
Nasa increases chance of 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth yet again
The likelihood of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024-YR4 whacking into Earth in 2032 has increased to 3.1%. Nasa said the chance of a direct hit is now …
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NASA, SpaceX launch Starliner astronauts' replacement crew
NASA's next International Space Station crew blasted off Friday, finally clearing the way for Starliner astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita …
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Defence shortages create ‘temptation for Putin to test us’: EU Defence Commissioner Kubilius
The EU has just launched an ambitious-sounding defence plan, “ReArmEU”, and it is also publishing a landmark white paper on defence. The person at the heart of these initiatives is our guest on the programme; Andrius Kubilius is the EU Commissioner in charge of defence and space. A Lithuanian …
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Refuge from the worst mass extinction in Earth's history discovered fossilized in China
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have done okay. The mass …
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World's Largest Camera is Ready to Take Its First 3,200-Megapixel Photos of the Universe
The groundbreaking 6,600-pound 3,200-megapixel Legacy Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) was installed this week at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in …
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Could the universe ever stop expanding? New theory proposes a cosmic 'off switch'
Dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon that powers the expansion of the universe, may undergo periodic 'violent transitions' that reverse the growth …
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See Last Night's Lunar Eclipse From Around the World in These 9 Photos
Snaps from across the globe captured the beauty of the moon. Were you one of the millions who managed to take in the beauty of last night’s hauntingly beautiful total lunar eclipse? The celestial event, the first to be visible from the Americas since 2022, delivered on the hype: it turned the moon a …