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Saturn's rings might not be younger than the dinosaurs as recently suggested, but nearly as old as the giant planet itself at billions of years in age, a new study says.

UK not part of Iris2 project described as ‘a significant step towards Europe’s sovereignty and secure connectivity’

A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation.

Astronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior.

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The last full moon of 2024 did not disappoint.

This is a weird story. By now, if you've been on this earth for more than a few years, you probably know that most places consider it illegal to impersonate, say, a police officer.

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Imagine you are standing in front of a multimillion-pound building in the centre of the French city, Lyon. It radiates warmth and history with its rammed earth structural walls. Two hundred miles away, a small house in the Beaucastel winery, Provence, shares a similar texture and aesthetic.

On Dec. 17, the moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky in the Gemini constellation.

The world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.