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China launches landmark mission to retrieve pristine asteroid samples

Chinese state media says the mission aims ‘to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids’ and the Earth.

Al Jazeera

Thousands To Evacuate As Canada's Manitoba Province Declares Wildfire Emergency

More than 17,000 people in Canada's western Manitoba province were being evacuated on Wednesday as the region experienced its worst start to a wildfire season in years.

International Business Times

Could a 70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil hold the key to new cancer discoveries?

A decade-long study suggests prehistoric creatures could help complete the ‘jigsaw’ of cancer’s molecular building blocks

The Independent UK

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25 years ago, 'Mission to Mars' and 'Red Planet' had a bad Martian movie showdown. Was there a winner?

Two Hollywood Mars films celebrate their 25th birthday this year. Which one takes the cake?

Space

Scientists identify key shift that led to huge rise in bedbugs

Scientists believe the bedbugs were humanity’s first pests

The Independent UK

'This is an attack on NASA.' Space agency's largest union speaks out as DOGE cuts shutter science institute located above 'Seinfeld' diner in NYC

The Trump administration is closing a historic NASA science office in the name of efficiency, but critics point out that the move won't actually save much money.

Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting May 31 for 12th space tourism launch

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, is targeting Saturday (May 31) for its 12th human spaceflight mission.

Space

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‘Game of Thrones-style families’ behind 2,000-year-old Dorset massacre

The Maiden Castle skeletons were first unearthed in 1936 with ‘skulls smashed to oblivion’

The Independent UK

Does a river have legal rights?

Salon sits down with Robert Macfarlane, whose new book asks the titular question, "Is a River Alive?"

Salon

Astronomers discover mystery cosmic body bursting with X-rays: 'This object is unlike anything we have seen before'

The mystery surrounding a strange cosmic object, or 'long-period transient,' has deepened. This object is bursting with X-rays, and astronomers describe it as unlike anything seen before.

Space

A 'smiley face' will appear in the night sky tonight: Here's how to see it

The universe will smile back at us on May 29, thanks to an uncanny cosmic alignment

Space

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket on ship at sea

SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast today (May 28) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

Space

Rocket Lab launches private Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched a "Gen-3" Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky toward orbit from New Zealand today (June 2).

Space

Breakthrough after mysterious mountain range found buried beneath Antarctica’s ice

The ancient Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the middle of East Antarctica are entombed beneath kilometres of ice

The Independent UK

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Secrets of ‘polar dinosaur’ forest home revealed for first time in 120 million years

At least 100 million years ago, dinosaurs thrived on the piece of land that is modern-day Australia

Space

Photographer captures ghostly ripples over Colorado night sky. 'It is rare to see it directly overhead and moving like that' (photo)

Aaron Watson captured slightly more than he bargained for when setting up a timelapse to capture airglow and the Milky Way.

International Business Times

German Court Sets Climate Precedent But Rejects Peruvian Farmer's Claim

A German court on Wednesday rejected a climate case brought by a Peruvian farmer against energy giant RWE, but set a potentially important precedent on polluters' liability for their carbon emissions.

The Independent UK

We still don’t know how tickling works. More serious research is needed, say scientists

Current theories do not explain why some body parts feels more ticklish than others

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The Independent UK

Fingerprint made by Neanderthal 43,000 years ago could be world’s oldest portrait

Ochre mark is thought to be oldest complete fingerprint ever found and may suggest Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought

Space

Noctilucent cloud season 2025 is upon us! Here's how to spot elusive 'night-shining' clouds

But you'll need a little luck.

Space

China launches Tianwen 2 mission to snag samples of a near-Earth asteroid (video)

China's Tianwen 2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, dusty comet.

The Independent UK

Scientists may have solved 2,000-year-old mystery death of Roman baby twins

Infants found buried facing each other in Croatian city of Trogir

The Guardian - AU

SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test

Ship flew farther than on two previous attempts but sprang leaks and began spinning before re-entering atmosphere out of control

International Business Times

Australia Approves 40-year Extension For Contentious Gas Plant

Australia on Wednesday approved a 40-year extension to a major liquified gas plant, brushing off protests from Pacific island neighbours fearful it will inflame climate damage.

The Guardian - UK

Geologically complex regions more prone to landslides, study suggests

Team in China demostrate that multiple geological factors contribute to a landscape’s predistribution to landslides

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