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Science news this week: Blood moon and a mysterious mummy

March 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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SpaceX launches relief crew for NASA's beleaguered Starliner astronauts on ISS (video)

SpaceX launched the Crew-10 mission to the ISS today (March 14) to relieve the 'stuck' Starliner astronauts and two other crewmembers aboard the orbiting lab.

Space

Finally! NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-10 mission to bring 'stranded' ISS astronauts back to Earth

Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams have spent nine months aboard the International Space Station following the failure of Boeing’s Starliner mission. Their rescue rocket has finally been launched.

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SpaceX finally launches after scrubbing mission days ago to replace astronauts who have been in space for months

The launch paves the way for the long-awaited return of NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams

The Independent UK

District 9 filmmaker Neil Blomkamp is working on a Starship Troopers reboot that goes back to the original 1959 novel

The reboot will ignore Paul Verhoeven's 1997 film and its spin-offs

Total Film

Greenland vote buoys Australian rare earth miner

The rise of a pro-business and mining-friendly party in Greenland's election has sparked hope for a stalled Australian rare earth minerals project.

AAP

Watch: Spacecraft films 'diamond ring' solar eclipse from the surface of the moon as 'blood moon' looms over Earth

While millions of Earthlings watched the "blood moon" total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, the private Blue Ghost spacecraft caught an ultra-rare view of Earth blocking out the sun from the surface of the moon.

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'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots' on Mars could hint at ancient microbial life

A rock on Mars that may hold clues about ancient microbial life on the Red Planet continues to puzzle scientists.

Space

13 faster-than-light travel methods from sci-fi that leave Einstein's theory of relativity in their space dust

Cosmic speed limits can be a major inconvenience but they've rarely stopped science fiction in its tracks.

Space

Why Is The Wildest Sci-Fi Movie Of The Year Being Buried?

The wildest sci-fi movie of the year is a Looney Tunes feature for the big screen. Wild, right? Well, that's not all, folks!

Inverse

Space photo of the day: Total lunar eclipse crosses the sky above SpaceX's Crew-10 spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket

A SpaceX photographer caught this time-lapse image of the March 13-14, 2025 total lunar eclipse from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Space

Primordial surf: ‘microlightning’ in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds

Tiny lightning streaks in fine spray can power chemical reactions that generate molecules for life, scientists say

The Guardian - UK

'The Day The Earth Blew Up' is a Looney Tunes love letter to Tim Burton's 'Mars Attacks' and '50s cult sci-fi films (interview)

Director Peter Browngardt on Porky and Daffy's mission to save the planet from alien invaders.

Space

Ocean's 'heart' is slowing down — and it will affect the entire planet's circulation

Melting ice could weaken Earth's strongest ocean current 20% by 2050, study reveals.

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Wow! Private lunar lander watches 'diamond ring' eclipse from the surface of the moon (photo)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander witnessed a solar eclipse during what we on Earth saw as a total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025.

LiveScience

'Blood moon' total lunar eclipse: Stunning photos of our celestial neighbor turning red over the Americas

Skywatchers snapped photos of the "blood moon" hovering above North and South America last night. Here's a gallery of images to celebrate the total lunar eclipse.

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30 Times Google Maps Captured Something So Odd, It Had People Zooming In

Besides its usual functions, Google Maps has plenty of surprises if you know where to look. The post 30 Times Google Maps Captured Something So Odd, It Had People Zooming In first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more

College students, rocket scientists and math enthusiasts around the world are celebrating Pi Day

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Refuge from the worst mass extinction in Earth's history discovered fossilized in China

The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have done okay.

The Independent UK

Tiny ‘microlightning’ flashes inside water droplets may have sparked life on Earth

Study says tiny electric discharges between water droplets can make building block molecules of life

Space

Rocket Lab launches private radar imaging satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab successfully launched a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14).

The Conversation

Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the Sun for the electricity needed to run their communications systems and science instruments.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Chuck Schumer to back Republican funding bill to avoid shutdown

Minority leader says a shutdown would hand Trump and Musk a ‘carte blanche’. Plus, JD Vance booed at Washington concert

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s human conceit to think we’re alone’: life must extend beyond Earth, leading space scientist says

Exclusive: It is imperative humans expand their understanding of space, argues Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock

The Conversation

Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know

Barnard’s Star is a small, dim star, of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Now,…

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