UN nuclear sanctions on Iran reimposed.

The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures. The sanctions will again freez…

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Nuclear Explosion could save moon from asteroid strike in 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3 percent chance of hitting Earth. Since then, models have been refined, and while it no longer has a chance of hitting Earth, it does have a 4 percent chance of hitti…

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Private spacecraft will give NASA's Swift space telescope an orbital boost in 2026 in 1st-of-its-kind mission.

A private company will give a powerful NASA space telescope a new lease on life next year, if all goes according to plan. Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies has scored a contract to raise the altitude of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been huntin…

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Satellites track Pacific tsunami in real time after massive Russian earthquake.

A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in late July triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific — and NASA's experimental detection system tracked the event in real-time by monitoring the atmosphere above. The GUARDIAN (GNSS Upper Atmospheric R…

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Trump calls climate change 'the greatest con job ever perpetrated' on the world.

US President Donald Trump has told the UN General Assembly that climate change was "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world". Addressing the global body at its New York headquarters on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), he scoffed at past predictions warning of …

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Meta is making its Llama AI models available to more governments in Europe and Asia.

Meta is allowing more governments to access its suite of Llama AI models. The group includes France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea and organizations associated with the European Union and NATO, the company said in an update. The move comes after the company took sim…

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Green Energy is a Scam and Climate Science is From ‘Stupid People’.

President Trump went on a rant against climate change at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, calling it the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” and saying that the scientific consensus on global warming was created by “stupid people.” He also berate…

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX launched its 119th Falcon 9 mission of the year today (Sept. 21), sending another batch of its Starlink internet satellites aloft from Florida's Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 28 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to…

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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet.

If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years. While the volcano is located in what's now Indonesia, living organisms across the entire globe we…

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Watch NASA unveil its new astronaut class today ahead of Artemis 2 moon mission preview.

NASA will announce its new astronaut class today and discuss its upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission this week, and you can watch the events live. The action starts on Monday (Sept. 22), when the agency will unveil its 2025 astronaut class. These candidates, selected from a pool…

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Modi urges Indians to get rid of foreign products amid strained US ties.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public address on Sunday asked citizens to stop using foreign-made products and instead use local ones, pushing for a self-reliant campaign when trade ties with the United States have soured. After U.S. President Donald Trump imposed …

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Earth's next 'mini-moon' could create a gold rush for asteroid miners.

Almost a year ago, the space science community watched as an asteroid entered Earth's orbit and circled above our heads for almost two months before departing. Scientists usually track such asteroids because of the risk they pose for life on Earth. But although they can…

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SpaceX launches 300th Starlink satellite-internet mission.

SpaceX just lofted yet another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink craft lifted off from foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 13) at 1:55 p.m. EDT (1755 GMT; 10:55 a.m. local California time). It …

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Former world boxing champion Hatton dies aged 46.

British boxing great Ricky Hatton, a former two-division world champion, has died at the age of 46, the World Boxing Association said on Sunday. Nicknamed 'the Hitman', Hatton won the WBA, IBO and IBF light-welterweight titles and the WBA welterweight world champions…

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North Korean leader's sister warns against US joint drills.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, warned joint military exercises of U.S., South Korea and Japan could bring about "negative consequences" for themselves, state media reported on Sunday.. South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will …

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SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base.

One of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites has been captured overflying a top-secret airbase in China that was photographed by a private American Earth-observation satellite. The unexpected satellite alignment above Dingxin Airbase in the Gobi Desert of wester…

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Satellite images show a new island has appeared in Alaska.

A landmass that was previously encased in the ice of Alaska's Alsek Glacier is now fully surrounded by water, forming a new island in the state, NASA satellite images reveal. The nearly two-square-mile landmass was left surrounded by the waters of Alsek Lake after the gl…

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SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company

SpaceX continued its busy 2025 tonight (Sept. 11), sending a satellite high above Earth for an Indonesian telecom company. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Nusantara Lima satellite lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 9:56 p.m. EDT (0156 GM…

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Aryna Sabalenka defeats Amanda Anisimova for 2nd consecutive US Open title.

Aryna Sabalenka was two points away from what eventually would be a second consecutive U.S. Open title when she had what should have been a routine — easy, even — overhead smash. Instead, while backpedaling, she dumped the ball into the net, giving her opponent, Amanda Anis…

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Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS.

A Russian Progress freighter launched toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 11) on a mission to deliver several tons of cargo for the station's astronaut crew. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today at 11:54 a.…

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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life.

NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis is needed of the sample gathered there by Perseverance — ideally in labs o…

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Nasa says mars rover discovered potential biosignature last year.

A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken from a rock named “Cheyava Falls” last year, the sample, called “Sapphire Canyon,” contains potential biosignatures, a…

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March 2026 total lunar eclipse.

On March 2-4, 2026, a total lunar eclipse will be visible from Western North America, Australia, New Zealand and East Asia, with a "blood moon" appearing for 58 minutes. Lunar eclipses happen when Earth is between the sun and a full moon. During the event, the moon…

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SpaceX test fires next Super Heavy booster for Starship's 11th upcoming launch.

With a rousing success under its belt from its last test flight, SpaceX is now preparing for the next launch of its giant Starship rocket. The company performed a static test fire of the Super Heavy booster slated for Starship's 11th launch. Secured to the launch stand a…

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Total lunar eclipse will paint the full moon blood red for over 7 billion skywatchers tonight.

Tonight (Sept. 7–8, 2025), the moon will slip into Earth's shadow for a total lunar eclipse — creating a dramatic 'blood moon'. It's completely safe to watch with the naked eye; no filters or glasses are needed. All you need to do is make sure you find the mo…

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Carlos Alcaraz captures sixth Slam and second US Open title, dethrones No. 1 Jannik Sinner.

Carlos Alcaraz conquers the concrete jungle for the first time since 2022, capturing his first hard-court major title in three years with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over defending champion Jannik Sinner at the 2025 US Open on Sunday. In a third straight final between the world…

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Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy.

Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads. The tech giant will shell out $30 million to settle the proposed class-actio…

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Erin downgraded to Category 3 hurricane.

Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, has been downgraded to Category 3, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said early on Sunday, as the storm's wind speed eased slightly. The hurricane was about 330 miles (530 km) east-southeast of Grand Turk Island pac…

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Elon musk’s spacex most likely doesn’t pay taxes.

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite internet company, has received billions of dollars in federal contracts over its more than two-decade existence. But SpaceX has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002 and has privately told inves…

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NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit.

On Wednesday (Aug. 13), NASA announced that the four satellites of its exciting new sun-studying mission, PUNCH, have successfully reached their stations in orbit around our planet. They all lie along Earth's day-night line to earn a continuous view of our star. PUNCH, w…

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