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See photos snapped in space by Europe's 1st private reentry capsule

A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip.

Space

NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95

It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.

Space

SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space

Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it's targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

Space

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"Fear not—we are cooking!" Helldivers 2 devs say there's "exciting news to come" and a new Warbond in May as we defeat the Illuminate, which surely means it's about to invade for real and kill us all

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says there's "exciting news to come" and a new Warbond coming in May...but there are fears of a large-scale Illuminate invasion, too.

Windows Central

We got a trio of new 'Alien: Earth' trailers last week, and one hints at alien 'monsters' that aren't the xenomorphs (video)

What's this about five different alien creatures from five different worlds?

Space

Netflix is losing several Spider-Man movies this week — here's what's leaving

Netflix is about to lose several Spider-Man movies. Here's what you need to watch this week before they're gone.

Tom’s Guide

ESA successfully launches Biomass, the satellite set to unlock the secrets of the world's forests

The Biomass satellite is designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests, helping scientists to understand how they work and how they are changing.

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The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)

As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.

Space

Miliband says Reforms claims of blocking sun are ‘conspiracy theories gone mad’

The Energy Secretary has said ‘clean, homegrown power’ is the only way for the UK to take back control of its energy market.

Evening Standard

Amazon launches first batch of internet satellites in race to rival Musk's SpaceX

Monday's launch, which carried around 27 satellites from an Atlas V rocket, follows two experimental satellites launched in 2023 as part of Amazon's 'Project Kuiper' internet satellites.

Euronews

Lily Allen apologises to Katy Perry over 'misogynistic' comments after space trip backlash

Allen, 39, was among a wave of critics who slammed the mission, which saw Perry, 40, launch into space

Evening Standard

Amazon's Starlink rival sees the first 27 satellites successfully reach low-earth orbit — Project Kuiper satellites 'operating as expected'

Amazon's Project Kuiper has successfully launched its first set of satellites.

Tom’s Hardware

Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors

Conventional helium production comes with enormous carbon emissions, so scientists are looking for alternatives in places like Yellowstone, Tanzania's Rukwa Rift and India's Bakreswar-Tantloi province.

LiveScience

It’s time for the US to guarantee healthcare to all

We spend almost twice as much per capita on healthcare as any other country on Earth. It’s time to change that

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See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week

The crescent moon will seemingly jump over the planet Jupiter between the nights of April 29 and April 30.

The Independent UK

Chinese astronauts’ return to earth delayed owing to weather

Three Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth has been postponed owing to weather conditions

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44 Of The Dumbest Things People Said Without Even Realizing It

Oh, we’ve all said dumb things that we wish we could take back, but some people take the cake, the stand it was sitting on, and the entire bakery.

LiveScience

Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space

A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.

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The Independent UK

Failed Soviet satellite hurtling towards Earth may hit like a meteorite, tracker warns

Space probe was designed for Venus landing but never made it out of Earth orbit

The Conversation

Echidna ancestors lived watery lifestyles like platypuses 100 million years ago – new study

As the world’s only surviving egg-laying mammals, Australasia’s platypus and four echidna species are among the most extraordinary animals on Earth.

Space

Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation (video)

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the first big batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation to low Earth orbit today (April 28).

The Conversation

1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth

We’ve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology.

Space

Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video)

The European Space Agency's Biomass forest-monitoring satellite headed toward orbit early Tuesday morning (April 29) on the fourth-ever launch of the Vega-C rocket.

Space

'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)

Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And he was pretty peaked — he'd just thrown up on the Kazakh steppe.

LiveScience

Mystery of Bolivian 'zombie' volcano finally solved

Uturuncu, a dormant volcano in Bolivia, appeared to be getting ready to erupt following earthquakes and "sombrero" shaped deformation — scientists have now worked out what's going on beneath the surface.

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