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Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.

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S.Africa Wants 'Inclusive' Talks On Ending Ukraine War, Invites Zelensky

South Africa said Friday that talks to end Russia's nearly three-year war in Ukraine must involve all parties and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected on a state visit soon for discussions.

International Business Times

US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)

The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.

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NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 30-year career at the space agency

NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency's chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.

Space

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 450th Falcon rocket (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).

Space

Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists

A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

Space

Sepsis rates soar after Tx. abortion ban

ProPublica’s analysis is the most detailed look yet into life-threatening complications under Texas’ abortion ban

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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.

Space

Chinese scientists unveil breakthrough therapy that could save lives from nuclear fallout

Therapy may also help control intestinal breakdown in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy

The Independent UK

Why we're still fighting tuberculosis

Slashes in federal funding for disease surveillance could once more make old diseases formidable foes

Salon

How do black holes 'leak' energy? Scientists have a new spin on the answer

Scientists have discovered more about the process that causes black holes to "leak" energy to their surroundings, finding the faster they spin, the more energy is extracted.

Space

Mongolians Warm Up On Culture At New Winter Festival

A festival in a frigid park on the edge of the world's coldest capital in February might not sound like a crowd-puller -- but in Mongolia an inaugural celebration of nomadic culture was in fine fettle this week.

International Business Times

Great Wall of China may be centuries older than previously thought

Oldest sections likely built 300 years earlier than thought

The Independent UK

'Jupiter Ascending' came out 10 years ago, and we're still not sure how The Matrix creators' space opera went so wrong

The Wachowskis' attempt at reenergizing the space opera genre is widely considered to be a low point in their career, but maybe we were too harsh?

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Some baby stars in ancient stellar nurseries were born in 'fluffy' cosmic blankets

Astronomers have discovered that many infant stars born in stellar nurseries of the early universe may have preferred "fluffy" stellar blankets.

Space

The ISS should be deorbited 'as soon as possible,' Elon Musk says: 'Let's go to Mars'

The International Space Station "has served its purpose" and should be deorbited "as soon as possible," SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).

Space

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)

Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.

Space

Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water

If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

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Strange mushroom is latest wellness kick

This poisonous, psychedelic fungi is the latest wellness kick — and may have even inspired many major religions

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris creates dramatic fireball over Europe, crashes in Poland (video)

A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday morning (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire through European skies.

Space

Hubble Telescope sets its eyes on cosmic cotton candy near the Tarantula Nebula (photo)

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard.

Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin unveils crew for 10th space tourism launch

Blue Origin just revealed the identities of five of the six crewmembers for NS-30, its next suborbital space tourism mission. The company has not yet announced a launch date.

Salon

True impact of abortion bans on society

This is not just about personal choice; it is about national and economic stability and the future of public health

Space

'Impossible' pair of vampire stars discovered by Einstein Probe's X-ray vision

A flash of X-ray light has revealed the existence of an odd couple of stars, a massive star and a white dwarf, that shouldn't really exist together.

Space

NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360

Breathe a sigh of relief! NASA has dropped the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 360, just days after it became the highest-risk asteroid since records began.

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