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SpaceX launch: NASA gives Elon Musk the green light for Crew-2 launch to ISS next week
SpaceX will launch four astronauts into orbit aboard the futuristic Dragon capsule next week. The launch is pencilled in to blast…
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St Vincent volcano eruption: Thousands flee as Caribbean volcano belches smoke and ash
The St Vincent volcano erupted on Friday, April 9, after authorities warned of a possible imminent eruption of La Soufriere. Evacuation orders…
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Ancient Egypt: Study of 2600-year-old mummy solves mystery of woman’s ‘violent’ axe murder
Takabuti’s ancient murder mystery is at the heart of a new book published on Friday, April 2, by researchers from…
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SpaceX Starship launch: What time will SN11 launch today from Boca Chica?
SpaceX will attempt to launch the rocket that could one day fly humans to Mars after scrubbing its initial liftoff attempt on…
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Dark matter breakthrough: ‘Ghost stars’ could solve one of science’s greatest mysteries
Dark matter is a form of unknown matter that is thought to account for approximately 25 percent of the universe. Its…
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Asteroid tracker: NASA confirms biggest asteroid to pass this year will reach 77,000mph
Astronomers who have been tracking the asteroid for the past 20 years are thrilled about its upcoming flyby. Officially called 2001 FO32,…
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Yellowstone volcano warning over ‘largest and most devastating eruption in history’
The supervolcano gets its nickname due to its ability to inflict global devastation during a supereruption, something that has happened three…
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What killed the dinosaurs? Harvard astronomers revisit asteroid theory
About 66 million years ago, the dinosaurs’ dominance on Earth was cut short when a major body from space came…
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End of the world: Elon Musk backed theory ‘something in universe is killing everything’
The SpaceX CEO received a blow to his plans to send humans to the Red Planet when the Starship SN9 prototype crashed…
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Volcanoes and solar flares: Expert lists 5 natural cataclysms that ‘could happen tomorrow’
Despite being the only hospitable planet in the solar system, Earth can be a pretty dangerous place to inhabit. In…
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