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Can you solve it? The forgotten Dutch invention that created the modern world

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The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: Brave the cold and the enjoy the Geminids meteor shower

Observers in dark locations away from street lighting can expect to see more than 100 meteors an hour

The Guardian - UK

New weight-loss drug can burn fat while preserving muscle and appetite, scientists say

Researchers say new compound improves metabolic activity within muscles instead of acting on hunger pathways like Ozempic and Wegovy

The Independent UK

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Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic

More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025.

Space

How to Watch 'Apollo 1: Destination Moon', the Channel 4 documentary revisiting the tragic accident during the race to the moon

'Apollo 1: Destination Moon' follows a real-life astronaut mission that ended tragically — and the lessons learned for future Apollo missions.

Space

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.

Space

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How to watch 'The War Between the Land and the Sea': stream the 'Doctor Who' spin-off online and from anywhere

The Sea Devils are back in a brand new 'Doctor Who' spin-off. Here's how to watch 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' online on BBC iPlayer in the UK

Space

Scientists sent a menstrual cup to space. This is how it went

Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more options.

Space

Geminid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week. Here's what you need to know about this year's best meteor shower

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December skies.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 188 — A New NASA Leader Rises?

On Episode 188 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss Jared Isaacman, the billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, who took had his second confirmation as NASA's next leader.

Space

Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7

The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7.

Space

Rocket Lab launches Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite to orbit (photos)

Rocket Lab launched a Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite to orbit from New Zealand on Saturday night (Dec. 13).

Space

How many spiders and pseudoscorpions does it take to make one of the world’s greatest taxonomists?

Former Perth curator Mark Harvey is one of the few people on Earth to have described 1,000 new species, many of them arachnids. Colleagues say his legacy is ‘unquantifiable’

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3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 1-5, 2025

Newly arrived and soon-to-depart members of Expedition 73 prepared for what is to come next during this, their final week all together aboard the International Space Station.

Space

NASA's next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected?

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled and ready to begin launch preparations this summer.

Space

Every space and sci-fi game at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025

Our friends at PC Gamer hosted a fantastic show looking at the future of video games, and these are our favorite space and sci-fi picks from it.

Space

NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS (video)

NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly 40 days, marking the longest any comet has been tracked with such frequency.

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Scientists capture 51 images showing exoplanets coming together around other stars: 'This data set is an astronomical treasure'

The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.

Space

'Torchwood: Children of Earth': Why the 2009 mini-series is the greatest thing ever to come out of the 'Doctor Who' universe

Ahead of 'The War Between the Land of the Sea', we look back at a drama that rewrote the rules of the Whoniverse.

Space

'We have lost a lot of time.' Former NASA chief says US needs to start over with moon landing plans or risk losing to China

Former NASA chief Michael Griffin told the U.S. Congress that while China is making great strides in its plan to reach the moon, the United States has "stuck to a plan that does not make sense."

Space

Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities

Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space.

Space

Mars orbiter sees 'butterfly' crater spread its wings on the Red Planet

A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on the Red Planet with its debris wings unfurling across the surface like a butterfly in flight.

Space

The 1st Global Space Awards honors late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5

The Global Space Awards will be held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.

Space

Seeing a bull's-eye in the desert | Space photo of the day for Dec. 5, 2025

Is this really a crater in the Saharan Desert?

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