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Designs have been unveiled for inflatable space habitats the size of stadiums.
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FuturismChina Releases CGI Video of Moon Base and It Contains Something Very Strange
Blurred Out The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has shown off a CGI video of its vision of a lunar base, a vastly ambitious plan the country is hoping to realize in a matter of decades. The showy, albeit already dated-looking render shows plans for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) a Chinese and Russian […]
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Scientists say they’ve traced the origins of a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid to the far side of the moon
Rare near-Earth asteroid Kamo’oalewa may have been created several million years ago when something slammed into the moon and sent a chunk of it flying into space.
- Associated Press
Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft
Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space. The Russian draft resolution, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, goes further than the U.S.-Japan proposal, not only calling for efforts to stop weapons from being deployed in outer space but for preventing “the threat or use of force in outer space,” also “for all time.” It says this should include deploying weapons “from space against Earth, and from Earth against objects in outer space.”
- The Conversation
China set to blast off to the far side of the Moon – here’s what it could discover
China’s new mission could answer longstanding questions about the Moon.
- The Independent
Dead 40-foot whale found decomposing on beach likely died by ‘vessel strike’
Gray whale’s injuries said to be consistent with blunt force trauma
- Futurism
NASA Watching as Sun Blasts Mars to See Effect on Astronauts
Toasty Times The Sun is ramping up, which could be a boon for our hopes of exploring Mars on foot — depending on what scientists find. In preparation for a potential manned mission to the Red Planet, NASA scientists will be closely watching how the Sun's peak of volatile activity affects the Martian surface and, […]
- HowStuffWorks
River-bottom Bones: The Strange World of Underwater Fossil Hunting
Winding through the South Carolina low country, the Cooper River is a reed-lined haven for sportfish and shorebirds. The waterway originates in Berkeley County's Lake Moultrie. From there, it proceeds all the way down to Charleston, where it merges with the Ashley and the Wando to form that city's world-famous harbor. (Ever hear of Fort Sumter?)
- The Conversation
Unravelling life’s origin: five key breakthroughs from the past five years
The origin of life on Earth is one of the biggest mysteries in science.
- The Conversation
The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup
It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.
- The Independent
Peak solar activity sparks unprecedented ‘global auroras’ on Mars
Red planet experiencing greatest level of auroral activity in 10 years
- Associated Press
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek.
- The Guardian
Weatherwatch: What’s driving California’s extreme weather?
Shifting atmospheric circulation patterns have placed US state in frontline of climate crisis
- The Independent
‘Super agers’ have incredibly sharp memories, according to new research
‘We’re really speaking to a resistance to age-related decline,’ researcher says
- The Conversation
Boeing’s Starliner is about to launch − if successful, the test represents an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
The Starliner has had delays and issues. The May 2024 launch will put its capacity to carry crew to the International Space Station to the test.
- The Guardian
Trawl for unsafe criminal convictions in UK being done by interns
Exclusive: DNA expert whose work led to Andrew Malkinson case breakthrough says job should be given to forensic scientists
- The Northern Echo
Cummins Launches STEM Hub at Stockton-on-Tees School
Egglescliffe School, Stockton-on-Tees has celebrated the launch of a new dedicated STEM learning facility supported by Cummins.
- Liverpool Echo
Giant otter flown to Chester Zoo to help save his species from extinction
Three-year-old named Manu has travelled more than 1,000 miles from Budapest Zoo to Cheshire
- CNN
‘They told us that this material would be safe.’ Toxic PFAS discovered on US farms
Farms across Maine are discovering toxic PFAS chemicals in their soil and water. But the problem could impact millions of acres of farmland nationwide.
- The Guardian
Astronauts could run round ‘Wall of Death’ to keep fit on moon, say scientists
Researchers suggest cylinder to prevent astronauts losing muscle mass in low gravity environment