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Non-essential personnel cleared from launchpad ahead of SLS fueling
With the sun rising on the second day of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal, NASA is preparing the SLS for…
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Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA prepares to load propellant in critical fueling test
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New map reveals the Milky Way’s hidden magnetic field
From Earth, the galaxy seems almost still. Stars shift only slightly, and the Milky Way drifts across the night sky, creating an illusion of quiet stability.
But that calm is misleading. The galaxy is under constant strain, with gas in motion and…
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Earth’s First Sponges Were Soft, Not Spiky, Study Finds
If you imagine the earliest animals on Earth, you might picture something simple but sturdy. Maybe a sponge-like creature anchored to the sea floor, reinforced with tiny glass needles. That image turns out to be wrong.
According to a major…
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RNA world hypothesis: how ribozymes reveal the chemical origins of life on Earth
- The RNA world hypothesis proposes that early life relied on RNA alone to store genetic information and catalyse chemical reactions, resolving the apparent chicken‑and‑egg problem posed by the modern DNA–RNA–protein…
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Full Moon rises over NASA’s Artemis II rocket. Photographers capture perfect picture of human endeavour
Stargazers all around the world had amazing views of the full Snow Moon over the weekend of 31 January–1 February 2026, but not many will have had a view like this.
Photographers Chengcheng Xu and Tianyao Yang managed to capture the full Moon…
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Platinum Breakthrough: Realistic Electrochemistry Leap
Current electrochemical theory does not adequately describe realistic platinum electrodes. Scientists at Leiden University have now, for the first time, mapped the influence of imperfect platinum surfaces. This provides a more accurate picture of…
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In Photos: Full ‘Snow Moon’ Rises To Set Up A ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse – Forbes
- In Photos: Full ‘Snow Moon’ Rises To Set Up A ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse Forbes
- See February’s full snow moon light up the sky CNN
- How to Capture the February 2026 Snow Moon on iPhone The Mac Observer
- Full Snow Moon to rise tonight! Now…
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NASA’s Perseverance rover completes the first AI-planned drive on Mars
The team behind NASA’s six-wheeled Mars explorer tested a vision-enabled artificial intelligence system to map a safe route across the Martian surface without relying on human route planners.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has now completed the first…
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SAR11 Ocean Bacteria Show Hidden Vulnerability To Change
A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to environmental change than scientists realized.
The bacteria, known as SAR11, dominate surface seawater worldwide and can…
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