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Chinese rocket booster falls to Earth, explodes near home (video)

China successfully launched a classified satellite on Thursday (Jan. 23), but a spent booster from the mission fell shockingly close to a family home.

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Scientists point to Andes potato pathogen as origin of Irish famine

Researchers say study may help global efforts in controlling disease that still destroys crops today

The Guardian - UK

Watch 'planetary parade' online for free on Jan. 25

The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the "planetary parade" on Saturday (Jan. 25), featuring a lineup of six planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus.

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Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth as it prepares to make its way towards lunar orbit.

Space

Thinking of Buying a Telescope? Here's Our Advice

In some cases, binoculars are a better bet.

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Semaglutide: a "wonder drug" with risks

New research is finding semaglutide, a diabetes and obesity drug, has a lot to teach about how the body works

Salon

Total lunar eclipse September 2025: When and where to see the 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse

The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 will be visible from Asia and western Australia on Sept. 7-8, 2025.

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The 1st monster black hole ever imaged has messy eating habits

A new analysis of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humanity, has revealed turbulence in the matter around it, which this supermassive black hole feasts upon.

Space

3 years of James Webb Space Telescope data on alien worlds now available online

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the study of exoplanets, worlds beyond the solar system.

Space

Volcanic cones on Mars tell a tale of ice and fire

A study of volcanic cones near the equator on Mars is challenging what scientists previously knew about when and where water flowed on Mars.

Space

France Asks EU To Delay Rights, Environment Business Rules

France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend "indefinitely" landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, saying they were too burdensome for businesses.

International Business Times

We need Greenland but not the Trump way

The newly inaugurated U.S. president is missing the real strategic and economic value of the island: its ice

Salon

Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ago, scientists find.

Space

NASA awards $24 million for moon bases

One of the companies to receive a contract is Jeff Bezos' aerospace corporation Blue Origin

Salon

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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 11th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 (video)

SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast today in the company's 11th Falcon 9 rocket flight of 2025 (Jan. 24).

International Business Times

242 Mn Children's Schooling Disrupted By Climate Shocks In 2024: UNICEF

Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.

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NASA honors fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony

NASA honored its fallen space explorers during ceremonies at multiple sites on Thursday (Jan. 23).

The Independent UK

A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island

The world’s largest iceberg, stretching from horizon to horizon, is on course to hit South Georgia Island

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Growing up and going out: Beyond the cradle (op-ed)

Humanity is reaching the threshold of adulthood. It is time to grow up and go out — beyond the cradle and into the cosmos.

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'Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles' continues to be the most fascinating 'The Phantom Menace' tie-in video game

Despite the tepid reception back in 2000, the Jedi Power Battles remaster is a fun return to simpler times when Star Wars video games were allowed to be weird.

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How to watch 'Star Trek: Section 31': Stream the new spy movie online and from anywhere

"Star Trek" goes "Mission: Impossible" in a new TV movie – here's how to watch "Section 31" on Paramount Plus in the US, UK and Australia.

Space

Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

International Business Times

Rubio Chooses Central America For First Trip Amid Panama Canal Pressure

Marco Rubio will pay his first trip as US secretary of state to Central American nations including Panama, where President Donald Trump has threatened to seize the Panama Canal, a spokeswoman said Thursday.

Space

Where to watch 'Blade Runner 2049': Free streaming as sci-fi movie lands on BBC iPlayer

Ahead of Blade Runner 2099 this year, the sequel/prequel is now available for free in the UK for a limited time only, with Blade Runner 2049 landing on the BBC.

Salon

Trump abruptly cancels NIH meetings

Federal science agencies were directed to cancel all scheduled meetings, effectively suspending NIH research grants

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