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A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. It’s a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star–50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces have locked its rotation in a “resonance”: the planet always shows…

The Conversation

The moon is getting 4G before parts of my town

Nokia is bringing 4K to the moon, which will help rovers explore its craters, map the rocky world, and watch fun videos of cats on TikTok.

PC Gamer

It's Pokémon Day! Here are 10 Pokémon from space to celebrate the iconic series

You'll need NASA's help to catch 'em all: Here are ten Pokemon from space to celebrate Pokemon Day

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NASA set to deliver a knock-out PUNCH to mysteries of the solar wind

A new mission designed to better understand the heliosphere will be the first to map in three dimensions how the solar corona becomes the solar wind.

Space

A rocket was just fired into space containing the first data center to land on the moon, which is both incredible and incredibly corporate in equal measure

For when your data is too valuable to be stored on Earth… I've gotta get my Deviant Art sketches on the next shuttle.

PC Gamer

Planet retrogrades in 2025 — key dates to know as Mercury retrograde edges closer

There's no need to worry about retrogrades because they're a typical aspect of most planets' yearly cycles, especially if you know what to anticipate and how to deal with them

Evening Standard

The Ukraine mineral deal relies on 50-year-old Soviet-era maps and infrastructure that no longer exists, report says

Reports indicate that a mineral mining agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine could be signed this week.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellite on new Falcon 9 rocket, aces nighttime landing (video)

A new SpaceX rocket launched a pristine batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit late Wednesday (Feb. 26) in a dazzling nighttime liftoff.

Space

Top Democrat says Trump may seek mineral deal with both Russia and Ukraine

Jeanne Shaheen discusses Trump’s demand that Kyiv grant US firms access to rare-earth reserves for helping end war

The Guardian - US

SpaceX rocket launches private moon lander and NASA 'trailblazer' to hunt for lunar water (video)

SpaceX launched a double moon mission today (Feb. 26), sending a private lunar lander and a NASA orbiter to hunt for signs of water on Earth's nearest neighbor.

Space

Quantum navigation could transform how we travel. So what is it, and how does it work?

Quantum technology is no longer confined to the lab – it’s making its way into our everyday lives. Now, it’s about to transform something even more fundamental: how we navigate the world.

The Conversation

Watch asteroid 2024 YR4 zoom harmlessly through space after risk of hitting Earth falls to near zero (video)

Observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope helped show that the expected trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero risk of impacting Earth in 2032.

Space

EPA considers pulling scientific study that shaped modern climate policy

The 2009 scientific finding says carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health

The Independent UK

Did a supernova 6 million years ago kickstart evolution in Africa? New study offers a clue.

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.

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Chinese scientists reveal plans for near-invisible stealth missiles that could 'redefine modern warfare'

Chinese scientists claim to have found a new way of injecting helium into rocket engines, which could be used to make missiles that are much harder to detect or intercept. The new technology was allegedly inspired by the faulty spacecraft that "stranded" NASA astronauts on the ISS last year.

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US-Ukraine Deal: Strategic Minerals At The Core

The US-Ukraine deal involves rare earths and critical minerals to reduce reliance on China.

The Conversation

What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you can navigate a new city using a map: a flat piece of paper that represents all the places around you. This is likely why some people in…

LiveScience

'Utterly cataclysmic': James Webb telescope spots 2 alien planets disintegrating before our eyes

In world-first observations, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching two distant alien planets "spilling their guts into space" as they rapidly disintegrate — and scientists are elated at what they've found.

The Conversation

How poetry can help us understand mass extinction events

Extinction is inevitable. Expected. Almost all (99%) species that have ever existed have died out. Those disappearances have largely occurred at consistent background rates. But in the context of mass extinctions, ecosystems are placed under immense pressure, at above-average speeds. Here, the language changes from the commonplace to the exceptional.

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