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What lunar caves tell us about the shared origins of the Earth and the Moon

Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here’s why such geological features will be key for establishing a base on the Moon, and what they can tell us about Earth and our Moon’s shared cosmological origins.

The Conversation

Star Trek's Science Advisor On How Starfleet Quietly Fixed Relativity

Could warp drive actually work? According to Dr. Erin Macdonald, Star Trek's science advisor, the answer is yes. But a recent moment in 'Discovery' Season 5 finally fixed an old Star Trek problem.

Inverse

Strange compound used to treat cancer can extract rare-earth metals from old tech at 99% efficiency

Scientists harness a compound normally used in cancer treatment to reclaim rare-earth elements from electronic waste.

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ISS scientists make headway in cancer research: 'We're NASA, we do Moonshots'

NASA's Cancer Moonshot Initiative aims to harness microgravity conditions on the International Space Station to study the disease like never before.

Space

Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth. But how do scientists actually measure that?

In the past week, Earth’s record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday July 21 was declared Earth’s hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09°C. On Monday the record fell again, when average temperatures reached 17.16°C – and Tuesday was almost as hot.

The Conversation

Earth Defense Force 6 review

Earth Defense Force 6 elevates meathead B-movie action with a smart time travel twist.

PC Gamer

Disneyland Strike Averted As Unions Agree Tentative Deal

Unions representing Disneyland theme park employees in California reached a tentative deal with the company on Wednesday, averting a major strike at the "happiest place on Earth."

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Earth just had its two hottest days ever

On Sunday, the daily temperature record was broken, only to be shattered again on Monday

Salon

Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds

Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.

Space

China's tiny 'Golden Toad' rover used AI to take an epic photo on the moon's far side (video)

A new video shows how a tiny rover on China's ambitious Chang'e 6 mission used AI to snap an epic shot on the far side of the moon.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope directly images its coldest exoplanet target yet

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated a super-Jupiter that is one of the coldest exoplanets ever directly imaged.

Space

The Rift Gravel – Decker and Svendsen use two-up sprints to win elite titles at Gravel Earth Series stop in Iceland

Tiago Ferreira comes second in men's sprint while Karolina Migon claims women's runner-up spot

Cycling News

Astronomers Were Looking for a Planet, but They Didn't Expect This One

Epsilon Indi Ab is bigger, cooler, and farther out than anyone expected.

Inverse

We’ve discovered the world’s trees absorb methane – so forests are even more important in the climate fight than we thought

Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane, my colleagues and I have demonstrated for the first time on a global scale – a discovery that could have big implications for tackling climate change.

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Watch NASA's massive Artemis 2 rocket core stage arrive in Florida. Next stop: the moon (video, photos)

Artemis 2's core stage is near its launch site in Florida after sailing more than 900 miles from New Orleans. The rocket is scheduled to send NASA astronauts around the moon in 2025.

Space

Earth-based telescope sees Boeing's Starliner approach the ISS in broad daylight (photo)

Infrared telescopes scanning the skies during the day watched as Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station on June 6, 2024.

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EU climate monitor reports highest ever average global temperatures

Earth withered through a second straight day of record-breaking temperatures on 22 July, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as parts of the world suffer devastating heatwaves and wildfires.

Digital Camera World

NASA astronauts to give free astrophotography master class TODAY live from space

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 Mission, will be joined by veteran Don Pettit

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Earth Records Hottest Day Ever, Climate Change Impact

Earth's hottest day on record underscores urgent need to address climate change and reduce emissions.

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Inventors on hunt for way to make clean water on moon

UK Space Agency awards £30k in funding to 10 teams racing to solve the complex problem

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