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China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Module Successfully Returns To Earth

China's Chang'e-6 mission successfully collects moon samples from the far side, advancing lunar exploration and potential resource utilization.

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China's Chang'e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon's far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited

China's Chang'e 6 probe is scheduled to return to Earth on June 25, and scientists are starting to get excited about what its far side moon samples can tell us.

Space

Massive radio telescope array investigates the birth of planets around twin stars

Using the ALMA radio telescope array, astronomers have investigated the disks of gas and dust around young binary stars to better understand how these systems procure planets.

Space

Extreme wildfires are on the rise globally, powered by the climate crisis

Wildfires are the new “polar bear”, routinely used by the media to epitomise the climate crisis and the threat of major natural hazards. This is despite most fire on Earth being harmless, even ecologically beneficial.

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Forget waiting for Inside Out 2 on Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus’ WondLa is the animated adventure you need to watch first

If you can’t wait for Inside Out 2 to arrive on Disney Plus, then the animated adventure trilogy WondLa is arriving on Apple TV Plus this week.

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Minnesota’s Rapidan dam partially fails amid severe flooding

Rapidan Dam is near the city of Mankato, about 90 minutes from Minneapolis, and home to 45,000 people

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Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home

A Florida family has filed a claim with NASA after discarded components from the International Space Station crashed through their house.

Space

Air sealed in Perseverance's Mars sample return tubes is as precious as the rocks themselves

Scientists won't only study the rocks NASA's Perseverance rover has cached throughout its trek across Mars. They want the fresh Mars air, too.

Space

Edward Snowden labels OpenAI's new board appointment a "willful, calculated betrayal of the rights of every person on Earth"

OpenAI appointed Paul Nakasone, a retired US Army General and former National Security Administration (NSA), to its board.

Windows Central

Neutron star collisions could briefly trap a bunch of cosmic ghosts

Neutron stars smashing together may create and trap ghost particles called neutrinos, and this discovery could help us better understand how elements like gold are forged.

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Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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Could we launch resources from the moon with electromagnetic railguns?

Electromagnetic launches of material from the lunar surface can be more efficient than conventional rocket launches that rely on chemical fuels sent from Earth. But are they feasible?

Inverse

What Happens When An Astronaut Gets Really Sick In Space?

In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a new era.

Salon

The hypocrisy of AI doomerism

Wannabe Cassandras warning of AI's potential for human extinction are some of the biggest champions of the industry

The Guardian - UK

‘Tomorrow’s our D-day’: on the frontline of the fight to save the Amazon

A Brazilian special forces unit marks the second anniversary of the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips with what they hope will be a famous offensive against the criminals obliterating the greatest tropical rainforest on Earth

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Geologists raise concerns over possible censorship and bias in Chinese chatbot

GeoGPT developed in Chinese-funded earth sciences programme aimed at researchers in global south

LiveScience

Earth from space: Near-lifeless 'Land of Terror' looks like an alien landscape in the Sahara

A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years.

Bored Panda

30 Interesting Facts To Intrigue The Ever-Curious

This netizen was curious to learn about interesting facts few people knew so they asked the online community about them and received quite a few fascinating answers. The post 30 Interesting Facts To Intrigue The Ever-Curious first appeared on Bored Panda.

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“I don’t recall stockings and suspenders coming into Arthurian legend, but hey, they do now!”: how Rick Wakeman staged the most OTT live shows of the 1970s

The story of prog icon Rick Wakeman‘s epic 1970s shows for Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and King Arthur On Ice

PC Gamer

Mad with power, researcher and Minecraft fan creates a way to voxelize the whole world

The technique turns Google's 3D photogrammetry into Minecraft blocks.

Space

How the GOES U satellite will change Earth and space weather forecasts forever

GOES-U will complete NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite constellation, adding to the capabilities of its siblings and bringing a bigger focus on space weather.

Metal Hammer

“If it was up to me, I’d make it the Big Five”: why Testament deserve to be at thrash’s top table

Testament’s 2012 album Dark Roots Of Earth was another classic from thrash’s most dependable band

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