Yahoo News First samples ever collected from 'far side' of the moon make it back to earth
China's lunar probe has returned to Earth, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon's far side.
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FuturismChina Finds Something Strange in Sample Retrieved From Moon
Lunar Graphene Chinese scientists have made an unusual discovery while analyzing the sample Chang'e-5 collected from the Moon's surface in December 2020. They found naturally occurring "few-layer graphene" for the first time, as state-run news agency Global Times reports, which could have major implications for our plans to make use of local resources once on […]
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Space station astronauts forced to shelter as Russian satellite breaks into more than 100 pieces
Astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to take shelter last night after a Russian satellite broke into more than 100 pieces. The nine astronauts living on the space station were told to shelter in their respective spacecraft, according to NASA, after the debris was spotted. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams boarded their Starliner spacecraft, the Boeing-built capsule that has been docked since June 6 in its first crewed test mission on the station.
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What we know about summer COVID as UK case numbers rise
It comes as a new group of variants, known as FLiRT, have emerged in recent weeks.
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NASA Uses Hubble And Webb Telescopes To Create 3D Visualisation Of Pillars Of Creation
The Pillars of Creation are one of the most iconic and beautiful sights in deep space - now NASA has released a 3D visualisation allowing us to see inside this stunning part of the Eagle Nebula. Made famous in 1995 by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation are giant clouds where stars are born. Using data from NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, astronomers have created a comprehensive and detailed multiwavelength look at these towering celestial structures. The four Pillars of Creation, made primarily of cool molecular hydrogen and dust, are being eroded by the fierce winds and punishing ultraviolet light of nearby hot, young stars. The finger-like structures protruding from the top of the pillars are so big they are larger than our solar system! Within these fingers are embryonic stars. The tallest pillar stretches across three light-years, three-quarters of the distance between our Sun and the next nearest star. This is not an artistic interpretation but rather is based on observational data from a science paper led by Anna McLeod, an associate professor at the University of Durham in the U.K. The new visualisation also shows how two of the world's most powerful space telescopes can work together to provide a more complex and holistic portrait of the pillars. Hubble sees objects that glow in visible light, at thousands of degrees. Webb's infrared vision, which is sensitive to cooler objects with temperatures of just hundreds of degrees pierces through obscuring dust to see stars embedded in the pillars.
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Surprising asteroid sample reveals Bennu may have originated from an ocean world
A sample from asteroid Bennu contains organic compounds usually found at midocean ridges on Earth, suggesting Bennu may have been part of an ancient ocean world.
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‘Planet killer’ asteroid the size of Mount Everest to skim past Earth tonight
Free live stream of the space rock is available to watch on Thursday evening
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'Bromeswell bucket' fragments discovered in remarkable dig at Sutton Hoo
Missing pieces of a 6th century Byzantine bucket have been uncovered at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in east Suffolk.
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‘Remarkably preserved’ 500-million-year-old sea creature discovered
New findings have allowed scientists to document features in the extinct animal never seen before.
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Boeing Starliner spacecraft could wait months before return, but officials say astronauts aren’t stranded
Engineers on the ground will use that time to try to better understand issues plaguing the spacecraft.
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Meteorites strike Mars far more often than thought, probe finds
Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed.- Mars missions, take note - Frequent, intense dust storms make it particularly difficult for spacecrafts orbiting Mars to see small meteorite craters down below.
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Astronauts forced to take shelter on space station after Russian satellite blows up
More than 100 pieces of debris were thrown around space, officials said
- The Telegraph
Madagascan lemur ‘honks’ could hold secret to human musical ability
The car horn-like honks of lemurs could help scientists learn how humans evolved musical ability.
- Business Insider
At least 7 stars in our galaxy have the potential to harbor advanced alien technology, researchers find
After surveying 5 million stars throughout our galaxy, researchers identified seven that may host Dyson spheres: super-advanced alien megastructures.
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Last surviving woolly mammoths were inbred but not doomed to extinction – study
New analysis reveals they originated from no more than eight individuals but grew to number 200–300 within 20 generations.
- The Guardian
Freak event probably killed last woolly mammoths, scientists say
Study shows population on Arctic island was stable until sudden demise, countering theory of ‘genomic meltdown’
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Nearly 5 billion people lived under extreme temperatures in June, study finds
Once-in-50-years heatwaves now occur five times more often and are 1.5C warmer
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14 Wild Animals That Start With 'U' (Aside From the Utahraptor)
Animal names are a simple way to categorize the diverse species of the animal kingdom. Animals that start with "U" can be some of the most fascinating in our planet's elaborate biological patchwork.
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Startups Working on Using the Ocean as Huge Waste Dump for CO2 to Save Earth From Climate Change
Flow State Our fight against climate change is getting desperate. We may be on our way to a renewables-powered future, but until then, immediate solutions are needed to contend with soaring temperatures and rising sea levels. That has scientists considering ambitious large-scale projects to engineer the climate in our favor, such as reducing the sunlight […]
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Mapping Australia’s kelp forests with AI
The Great Southern Reef was once teeming with giant kelp, yet it’s almost all but disappeared. Now, researchers are starting to use advanced technology to regrow and restore these underwater forests for the future.
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Footage shows out-of-control XL Bully being chased by armed cops before being shot dead following horror attack on woman
GMP said the dog had to be destroyed 'as the last possible option'