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Raccoons solve puzzles just for fun – even when there’s no treat reward at the end

Findings help explain why raccoons are so well-equipped to thrive in cities

The Independent UK

NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft hit so hard, it changed its target space rocks' orbit around the sun

The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in the nick of time.

Space

Many pandemic viruses emerged naturally – but there’s one that most likely came from a lab

Research provides benchmark for distinguishing natural outbreaks from scenarios involving lab leaks

The Independent UK

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SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year (photos, video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 15,000-pound EchoStar XXV TV satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast just after midnight on Tuesday (March 10).

Space

Coin used to pay for bus ticket in Leeds found to be 2,000 years old

The coin was given to a local bus driver decades ago and kept in a chest ever since

The Independent UK

Short films made from brain activity of mice aim to show how they see world

Scientists hope results analysed after the mice watched video footage will help them understand their perceptions

The Guardian - UK

Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite crashes back to Earth over eastern Pacific Ocean

NASA's Van Allen Probe A crashed to Earth on Wednesday morning (March 11) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the space agency. Most of the spacecraft likely burned up in the atmosphere.

Space

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Jupiter appears to change direction in the night sky tonight: Here's why

The change is subtle and happens over many nights.

Space

The 1st trailer for HBO's 'Lanterns' drops with no green, no aliens, and a boatload of f-bombs

'Don't get too hung up on the jewelry, junior, you're just a f***ing substitute teacher.'

Space

China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side

A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a scientifically promising destination for China's first crewed moon landing mission, which the nation wants to achieve by 2030.

Space

Taking multivitamin daily could help to slow biological ageing, study suggests

Researchers working to unpick whether daily multivitamin results in people staying healthier as they age

The Guardian - UK

Spectacular fireball over Europe sends meteorite crashing through roof of German home

A meteorite has crashed through the roof of a house after thousands observed a stunning fireball streak across the sky in western Europe.

Space

SpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test | Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026

SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images.

Space

Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using 'self-healing' materials

Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that could make long-duration missions and reusable launch vehicles more resilient.

Space

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'Project Hail Mary''s final teaser trailer is 'Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!'

'I really wanted this incredible friendship to be true to the book.'

The Guardian - US

How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis

As the US space agency misses its launch window for the second month, smaller firms continue work on their parts

Space

Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why

Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes.

The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: patience is needed to observe Cancer’s beehive cluster

Constellation of Cancer is not easy to locate but reward is the star cluster M44 at its centre

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SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Taxonomy isn’t sexy science, but it deserves wider appreciation

Letter: Jane Logan pays tribute to her late husband’s lifelong passion for classifying organisms

The Guardian - US

Stormy space weather may be garbling messages from aliens, new research suggests

Researchers who listen for signs of non-human life say signals ‘can slip below detection thresholds, even if it’s there’

Space

I spoke to the writers behind the trippy new sci-fi novel 'Detour': 'Things don't need to be 100% correct, but they do have to be believable'

"If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be thrilled."

Space

A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands

Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon.

Space

Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

Space

A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo

The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.

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