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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from California (video)

SpaceX launched another set of its Starlink internet satellites from southern California on Saturday evening (Feb 22).

Space

The Observer view: when an asteroid is hurtling to Earth, do you head for the pub or the church?

2024 YR4, a lump of rock the size of a building, may be heading our way, but don’t start stockpiling the tinned carrots yet

The Guardian - UK

How to thrive in uncertainty

Experts explain how to transform a fear of the unknown into a sense of possibility

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Space mission aims to map water on surface of the moon

A probe to be launched this week aims to pinpoint sites of lunar water, which could help plan to colonise the Earth’s satellite

The Guardian - UK

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 149 — SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids?

On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a potentially hazardous asteroid, SpaceX's plans in the Bahamas, and the debate surrounding the International Space Station.

Space

‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another

Archaeologist believes his ‘find of the century’ – of Pharaoh Thutmose II – could be surpassed by ongoing excavation

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers discover 'Quipu,' the single largest structure in the known universe

Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.

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France's Agriculture Show, An Outlet For Angry Farmers

France's annual Agriculture Show has become a hotbed of protest by farmers, exasperated by low produce prices, heavy regulations and global competition, against the government they say doesn't care for them enough.

International Business Times

20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising

Over the past two decades, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, driving sea levels to rise at an accelerated pace, according to a decades-long comprehensive analysis.

Space

Germany On Eve Of Elections Under Shadow Of US-European Rift

German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of key elections in which conservatives hope to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right targeting a record score.

International Business Times

30 years after warp drives were proposed, we still can't make the math work

To construct a warp drive, we would need negative mass, which doesn't appear to exist in the universe and would violate everything we know about motion, momentum and energy.

Space

A recipe for baby stars: Fluffy clouds

Kyushu University researchers studied the Small Magellanic Cloud to learn about our ancient universe

Salon

‘Technofossils’: how humanity’s eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones

Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientists

The Guardian - UK

Cook Islands Strikes Deal With China On Seabed Minerals

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the Pacific nation's seabed mineral riches.

International Business Times

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Are noise-cancelling headphones impairing our hearing skills? Some audiologists are beginning to worry

Some specialists suspect that constantly filtering out background noise may have unintended consequences

Space

What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

Space

Einstein wins again! Quarks obey relativity laws, Large Hadron Collider finds

Do top quarks, nature's heaviest elementary particle, obey Einstein's rules at all times of day and night? Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have the answer.

Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch

Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism launch, which will send six people to the final frontier. You'll be able to watch the action live.

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Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS

European Space Agency astronaut John McFall is cleared to be the first person with a physical disability to fly to the space station.

Space

Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a new paper that says our Earth had a big say in matters.

International Business Times

S.Africa Wants 'Inclusive' Talks On Ending Ukraine War, Invites Zelensky

South Africa said Friday that talks to end Russia's nearly three-year war in Ukraine must involve all parties and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected on a state visit soon for discussions.

Space

US Space Force reveals 1st look at secretive X-37B space plane in orbit (photo)

The United States Space Force released the first public photo taken by X-37B space plane in orbit, showing the vehicle high above Earth.

Space

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announces retirement after 30-year career at the space agency

NASA has announced the retirement of Associate Administrator Jim Free, the agency's chief operating officer for more than 18,000 employees across the United States.

Space

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 450th Falcon rocket (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8).

Space

Strange X-ray flash from beyond the Milky Way perplexes scientists

A mysterious flash of X-ray emission from outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled.

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