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Genetically altered mosquito plan nixed

"All Californians should be relieved," said one Friends of the Earth project manager

Salon

Scientists criticise Nasa for scaling back mission to explore beyond Pluto

Anger at decision to axe the main task of the New Horizons spacecraft to probe the remote Kuiper belt

The Guardian - UK

Carl Sagan film 'Voyagers' casts Andrew Garfield of 'Spider-Man' fame to play beloved astronomer

Andrew Garfield and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star as Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan in the upcoming film "Voyagers" about the legendary astronomer.

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SpaceX launches 56 new Starlink satellites into orbit and lands rocket at sea

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Sunday morning (May 14), and you can watch the action live.

Space

Mysterious, ultra low-frequency noises detected in Earth's atmosphere — and scientists can't explain them

Solar-powered balloons detected strange rumblings at a height of 70,000 feet above the Earth's surface. Scientists can't identify them.

LiveScience

Rock that punched hole in New Jersey house confirmed to be 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite

The rock that struck a residential home in New Jersey earlier this week is a rare 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite, scientists confirmed on Thursday (May 11).

Space

See the moon snuggle up to Saturn in the sky today

The conjunction and close approach of the moon and Saturn will be visible in the sky from the early morning until just after midday on Saturday, May 13.

Space

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When did the Isthmus of Panama form between North and South America?

The linkage of the Americas had outsize impacts globally, and its controversial timing has similarly large implications for science.

LiveScience

What colour are the hottest stars? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

Fallout creator Tim Cain on the real reason why vaults exist

It turns out the Fallout vaults have a different purpose in the classic RPGs than we thought, creator Tim Cain says

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This snake robot could hunt alien life on icy moons like Saturn's Enceladus

Finding alien life just took a twist. A snake-shaped robot from NASA aims to climb the crumpled terrain of icy moons like Enceladus to search out microbes.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope studies mysterious exoplanet with a possible watery past

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a closer look at a mysterious "mini-Neptune" that is like nothing found in the solar system and may have had a watery past.

Space

Weird balloon circling the Southern Hemisphere isn't a spy craft — it's NASA's newest telescope

An enormous balloon spotted circling the Southern Hemisphere is actually SuperBIT, a NASA telescope that is capturing Hubble-quality data from the upper reaches of the atmosphere.

LiveScience

Don't miss Venus in the late night sky right now before it turns into a 'Morning Star'

Venus will begin staying out later and later in the coming weeks until it leaves the night sky to become a dazzling fixture in the predawn morning through the end of 2023.

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The Conversation

Lessons from 'Star Trek: Picard' – a cybersecurity expert explains how a sci-fi series illuminates today's threats

Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers.

Fit & Well

The Osprey Talon Earth 22 has great eco credentials, but I couldn't wear it for more than an hour

The Osprey Talon Earth 22 is a reliable, durable, and repairable day bag, but it just wasn't that comfortable

Daily Mirror

'King of Clouds' brings terrifying storms to the UK after DAYS of lightning and downpours

A stunning 'King of Clouds' was captured on camera as it brought ferocious thunderstorms to parts of the UK this week, after the country suffers through heavy rain, thunder and lightning

Space

Everything we know about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Autobots and Decepticons are making their roaring return to the big screen this summer. Here’s what we know so far about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

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PC Gamer

Fallout's original co-creator has casually dropped 'the true purpose of vaults' on YouTube

All those nefarious experiments had a purpose: getting the hell out of here.

Space

2 'super-Earth' exoplanets spotted in habitable zone of nearby star

NASA's TESS spacecraft spotted two super-Earth planets as they crossed the face of their star within its 'habitable zone.'

Irish Mirror

Enormous asteroid the size of 74 Conor McGregor's to 'slam into Earth's orbit' within hours

According to NASA, asteroid 2023 HT4 boasts an astonishing diameter of 130 meters. We have calculated this as roughly the same as 74 Conor McGregor's standing one on top of the other.

The Guardian - UK

Mulligan review – Tina Fey is a post-apocalypse Liz Lemon!

The team behind 30 Rock offer up a cartoon dystopia about an alien invasion that leaves the idiots ruling the Earth – but where are the gags? Frankly, this just won’t do

LiveScience

A messy black hole may have just triggered the largest explosion in the universe

Astronomers have spotted a giant explosion releasing over 100 times more energy than the sun will release across its entire lifetime. A monster black hole is likely to blame.

Space

Perseverance rover spies signs of ancient raging rivers on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has found evidence that a deep and fast-moving river once coursed through Mars' Jezero Crater, shaking up current ideas of past Red Planet water flow.

LiveScience

'Runaway black hole,' or sneaky galaxy in disguise? Experts are conflicted.

A rogue black hole may not be to blame for a mysterious streak of stars coursing through space, a new study suggests.

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