Saturn's largest moon most likely uninhabitable.

A study led by Western astrobiologist Catherine Neish shows the subsurface ocean of Titan—the largest moon of Saturn—is most likely a non-habitable environment, meaning any hope of finding life in the icy world is dead in the water. This discovery means it is far less likely…

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Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world.

Google is planning to use satellite data, AI technology, and computing power to map methane emissions. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that's responsible for nearly a third of global warming. Nearly 40% of manmade methane comes from oil, gas, and coal operations. A sa…

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Polar bears appear to be ageing faster as the Arctic gets warmer.

The stress of climate change seems to be making polar bears today age at a faster rate than those born just over half a century ago. Markers of biological ageing in polar bear tissue samples reveal that stress associated with climate change appears to be taking a toll. Source…

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SpaceX launches Crew-8 astronaut mission to International Space Station for NASA.

SpaceX launched another crew of four to the International Space Station tonight (March 3). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the four astronauts of NASA's Crew-8 mission at 10:53 p.m. EST tonight (0353 GMT on March 4) from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in …

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Microplastics found in every human placenta tested, study finds.

It's been over three years since scientists first found microplastics swimming in four different human placentas, and as it turns out, that was just the tip of the iceberg. A few years later, at the start of 2023, researchers announced they had found microscopic particle…

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Archaeologists Found an Ancient Roman Egg.

An archaeological dig in Britain’s Buckinghamshire recently hatched something the world has never seen before: a fully intact egg at least 1,700 years old. It’s the oldest unintentionally preserved egg in the world, and if that’s not enough, researchers found that the egg r…

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February's Full Snow Moon rises tonight, the smallest full moon of 2024

The full moon will appear a bit more petite in the sky tonight as the smallest full moon of 2024 rises. February's Full Snow Moon will occur while the moon approaches its farthest point from Earth in its orbit, known as apogee. That means tonight's full moon will app…

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Paleontologists discover a 240 million-year-old 'dragon' fossil in full.

It's a fitting discovery in the Year of the Dragon: A team of scientists has uncovered a complete fossil of an aquatic reptile that resembles a "Chinese dragon" because of its snake-like appearance and elongated neck. The fossil of the Dinocephalosaurus orienta…

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US Lander Odysseus makes space history with lunar touchdown.

The US company Intuitive Machines has successfully put its Odysseus lunar lander on the Moon's surface in a landmark achievement in space exploration by the private sector. Calling it a white-knuckle ride to the end is an understatement. Slowing down from a velocity of 1…

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U.S. Moon Landing: How to watch and what to know.

If all goes as planned, Odysseus, a private spacecraft, will touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday. It will be the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years. On Wednesday morning, a robotic lunar lander launched by a Houston company got closer to reaching the moon. …

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‘Lost Bird’ not seen in 20 years photographed for the first time.

Rediscovering a lost species is exciting, and important for boosting conservation efforts. However, it is not for the faint of heart. An international team of scientists traversed 75 miles of steep mountain terrain to capture the first recorded photos of a bird once conside…

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SpaceX launches Indonesian satellite on 300th successful Falcon 9 mission.

SpaceX just notched another impressive milestone. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the Merah Putih 2 communications satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 3:11 p.m. EST (2011 GMT), then deployed it into orbit 34.5 minutes later. It was the 300th su…

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Largest Covid vaccine study yet finds link to health conditions.

Vaccines that protect against severe illness, death and lingering long Covid symptoms from a Covid-19 infection are linked to small increases in neurological, blood, and heart-related conditions, according to the largest global vaccine safety study to date. The study is like…

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Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds.

The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the climate system and humanity”, a study has found. The scientists behind the research said they were shocked at the forecast speed of collapse once the point is reached, although…

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The world’s first semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh capacity is plowing snow in Norway like a boss.

For the first time, Norway has used a semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh battery capacity to clear heavy snow on challenging mountain passes. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has been trialing the electric truck as a snow plow on the E6 highway, right over the sceni…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover spots damaged, lonely Ingenuity helicopter in the ‘bland’ part of Mars.

On February 4, NASA’s Perseverance Rover snapped an image of its now defunct companion, the Ingenuity helicopter. The pair had spent almost three Earth years scouring the Red Planet for signs of ancient life, advancing aerial missions on Mars. The damaged ingenuity helicopt…

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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer.

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed - it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began "regular treatments" on Monda…

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A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space.

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported Sunday. The 59-year-old has now spent more than 878 days and 12 hours in space, surpassing fellow Russian Gennady Padalka, who s…

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James Webb Space Telescope makes rare detection of 2 exoplanets orbiting dead stars.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already proven itself adept at peering into the past by imaging objects at tremendous distances, but a new breakthrough may have seen the powerful instrument act almost like a scientific crystal ball, staring into the far future of …

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SpaceX gearing up to launch Intuitive Machines private moon lander in February.

A private lunar lander has taken another step toward its historic moonshot. The robotic Nova-C spacecraft was encapsulated inside the payload fairing of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today (Jan. 31) to prep for liftoff, which is right around the corner. Launch, from Cape Canaver…

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The moon is shrinking, scientists say.

Scientists say our moon’s circumference has shrunk by about 150 feet in the last million years. That doesn’t sound like much, and it won’t affect Earth, but it indicates a geologically active satellite. The moon still has a hot interior. It’s cooling off, though, and that cau…

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Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently.

Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body. Local officials have previously reported starvation deaths in their districts…

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First human receives Neuralink brain chip implant.

A Neuralink brain chip has been implanted in a human for the first time, entrepreneur Elon Musk said. The Twitter CEO, who founded Neuralink, wrote on Twitter at 11am AEDT today: “The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial re…

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Netherlands won FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup.

India finished as runner-up at the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey 5s Women’s World Cup after a 7-2 loss to the Netherlands in the final in Muscat. India tried to make a comeback and scored twice – Jyoti Chhatri (20th minute) and Rutaja Dadaso Pisal (23rd minute) – but …

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One Protein Helps 75% of Cancers to Spread.

The protein MYC is part of healthy cell activity, but when cancer cells develop, it goes haywire – going outside of its normal, carefully controlled role and helping cancer to spread. Now, scientists may have found a way to stop this from happening. Part of the problem in re…

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Japan’s moon landing picture might be the space photo of the decade.

A photo of Japan's robotic moon lander shows that though the spacecraft did make the quarter-million-mile journey to the lunar surface, it landed upside down. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — NASA's Japanese space counterpart known as JAXA — released the imag…

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Today (January 28) marks 38 years since challenger space shuttle disaster that killed seven.

Today, Sunday January 28, 2024, is the 38th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle explosion that took the lives of an entire crew, a loss that deeply grieved Americans across the nation, per WGAL. The seven NASA astronauts were killed 73 seconds after liftoff from the …

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Astronomers accidentally discover 'dark' primordial galaxy with no visible stars.

Astronomers have accidentally discovered a dark galaxy filled with primordial gas untouched that appears to have no visible stars.  The researchers behind the discovery say this galaxy, designated J0613+52, could be "the faintest galaxy found to date." Interestingl…

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The Amazon's ancient complex of 'lost cities' flourished for a thousand years.

A cluster of "lost cities" that flourished for a millennia have been discovered by archaeologists in the Amazon, with the findings published in the journal Science on Thursday. Laser imagery revealed intricate networks of roads, neighborhoods and gardens as complex…

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NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander.

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface. Five days later, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft passed over the landing site and photographed SLIM. LRO acquired the image at an altitude of about 50 miles (80 km). Bright streaks o…

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