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Man's Body Found In Pond 22 Years After Disappearance

Discover how Google Earth helped solve a 22-year-old missing person case by locating a submerged car with the body of William Moldt inside.

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First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight

Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm

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Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star that will outlive the sun by 100 billion years

An Earth-size planet discovered around a nearby star offers astronomers their first chance for exoplanetary geology.

LiveScience

Blue Origin launches 1st Black astronaut candidate, age 90, and 5 space tourists on New Shepard rocket (video)

Blue Origin sent six people to the final frontier today (May 19) on the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

Space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches six tourists to edge of space after two-year pause

The passengers include Ed Dwight, the first Black man to train as an astronaut in the 1960s

The Independent UK

Bright green fireball lights up the skies over Portugal and Spain (photos)

On the evening of Saturday (May 18) a bright fireball lit up the skies over Portugal and Spain in stunning green and blue as it streaked through Earth's atmosphere.

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UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes

Britain’s railways are spending billions on bolstering the tracks against geological movements caused by extreme weather. But technology and new infrastructure will not save every service

The Guardian - UK

NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months

NASA is studying innovative rocket system developed by Howe Industries that could reducing travel time to the Red Planet to just a few months.

Space

Separates vs systems: the pros and cons of each path to hi-fi nirvana

Systems are no longer simply an entry-level endeavour, while separates also don’t need to cost the earth. So which path is right for you?

What Hi-Fi?

When Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet

Did you know that our planet passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during its 1910 visit on May 19? And that apocalyptic predictions still held sway at that time, despite being in the 20th Century? A.S.Ganesh takes a look at how the arrival of the most popular comet created…

The Hindu

Northern Lights: Will you be able to see Aurora Borealis tonight in the UK?

The phenomenon is unlikely to light up the sky this evening, but could be visible again in early June

The Independent UK

NASA's PREFIRE mission is ready to unlock the mysteries of Earth's poles

A pair of cubesats will measure far-infrared radiation from Earth's poles to improve climate predictions.

Space

Why we're one step closer to understanding how Earth got its oceans (op-ed)

Earth may have gotten some of its water from 'dark comets,' and the forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory could uncover key clues about these mysterious cosmic bodies.

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Northern Lights will appear across UK skies more frequently, space forecaster says

The sunspot region will be rotated back towards Earth in 10 to 12 days’ time, paving the way for further displays of the Northern Lights

The Independent UK

When will the Northern Lights be visible again? Space forecasters have their say

The sun is currently in the most active period of its 11-year cycle

Louder

"This is a more outgoing album. It’s noisier, it’s got lots more musical ideas crammed into it." The story of Gazpacho's Soyuz

Having contemplated the end of the world with their previous album, 2018's Soyuz found Norwegian prog rockers Gazpacho turning their attention to being frozen in time

The Guardian - UK

Northern lights across UK may happen again soon, experts predict

Extreme geomagnetic storm that lit up skies last weekend could recur as 11-year solar cycle reaches its peak

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James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)

The Orion Nebula may be a familiar astronomical sight over Earth but that hasn't stopped the James Webb Space Telescope from seeing this star-forming region in a stunning new light.

Digital Camera World

Why do the Northern Lights never look as good as in the photographs?

The Aurora Borealis was visible across the US and UK recently, but why were images caught on camera better than what the eye saw?

International Business Times

'Dad's Going Up In A Rocket!' French Businessman Set For Launch

He arrived in Texas, tried on his flight suit for the first time, and is now preparing to live out his childhood dream.

International Business Times

Exploring The Cosmos And Redefining Boundaries Of Possibility With icMercury

Created by three strangers from different places on earth, bound by one passion—cosmic mysteries—icMercury aims to bridge the gap between human curiosity and interstellar exploration.

Space

Massive sunspot that brought widespread auroras to Earth now targets Mars

After quite the aurora experience across Earth this past weekend, beastly sunspot AR3664 could give Mars quite the same solar spectacular.

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record 21st flight (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 21st time tonight (May 17), setting a new reusability record for the company.

Space

What time is Blue Origin's private NS-25 astronaut launch on May 19?

A Blue Origin rocket will launch its first private astronaut spaceflight since 2022 this weekend. Here's what time to watch.

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