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Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video

For the first time, we can see and hear lightning-like discharges in Mars' thin atmosphere.

Space

Previously unknown early medieval settlement unearthed during work on wind farm

The discovery is one of several made during archaeological excavations

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘preparing for flotation that could value it at over $1tn’

Reports say space exploration company has begun talks about stock market listing that could raise more than $25bn

The Guardian - UK

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Where do humans rank in monogamy? Scientists find out how they compare to other animals

Human pair bonding is more comparable to exclusive mating seen in meerkats and beavers than in our primate cousins

The Independent UK

Humans rank above meerkats but below beavers in monogamy league table

Human beings in 7th place out of 35 species on monogamy scale, according to a study by Cambridge University

The Guardian - UK

China breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch (video)

China just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 hours, setting a new national mark for liftoff cadence.

Space

The James Webb Space Telescope just found the oldest supernova ever seen

The supernova exploded over 13 billion years ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Space

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This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?

"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years."

Space

Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk (video)

Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station and assessed the damage to the attached Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during a spacewalk on Tuesday (Dec. 9).

Space

January full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Wolf Moon

Your guide to January’s full Wolf Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.

Space

Iain Douglas-Hamilton obituary

Conservationist who devoted his life to the study and preservation of the African elephant

The Guardian - UK

1st human missions to Mars should hunt for signs of life, report says

Humanity's exploration of Mars should be organized around the search for signs of past or present Red Planet life, according to a new report from the U.S. National Academies.

Space

ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025

The image shows a good example of the phenomenon called airglow.

Space

This supermassive black hole flung out matter at 134 million mph: 'On a scale almost too big to imagine'

In other words, the matter traveled at 20% the speed of light.

Space

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Startup announces 'Galactic Brain' project to put AI data centers in orbit

Aetherflux has focused its efforts on space-based solar power, with the goal of "building an American power grid in space."

Space

SpaceX launches mysterious NROL-77 mission for the US military (video)

SpaceX launched the NROL-77 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Dec. 9), sending a classified satellite skyward from Florida's Space Coast.

The Independent UK

Scientists turn common kitchen waste into glue strong enough to tow car

Plates stuck using glue could hold up to 123kg

The Independent UK

Discovery of record number of dinosaur footprints to reveal secrets of two-legged giants

A team of paleontologists has discovered and documented thousands of footprints

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The Independent UK

Lab-grown fungus ‘meat’ could be cheaper chicken substitute, scientists say

Natural texture and flavour of protein produced by fungus closely resemble meat

Space

Russian Soyuz capsule lands on Earth to return crew of 3 home after months on International Space Station (video)

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky landed on Russia's Soyuz MS-27 on Dec. 9, 2025, after 245 days on the International Space Station.

The Independent UK

Modern humans unfairly blamed for extinction of Indonesia’s ‘hobbits’, scientists say

Previous research linked disappearance of small-brained species to arrival of homo sapiens

Axios

Photos: Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan's northeast

The quake injured multiple people and triggered tsunami alerts and evacuation orders for thousands of residents.

Space

The Subaru Telescope just made its 1st discoveries: a 'failed star' and an exoplanet

Check out the first findings from the Subaru Telescope.

Space

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 32nd flight of Falcon 9 rocket (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. It was the record 32nd flight of the Falcon's first stage.

Space

One of the most promising Earth-like worlds may not have an atmosphere after all

New simulations suggest TRAPPIST-1e's possible methane atmosphere may be a false signal from its star, raising fresh questions about the planet’s habitability.

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