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The IndependentStranded Boeing astronauts are stuck on International Space Station, Nasa says in urgent update
The astronauts stranded on the International Space Station are still not able to come home, Nasa has said. Two astronauts went to the space station almost 50 days ago as part of a test of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to visit the orbiting lab for about a week and return in mid-June, but thruster failures and helium leaks on Boeing‘s new Starliner capsule prompted Nasa and Boeing to keep them up longer.
- Futurism
Terrifying NASA Video Shows America Spewing CO2 Into Atmosphere
Trapped Gases NASA has released a new visualization that shows copious amounts of carbon dioxide swirling around the Earth's atmosphere. The video shows how concentrations of the gas move across the planet, driven by wind and atmospheric circulation, from January through March 2020. The level of detail is truly astonishing, allowing us to "zoom in […]
- Futurism
Astronaut Shows Photo He Shot in Space That Would Be Impossible to Take Now
Pinpoint Stars In 2003, when the International Space Station was a mere three years old, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit took a gorgeous picture of the Earth's atmosphere, with countless stars frozen in time in the background. But as Pettit revealed in a Reddit post earlier this week, the same photo "cannot be taken anymore" — […]
- AFP
NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilized microbes
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made what could be its most astonishing discovery to date: possible signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.The quest to confirm ancient Martian life is far from over, however.
- The Guardian
Nasa rover discovery hints at ancient microbial life on Mars
A 3ft by 2ft rock marked with off-white spots may offer fossilised record of microbes dating back billions of years
- CNN
Boeing, NASA may have found ‘root cause’ of Starliner spacecraft’s issues, but astronauts are still in limbo
After weeks of testing, NASA and Boeing officials say they better understand the issues plaguing the Starliner spacecraft, but still aren’t ready to name a return date.
- Business Insider
Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans
In the game of climate change, there are winners and losers. These four animals will come out on top, but you probably won't be happy about it.
- Futurism
NASA Rocket for First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Arrives at Launch Site
The rocket designed to carry the first humans to the Moon in over half a century has officially made its way to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) just over a year ahead of its tentative launch date. The enormous, 212-foot rocket stage made its way from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to […]
- HowStuffWorks
Is Africa Splitting in Two? Really? Here's the Scoop
The notion of Africa splitting has the attention scientists and geologists worldwide, as the Great Rift Valley stretches and tears at the Earth's crust.
- Time
CERN Science Gateway: World's Greatest Places 2024
Find out why CERN Science Gateway is one of the World's Greatest Places 2024
- Futurism
Scientists Outraged at Canceled NASA Moon Mission Plead Congress to Reconsider
Last week, NASA made a shocking announcement. It would not be sending its $450 million rover, called the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), to the Moon, where its state of the art capabilities were anticipated to uncover secrets about water ice just beneath the lunar surface. The reason, according to NASA officials, is that […]
- The Telegraph
Nasa finds Mars rock that may have hosted tiny lifeforms
A rock on Mars may have hosted microscopic life billions of years ago, Nasa believes.
- People
Astronaut Reveals Reason She Wears Friendship Bracelets in Space — and Why She Won't Stop (Exclusive)
In 2026, Kellie Gerardi will lead an all-female team of international researchers to space
- The Telegraph
Everything you need to know about La Niña, the climate phenomenon behind this year’s extreme weather
For months the world endured droughts, heat waves, floods and cyclones as one of the strongest El Niño events on record brought chaos to global weather systems.
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Rollout of payment schemes causing ‘widespread uncertainty’ for farmers – report
The changes have come at a time when extreme weather, market conditions and sudden rises in input costs are putting farms under immense pressure.
- OK! Magazine
Meghan Markle 'hysterical' after breaking Prince Harry's strict orders in interview
Meghan Markle was given strict instructions by Prince Harry before she sat down for an interview with Vanity Fair - but the Duchess of Sussex seemingly didn't listen
- OK! Magazine
Drivers warned that most car owners will be hammered with new £410 tax from next April
New rules will see many drivers forced to pay additional tax on their vehicle from next year. The so-called 'luxury' car tax would see motorists forking out £410 each year
- Manchester Evening News
Netflix viewers refusing to sleep as they binge series they can't switch off
Fans have flocked to social media to praise the 18-episode mystery drama
- OK! Magazine
Prince Harry 'ignored Prince William's strong advice' over Meghan Markle – now he's paying the price
EXCLUSIVE: After claims Prince Harry and Meghan were offered advice on balancing their public and private lives, an expert explains why Prince William was right to air his concerns
- OK! Magazine
Prince Andrew's six-word comment to photographer after Newsnight interview
The photographer who was present when Emily Maitlis interviewed Prince Andrew for BBC's Newsnight has recalled the six words the Royal said to him when the interview wrapped up