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Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think

News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond Earth is “only a matter of time”, we were told in September 2023. “We are close”…

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Researchers build a 3D printer optimized for space applications — Designed to work in a vacuum, the printer could be used to rapidly prototype components while in space

Researchers from the University of Glasgow built a 3D printer that can work in zero gravity and the vacuum of space.

Tom’s Hardware

Los Angeles fires leave NASA's Deep Space Network mission control empty for 1st time in 60 years

Despite the evacuation of its Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, no space mission data has been lost, NASA says.

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3 Stocks to Benefit From China’s Rare Earth Export Ban on U.S.

China flexed its dominance by banning certain rare earth elements for export to the United States, but some companies may actually benefit from the decision.

MarketBeat

Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.

LiveScience

Earth from space: Svalbard's radioactive 'Bear Island' surrounded by rare cloud swirls and a giant algal bloom

A 2023 satellite image captured a pair of peculiar phenomena painting parallel swirls in the sea and sky around Norway's Bear Island, which is surrounded by extremely radioactive waters left behind by a doomed Soviet submarine.

LiveScience

Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at the Maha Kumbh festival

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth

The Independent UK

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Total lunar eclipse March 2025 — When and where to see the next 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will be seen across North America on the night of March 13-14, 2025, while parts of Europe will get a brief view.

Space

Giant freshwater aquifer in southern Africa is under threat from mining

A huge underground water resource the size of Austria, the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System, stretches for 87,000km² across Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. It supplies 50,000 people in several towns with water pure enough to drink, and is their only source of water. But the Namibian government has awarded uranium…

The Conversation

Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth?

The International Space Station is always falling, yet it never crashes to Earth or burns up in our atmosphere. How is this possible?

Space

Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Giant 'kidney beans' spotted in Mars satellite images could point to signs of water and life

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain life.

LiveScience

The Alps are getting snow – so why are skiers heading north to Norway and Finland?

New figures show unprecedented demand at Norwegian and Finnish resorts compared to the Alps

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands booster for 15th time (video)

SpaceX launched 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this morning (Jan. 13).

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Watch: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX cancelled

Watch as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempted to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.

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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Southwest Mexico, No Serious Damage

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake in southwestern Mexico prompts emergency response, with no serious damage reported. Mexico, prone to earthquakes, has a history ...

The Independent UK

Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth

NASA estimates the asteroid Alinda is roughly the same width as Manhattan

The Independent UK

The end of the world as we know it? Theorist warns humanity is teetering between collapse and advancement

When will human civilization end for 8.2 billion Earthlings? It could be happening right now

Space

SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions

Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week, kicking off a busy year of moon missions.

The Guardian - AU

The deadliest beings on the planet: can the bacteriophage help in our fight against superbugs?

Antimicrobial resistance threatens many of the gains of modern medicine, making even routine surgery much riskier. Some scientists believe phages, lurking in every corner of the planet, offer hope

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take holy dip at largest gathering of humanity on Earth

Maha Kumbh, the largest gathering of people anywhere on Earth, is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees to India’s Uttar Pradesh

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