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America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

Space

Mystery surrounding the Silverpit crater solved: 160-meter asteroid hit the North Sea 45 million years ago and triggered 330-foot tsunami waves, say scientists

A 20-year-old mystery of the North Sea's Silverpit Crater has been solved. Researchers confirmed an asteroid or comet struck the region 43-46 million years ago, forming the rare geological scar. Advanced seismic imaging and rock analysis revealed shocked minerals, the hallmark of hypervelocity impacts. This 160-meter-wide impactor triggered a colossal…

The Economic Times

Why Cows Are Sacred in India: The Religious, Legal, and Bovine Reality Behind Hindu Veneration

The Law Protects What the Temple HonoursTwenty-nine of India's thirty-six states and union territories have laws that restrict or outright ban cow slaughter. In Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act carries a penalty of up to ten years in prison. In Gujarat, it is a life…

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Monster super typhoon bears down on US communities still recovering

Residents of U.S. territories in the western Pacific are bracing for a possible super typhoon, just months after the region was hit by the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth this year

The Independent UK

Hospital siege, earthquake among the most read stories in 2026.

The Canberra Times

Could this asteroid be a piece of the Moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out

The Moon is not the only natural object travelling through space alongside Earth. Several small asteroids travel around the Sun in near lockstep with our planet. And just like Earth, these space rocks also take a year to complete a full orbit. Today, we know of eight such “quasi-moons” or…

The Conversation

Apollo 11 landing site, a cosmic Eagle and a blue-white star: 4 night sky targets to celebrate America 250

From the Apollo landing site to the North America Nebula, these celestial sights offer a uniquely American way to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday.

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'Stellar death is not the end': James Webb Space Telescope glimpses the fate of the solar system in a weird exoplanet orbiting a dead star

"It's like using a time machine to peer into the distant future of our solar system."

Space

EU Cracks Down On Chinese Imports And Joins Pax Silica In Bid To Cut Strategic Dependence

The European Union has taken new measures to protect its steel industry and curb the flood of low-value e-commerce parcels. The moves escalate its push to rebalance a trade relationship with China that officials now call strategically unsustainable.

Benzinga

The Strange Evolution of Supergirl: A Guide to Her Most Confusing Comic Book Stories

Director Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl, starring Milly Alcock as the Maid of Might, is not taking off at the global box office. The film grossed about $37.1 million domestically in its opening weekend. It has made about $74 million globally so far. The film is underperforming financially and critically; Deadline recently…

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Astronomers discover a potentially habitable planet just 25 light-years away. 'This one is exciting'

Astronomers discovered a planet 25 light-years away that orbits within the habitable zone of its star that could potentially support liquid water and possibly life.

Space

98 Hilarious Examples Of Getting Lost In Translation That People Saw In Japan (New Pics)

Every country has its strengths and weaknesses. Japan, for example, perfectly blends old traditions with modern innovation and has become one of the strongest nations on Earth. But it does seem to struggle with English. The Facebook group 'Engrish in Japan' is dedicated to all of the unintentionally offensive product…

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NASA mission to rescue a space telescope plummeting to Earth launches into orbit

NASA's Swift Observatory is slated to enter Earth's atmosphere later this year, but the Katalyst Space spacecraft is finally on its way to boost it higher this summer

LiveScience

In 1776, the moon was a clock, a calendar and a streetlight — and it was 31 feet closer to Earth

The moon over America's first Independence Day was about 31 feet closer to Earth than it is today. Here's how colonists used it as a clock, calendar and streetlight — and what astronomers knew about it.

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Why Are Five Pinds Offered Before Cremation? The Truth Revealed

Have you ever noticed that during a Hindu funeral procession, the bier is stopped at different places and offerings of rice or flour balls known as pinds are made? For many people, these rituals appear to be ancient customs followed without question. Yet behind every stop and every offering lies…

The Times of India

Spanish athlete locked herself inside a 230-foot-deep cave for 500 days in an unusual experiment. When she came out, she thought only 160 days had passed

Spanish endurance athlete and mountaineer Beatriz Flamini spent 500 days alone inside a cave 230 feet beneath the Earth's surface without sunlight, clocks or direct human contact, all in the name of science. The unprecedented experiment was designed to understand how prolonged isolation affects the human brain, body and perception…

The Independent UK

Mexico fans celebrating World Cup win against Ecuador cause ‘earthquake’

‘Human-induced earthquake’ phenomenon previously reported during Taylor Swift concert

The Conversation

From pureed meals to fresh greens: how space food is advancing to keep astronauts healthy

The Artemis II mission to the Moon has reignited humanity’s desire for exploration and renewed our perspective of Earth. It has also revived our fascination with space food.

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What makes a star a star? A strange ‘in-between’ celestial object is testing astronomers’ boundaries

Around 1,350 light years away from Earth is a star called TOI-2155. It’s a little bigger, heavier and hotter than the Sun, and it’s not particularly interesting or unusual in itself.

The Guardian - US

The Harvard astronomer dubbed Trump’s chief alien hunter starts by assuming UFOs human-made

Avi Loeb’s White House panel has asked the Pentagon for videos and files on unexplained aerial sightings

Space

The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic'

If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface. Some companies want to put millions into space.

Euronews

Planned 1.7 million satellites 'devastating' for astronomy by making night sky brighter

There are also concerns that huge amounts of space debris from satellites could increasingly crash into each other in a dangerous chain reaction known as "Kessler syndrome."

International Business Times UK

Space Technology Reveals Deadly Venezuela Earthquakes Shifted Earth's Crust By 30 Centimetres

Space satellites detected northern Venezuela's crust shifting by 30 centimetres after twin deadly earthquakes, revealing hidden ground movement invisible from the surface.

Space

July's planetary lineup is changing — and Venus is the last one standing

Venus dominates the evening sky while Saturn, Mars and Uranus put on a show for early risers.

LiveScience

Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms ‪— and experts say it's 'quite feasible'

A new study suggests creating a satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could reduce the impacts of the worst solar storms by more than 50%. The novel plan, which involves dumping gas into the magnetosphere, could be the only way to directly protect ourselves from dangerous space weather, experts say.

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