called off an attempt to launch them into orbit on Wednesday (Nov. 26). SpaceX scrubbed the planned launch of 140 satellites, all aboard the same Falcon 9 rocket, just over 15 minutes befor…

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South Korea launches Earth-observation satellite on homegrown Nuri rocket.

South Korea's Nuri rocket has flown for the fourth time ever. The homegrown Nuri lifted off from Naro Space Center today (Nov. 26) at 11:13 a.m. EST (1613 GMT; 0113 on Nov. 27 Korea Standard Time). The 155-foot-tall (47 meters) rocket carried an Earth-observation satellit…

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US-Russian Soyuz crew launches to the International Space Station on Thanksgiving Day.

Holiday travel reached new heights today (Nov. 27), as an American astronaut left home for Thanksgiving dinner — in Earth orbit. Chris Williams of NASA, together with his Soyuz MS-28 crewmates Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, both cosmonauts with Russia's federal …

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SpaceX launches used rocket for 500th time, sends Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite to orbit.

SpaceX launched a powerful ocean-mapping satellite from California early Monday morning (Nov. 17) on a landmark flight — the company's 500th orbital mission with a used rocket. The Sentinel-6B spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base …

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Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from the sun in free telescope livestream on Nov. 18.

Tune in on Nov. 18 to witness detailed telescopic views of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it races headlong away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system, courtesy of a livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Project. The Virtual Telescope Project's …

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How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the moon.

In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra's song Fly Me to the Moon became closely associated with the Apollo missions. The optimistic track was recorded in 1964, when US success against the Soviet Union in the Moon race was not assured. Nevertheless, when the crew of the Apollo 11 mi…

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Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea.

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket had a very big day on Thursday (Nov. 13), and a new video lets us all relive part of it. New Glenn launched for the second time ever on Thursday afternoon, successfully sending NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes into the final fr…

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Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds.

Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 displacements every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The figure includes people who have been displaced multiple times. Floods,…

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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites early this morning (Nov. 9). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 29 Starlink spacecraft lifted off today at 3:10 a.m. EST (0810 GMT) from storied Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket…

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Moon rocks, magnified: Apollo 16 samples shine in new book 'Nanocosmos'

Prepare for a remarkable journey into magnificent magnification with "Nanocosmos: Journeys in Electron Space" (Abrams Books, 2025), a mesmerizing new science coffee table book from author, artist, documentarian and visual effects filmmaker Michael Benson. Here, si…

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Blue Origin launch of huge New Glenn rocket with NASA Mars probes delayed by weather, next try set for Nov. 12.

Blue Origin called off the launch of its giant New Glenn rocket carrying twin NASA Mars probes on Sunday (Nov. 9) due to bad weather at its Florida pad, one day before new federal restrictions take effect for commercial spaceflights. The planned New Glenn launch was expected…

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Molecular Biologist James Watson Dead At 97.

Molecular biologist James Watson died at a hospice in East Northport, New York, on Thursday. He was 97. Watson's death was confirmed by his son, Duncan, who said his father had been transferred to the hospice from a hospital after being treated for an infection, accordin…

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Melania Trump Named 'Patriot of the Year' at Fox Nation Awards.

Melania Trump really must be feeling proud of the red, white, and blue ... because she was just named "Patriot of the Year" at a Fox event. The First Lady received the award at the Fox Nation Patriot Awards ceremony, which was held at the Tilles Center Concert Hall…

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Turkey issues ‘genocide’ arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.

Turkey on Friday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and dozens of other Israeli officials on “genocide” charges. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said it has issued warrants against 37 people. Besides Netanyahu, warrants target …

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Hubble sees spiral galaxy in Lion's heart | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4, 2025.

Located in the constellation Leo, spiral galaxy NGC 3370 has long been a favorite among astronomers. NGC 3370 is part of a small galaxy group that also other galaxies studied by the Hubble Space Telescope. Studying these galaxies together helps astronomers understand how ga…

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The International Space Station will fall to Earth in 2030. Can a private space station really fill its gap?

When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it remains an open question as to whether its successes matched humanity's ambitions for it. By the time that the International Space Station (ISS) i…

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Scientists detect biggest black hole flare ever seen — with the power of 10 trillion suns.

Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant flare of this type ever detected. Discovered using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), the flare erupted from the supermassive black hole at the hear…

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Latvia will become 60th nation to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration.

Sixty nations have now penned their commitment to the NASA-led Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration. Latvia will become the latest country to join the Artemis Accords, the country announced at the end of October. The European nation was the fourth commit during tha…

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Astronaut from Pakistan will be 1st international visitor to China's Tiangong space station.

China is training Pakistani astronauts for selection for a short-duration visit to its Tiangong space station. "Two selected Pakistani astronauts will participate in training together with Chinese astronauts. One of them will be scheduled to carry out a short-duration f…

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Watch Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch today for the 4th time ever.

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is scheduled to launch today (Nov. 4) for the fourth time ever, and you can watch the action live. An Ariane 6 is scheduled to lift off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today at 4:03 p.m. EST (2103 GMT; 6:03 p.m. lo…

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Scientists discover oldest air on record trapped in 6-million-year-old Antarctic ice.

Antarctica is far more than just a bucket-list destination for travelers and a home for penguins. It's a veritable time machine, holding evidence from millions of years of Earth's climatic history deep within the ice. Scientists working with the Center for Oldest Ice…

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