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Science news this week: Hidden lakes and a 'city-killer' asteroid

Feb. 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

Rare earths hopeful in eye of Greenland political storm

A stalled rare earths project puts an Australian junior miner at the centre of an election in an Atlantic territory caught in a web of geopolitical tensions.

AAP

Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: 'We don't feel stranded'

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren't stranded aboard the space station. They'll be happy to come home but sad when their spaceflight journey comes to an end.

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Two-thirds of Americans still believe climate change is impacting the Earth, despite what Trump contends

With stronger hurricanes and longer wildfire seasons, Americans saw the impact of the climate crisis firsthand last year

The Independent UK

Nasa’s Boeing astronauts really want you to know they’re not ‘stuck’

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are hoping to set the record straight again after an extended trip to the space station

The Independent UK

'A hellish nightmare': Remembering the most famous Civilization game ever played, Civ 2's 'Eternal War'

Someone once played a single game of Civilization 2 for a decade and the result was a ruined earth and endless war in 3991 AD.

PC Gamer

What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)

Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

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Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted

The Conversation

Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander reached lunar orbit on Thursday (Feb. 13) and snapped some photos to commemorate the milestone.

Space

How Sen's 4K live cameras on the ISS offer a new perspective from space (op-ed)

Sen aims to use the story-telling power of video to inspire, empowering everyone to witness planetary change and humanity's exploration of space.

Space

7 romantic sci-fi movies to cuddle up with on Valentine's Day

Here’s our list of the best cinematic sci-fi romance stories to prove that love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.

Space

Anyone who raises an eyebrow at paying $85 for a Deep Rock Galactic mug must know they are 'the most complicated mug made industrially on Earth'

"These come across like the millennial nerd version of the pink glass dishes my mom hoards in a cabinet."

PC Gamer

Lake Vostok: The 15 million-year-old lake buried miles beneath Antarctica's ice

Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling Lake Ontario in terms of size and volume.

LiveScience

One Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?

100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s "Great Debate"

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Pale Blue Dot: The iconic Valentine's Day photo of Earth turns 35 today — and you're probably in it

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale Blue Dot" image is just as awe-inspiring today.

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Ukraine Finalizes Agreement With US On Rare Earth Metals Access

Ukraine and the US are in talks for access to rare earth metals, emphasizing strategic cooperation and mutual benefits.

Space

Fastest exoplanet ever is dragged through space at 1.2 million mph by hypervelocity star

Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized planet along for the ride.

Player One

'Helldivers 2' Catastrophe: Black Hole Destroys Angel's Venture—Thousands Dead, More Planets at Risk

Super Earth is in crisis as the Meridian Singularity wipes out Angel's Venture, killing 480,000—now five more planets are in its deadly path.

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The Guardian - AU

China opens recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’ amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth

Recruitment drive comes amid increasing focus on an asteroid with a low – but growing – likelihood of hitting earth in seven years

The Conversation

An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker

Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the Pacific Ocean has found a strange increase in the radioactive isotope beryllium-10 during that time.

Total Film

Captain America: Brave New World ending explained – Who dies in the Marvel movie? How does it set up the next Avengers?

All your burning questions answered about Captain America 4

The Guardian - US

The heartlessness of the deal: how Trump’s ‘America first’ stance sold out Ukraine

The US president does not care who controls east Ukraine, so long as he can access the rare earth minerals underneath

Inverse

5 Years Later, Star Trek's Next Big Show Is Rebooting A Core Part Of Starfleet

Here's an early look at Starfleet's next crew. Cast members from 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' have dropped some new looks.

Windows Central

Oh Liberty: Helldivers 2 just lost Angel's Venture to the Illuminate and the Meridia black hole, and now the aliens are sending it right at Super Earth

Despite valiant defensive efforts from Helldivers 2 players, the Meridia black hole has destroyed Angel's Venture — and the Illuminate is setting its sights on other planets next.

Space

Japan's Resilience lunar lander prepares for 1st swing around the moon

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of the moon as part of its elongated moon landing journey.

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