NASA's Juno probe reveals lava lakes across Jupiter's volcanic moon Io.

NASA's Juno mission might have originally been all about Jupiter, but its extended mission has the spacecraft observing the gas giant's moons — and it's making some pretty interesting discoveries. Its latest find? The Jovian moon Io is covered in "fire-brea…

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NASA's oldest active astronaut will return to space for a six-month mission in September.

Don Pettit, 69, will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) as a part of the Roscosmos-led Soyuz MS-26 mission, which includes Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner.  Russian state media source TASS said this week that the launch date will be on Sept. 11. …

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NASA Astronauts again postpone return to earth after Boeing Spacecraft issues.

A roughly one-week trip to space to test out a private Boeing spacecraft has turned into a three-week excursion with no definite return date for two NASA astronauts, after their spacecraft experienced multiple technical issues. Boeing’s Starliner transportation vessel, which…

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Scientists inject radioactive material into live rhino horns making them poisonous to humans.

Scientists in South Africa are now injecting the horns of live rhinos with non-toxic radioactive isotopes to make the horns unfit for human consumption and allow for easier tracking at international border crossings, according to a press release from the University of the W…

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China returns samples from the moon's far side in historic 01st.

China has made spaceflight history yet again. The nation's robotic Chang'e 6 mission returned material from the moon's mysterious far side to Earth on Tuesday (June 25) — something that had never been done before.  The milestone moment occurred Tuesday at 2:07 a.m…

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Mountain-size 'planet killer' asteroid will make a close approach to Earth this week.

A massive "planet killer" asteroid will make a very close approach to Earth later this week, safely zipping past our planet at around 58,000 mph (93,000 km/h). The "potentially hazardous," mountain-size object is one of the largest space rocks to pass cl…

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Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home.

The growing problem of space debris isn't just one that plagues Earth's orbit. Several instances of space trash crashing back down to Earth have made recent headlines, and one family is requesting that NASA pay for the damages.  The space agency has a claim on its ha…

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NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to spacesuit coolant leak.

NASA cancelled a spacewalk at the International Space Station today (June 24) following a spacesuit coolant leak in the hatch. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt were told by Mission Control at 8:52 a.m. EDT (1252 GMT) to stop the planned 6.5-hour spacewal…

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Ukraine moved to top of list to receive US air defense capabilities.

The Biden administration is prioritizing critical air defense capabilities for Ukraine over other countries to “ensure Ukraine’s survival” as Russia continues its brutal assault on the country with no end in sight, a senior White House official and congressional sources tol…

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A massive black hole may be 'waking up' in a nearby galaxy.

In December of 2019, the sky-scanning Zwicky Transient Facility — a telescope perched on California's Palomar Mountain — alerted astronomers to a sudden flare coming from an otherwise unremarkable galaxy some 300 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo…

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New Zealand's monthly exports valued at all-time high.

New Zealand's total monthly exports have reached an all-time high value of $7.2 billion, according to Stats NZ. It marks the first time the figure has surpassed $7 billion - the previous high for monthly exports was $6.95 billion in May 2023. Trade values are not adjusted…

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US Bans Kaspersky Software.

The Russian cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky’s days of operating in the United States are now officially numbered. The Biden administration on Thursday said it’s banning the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting on July 20, with the compan…

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Nvidia passes Microsoft in market cap to become most valuable public company.

Nvidia, which is up more than ninefold since the end of 2022, has surpassed Microsoft to become the most valuable public company in the world.  The chipmaker passed the $3 trillion market cap mark in early June, joining Microsoft and Apple in that club.  Nvidia has been the p…

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Softbank plans to cancel out angry customer voices using AI.

Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank recently announced that it has been developing "emotion-canceling" technology powered by AI that will alter the voices of angry customers to sound calmer during phone calls with customer service representatives. The proje…

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35 Bottles of 18th Century Preserves Unearthed at George Washington’s Home.

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have unearthed an astounding 35 glass bottles from the 18th century in five storage pits in the Mansion cellar of the nation’s first president. Of the 35 bottles, 29 are intact and contain perfectly preserved cherries and b…

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Crazy fast electric robot sets new Rubik's Cube world record.

In the world of robotics, there’s always something new on the horizon, but Mitsubishi Electric has really turned heads this time. Its robot, TOKUFASTbot, which you might find on a regular day carefully wiring motors, has just stepped into the spotlight for a completely diff…

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Ed Stone, who led NASA's iconic Voyager project dies.

Ed Stone, who served as the project scientist for NASA's groundbreaking Voyager mission from 1972 to 2022, died on Sunday (June 9) at the age of 88. Voyager launched twin probes on a "grand tour" of the solar system's giant planets in 1977. The two spacecra…

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Apple Finally Announces Calculator App For iPad After 14 Years.

The app is part of iPadOS 18 that features special Apple Pencil support and a new Math Notes feature. The new feature allows users to write down math problems and it will solve them. The app also includes a History feature that contains a history of previous calculations, as…

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Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017.

Beastly sunspot AR3697 has made headlines again just before it makes another exit. The sunspot region, formerly known as AR3664, produced the historic geomagnetic storm that led to May's global auroras. On Saturday (June 8), the sunspot fired off a M9.7-class solar flare…

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Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet's equator.

Water frost has been spotted at the equator of Mars for the first time. In this region of the Red Planet, equivalent to its tropics, it was previously believed that it would be impossible for frost to exist.  The discovery could be crucial to modeling where water exists on M…

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Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study.

Microplastic pollution has been found in all human semen samples tested in a study, and researchers say further research on the potential harm to reproduction is “imperative”. Sperm counts in men have been falling for decades and 40% of low counts remain unexplained, althoug…

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Apollo 8 astronaut dies in fiery plane crash.

Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders died in a fiery plane crash over Puget Sound in Washington on Friday. The tragic incident was caught on video. Anders was 90. At the time of the airplane crash, Anders was piloting his vintage Beechcraft T-34 Mentor – a single-engine, propel…

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Dick Van Dyke, 98, becomes oldest Emmy winner ever.

Legendary Hollywood performer Dick Van Dyke made history at the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. On Friday, the 98-year-old actor, singer and dancer became the oldest Daytime Emmy winner when he took home the trophy for Best Guest Perf…

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Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays.

Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA. A pair of NASA test pilots blasted off aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule for the International Space Station, the first to fly the new spacecraft. The trip by …

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The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic.

Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs. They worried about them in 2005, and in 2009, and they’re worrying now. That’s because millions of fertilized hen eggs are still the main ingredient in making vaccines that, hopeful…

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A Russian cosmonaut becomes the first person to spend 1,000 days in space.

A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008. His cur…

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