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Space Shield Against Solar Storms Uses Lithium and Barium

Space Shield Against Solar Storms Uses Lithium and Barium

A scientist at Boston University is developing a space shield against solar storms that would use lithium and barium to reinforce Earth's natural m...

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Cats Prefer Silvervine Over Catnip, Study Reveals

Cats Prefer Silvervine Over Catnip, Study Reveals

A new study reveals that cats prefer silvervine (matatabi) over catnip, according to Japanese researchers who tested feline attraction to both plan...

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China's Rare Earth University Degrees Build Talent Moat

China's Rare Earth University Degrees Build Talent Moat

China's rare earth university degrees are creating a talent pipeline that reinforces the country's dominance in critical minerals. According to a R...

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Water-Powered Spacecraft: Argo Space's Solar System Ambitions

Water-Powered Spacecraft: Argo Space's Solar System Ambitions

Water-powered spacecraft are gaining attention as a promising solution for deep space exploration. Three former SpaceX engineers have founded Argo ...

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Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

Earliest Fire Use Pushed Back to 1.8 Million Years in South Africa

The earliest controlled use of fire by human ancestors may date back 1.8 million years, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE. The researc...

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Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter's Gravity May Have Saved Earth's Life-Building Elements

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, may have played a crucial role in allowing life to emerge on Earth by acting as a gravitational ba...

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Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Mysterious Space Signal Decoded: The Rosetta Stone of Radio Transients

Astronomers have finally found a long-period radio transient that acts as a cosmic Rosetta Stone, unlocking the mystery of these enigmatic signals ...

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Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid Rocket Fuel Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Solve the Shutdown Problem

Solid rocket fuel has long been the workhorse of spaceflight, but its inability to stop and restart has been a persistent Achilles' heel. Now, a te...

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China's Tianwen-2 Mission to Reach Kamo'oalewa Asteroid

China's Tianwen-2 Mission to Reach Kamo'oalewa Asteroid

China's Tianwen-2 mission is about to reach Kamo'oalewa, a near-Earth asteroid that has puzzled scientists for years. The spacecraft, launched in M...

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Space Data Centers: Why They Make More Sense Than You Think

Space Data Centers: Why They Make More Sense Than You Think

Space data centers are often dismissed as a sci-fi fantasy, but a deeper look reveals they might actually make sense. Elon Musk and others are push...

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Google Maps Fruit Fly Brain, Community Trains It to Play Doom

Google Maps Fruit Fly Brain, Community Trains It to Play Doom

Google has mapped the brain of a fruit fly, and the community has already trained it to play Doom and Super Mario 64. This isn't a joke—it's a remarkable demonstration...

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China's Deep Blue Aerospace to Copy SpaceX's Chopstick Rocket Recovery
China's Deep Blue Aerospace to Copy SpaceX's Chopstick Rocket Recovery
China's Deep Blue Aerospace is developing a chopstick-style recovery system for its Nebula-2 rocket, directly mimicking SpaceX's groundbreaking Mechazilla approach. The company recently announced that the 5-meter-diameter stainless steel propellant... 続きを読む...
ESA Tests Rosalind Franklin Rover in Almería Desert Simulation
ESA Tests Rosalind Franklin Rover in Almería Desert Simulation
The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully completed a 9-day simulation of its Rosalind Franklin rover in the Almería desert, a crucial step in preparing for the ExoMars mission to... 続きを読む...
Marie Curie and Einstein's 20-Year Letters Revealed
Marie Curie and Einstein's 20-Year Letters Revealed
Marie Curie and Albert Einstein exchanged letters for over two decades, and now, a century later, their correspondence is finally available to the public. This remarkable collection offers a rare... 続きを読む...
Google's AI Chip in Space: Testing Data Center Viability
Google's AI Chip in Space: Testing Data Center Viability
Google has sent one of its AI chips into space for the first time, launching a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission aims to... 続きを読む...
SpaceX Launches Three Rockets in 13 Hours With Secret US Payload
SpaceX Launches Three Rockets in 13 Hours With Secret US Payload
SpaceX has achieved a new milestone by launching three rockets within 13 hours, with the final flight carrying a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The mission,... 続きを読む...
Cold War Spy Satellites Retire: US DSP Constellation Heads to Space Graveyard
Cold War Spy Satellites Retire: US DSP Constellation Heads to Space Graveyard
The Cold War-era DSP (Defense Support Program) satellites, which monitored the Soviet Union for decades, are finally being retired. These orbiting sentinels provided early warning of ballistic missile attacks and... 続きを読む...
James Webb Telescope Detects Mysterious Signal in Fornax
James Webb Telescope Detects Mysterious Signal in Fornax
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a mysterious signal in the constellation Fornax, leaving astronomers puzzled and eager to uncover its origin. This unexpected finding comes from one of... 続きを読む...
Cold War Spy Satellite Farrah III Explodes in Orbit: Mystery Deepens
Cold War Spy Satellite Farrah III Explodes in Orbit: Mystery Deepens
The mysterious explosion of the Cold War spy satellite Farrah III has baffled experts and raised concerns about space debris. The USA 32, a US intelligence satellite launched during the... 続きを読む...
China's Dixing-3 Bed Rest Study for Moon Missions Explained
China's Dixing-3 Bed Rest Study for Moon Missions Explained
China's Dixing-3 bed rest study is a peculiar but serious experiment designed to prepare astronauts for future moon missions. Volunteers spent up to 30 days lying in bed, eating, sleeping,... 続きを読む...
Einstein's 90-Year Math Puzzle Solved by Spanish Researcher
Einstein's 90-Year Math Puzzle Solved by Spanish Researcher
A Spanish researcher has solved a 90-year-old mathematical puzzle in Einstein's general relativity, uniting the description of a rotating black hole with an expanding universe. The breakthrough, by Antonio Peña... 続きを読む...
Australia's Richest Woman Bets $600 Million on Rare Earths to Counter China
Australia's Richest Woman Bets $600 Million on Rare Earths to Counter China
Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has made a bold $600 million bet on rare earths to counter China's dominance in the strategic minerals market. Through her majority stake in Lynas... 続きを読む...
Sun's Death Will Be Worse Than Expected for Solar System
Sun's Death Will Be Worse Than Expected for Solar System
The Sun's death will be more catastrophic than previously believed, according to a new study that challenges long-held assumptions about the survival of gas giants like Jupiter. While these massive... 続きを読む...

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