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As above, so below: Earth in the sky | Space photo of the day for Dec. 18, 2025

This 3D rendering of our planet was part of France's Festival of Lights celebration.

Space

What time will interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS be closest to Earth today?

NASA JPL pinpoints the moment the interstellar visitor passes closest to our planet.

Space

Like humans, dolphins with life-long friendships age slower, study finds

Friendship could be ‘anti-ageing secret’ across all social animals, scientists say

The Independent UK

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Mystery identity of Beachy Head skeleton finally revealed

New DNA sequencing techniques have unlocked the mystery of the Beachy Head woman

The Independent UK

Ancient DNA explains why some people live to be over 100

Hunter-gatherer genes likely favoured during the last Ice Age could be helping modern-day Italians live longer life

The Independent UK

Scientists identify key tipping point when bird flu could cause a pandemic in humans

Simulation finds quarantining is most effective in controlling human spread as long as it is done when number of infected people is as low as two

The Independent UK

This Jurassic Park science is now a reality

Researchers say they can use the talents of pesky blood-sucking mosquitoes to their benefit

The Independent UK

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James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through 'Cosmic Owl' galaxies at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'

"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."

Space

10 years into the Disney 'Star Wars' era: Grading the ups and downs of a galaxy far, far away

Ten years on from 'The Force Awakens', we look back at what's gone right and what's gone wrong.

Space

US Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as new NASA administrator

More than a year after his initial nomination, the U.S. Senate has voted to confirm billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator.

Space

Blue Origin launches 1st wheelchair user to space and back (video)

Blue Origin launched wheelchair user Michi Benthaus and her NS-37 five crewmates aboard a New Shepard rocket from West Texas on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.

Space

Rocket Lab launches 4 experimental 'DiskSats' for the US military

Rocket Lab launched four "DiskSats" for the U.S. Space Force just after midnight on Thursday (Dec. 18), adding to the company's busy 2025.

Space

Camera on NASA Mars probe snaps its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet

The HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter just notched a big milestone, snapping its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet.

Space

Rare pink fog blankets parts of UK with warning issued over poor visibility

The unusual phenomenon is caused by sunlight passing through layers of fog

The Guardian - UK

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10 years later, 'The Force Awakens' stands as the blueprint for a 'Star Wars' that never was

Back in December 2015, the Force awakened in Star Wars, but it quickly went back to sleep.

Space

SpaceX launches Starlink missions in dual-coast spaceflight doubleheader (videos)

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets, each carrying Starlink satellites, from Kennedy Space Cener in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 17, 2025.

The Independent UK

Prehistoric teenager defied odds to survive lion attack for months, study suggests

The boy could have been hunting when he was attacked over 6,000 years ago, archaeologists said

Space

Surprise! Saturn's huge moon Titan may not have a buried ocean after all

"We're not certain if having widespread liquid pockets instead of a global ocean makes Titan more or less habitable."

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Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS make its closest approach to Earth in free livestream on Dec. 19 after rain delay

The livestream will now begin Friday at 11 p.m. EST, Dec. 19 (0400 GMT on Dec. 20), weather permitting, after rain prevented a broadcast on Thursday night.

Space

Crewed Russian spacecraft meets up with ISS | Space photo of the day for Dec. 17, 2025

The Soyuz launched on Nov. 27, 2025 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Space

Experiments on a private space station: Vast asks scientists for research proposals

The California startup Vast has opened a call for scientific research aboard its Haven-1 private space station, which is set to launch atop a SpaceX rocket next year.

Space

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there — meet the astronomer who discovered it

Dr. Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii is nothing like your typical astronomer.

The Guardian - UK

Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists

Exclusive: DNA advances show Roman-era skeleton, once hailed as first black Briton, came from southern England

The Independent UK

Archaeologists unearth ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to sun god Ra

Lowered groundwater levels favoured excavation of temple site first identified in 1901

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: Pitcher plant’s sweet nectar is laced with toxic nerve agent

Nepenthes khasiana oozes an enticing liquid on the rim of its pitchers that tempts its prey into a deadly trap

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