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Congratulations to the Artemis II crew – but the case for sending astronauts into space is rapidly shrinking

Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sport, say astronomer royal Martin Rees and astrophysicist Donald Goldsmith

The Guardian - UK

Jeffrey Epstein dreamt up bizarre series starring Johnny Depp, Courtney Love – and even Stephen Fry

The disgraced financier had an idea for an interview series called ‘Strange Bedfellows’, but none of the stars he fantasised about featuring seem to be aware of its existence

The Independent UK

Our Martian heritage must be preserved, say leading scientists

Academics agree that by protecting robotic vehicles and landing sites we will help archaeologists of the future

The Guardian - UK

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Astronomers Simulated How A Supermassive Black Hole Annihilates A Star — And It Is A Must-See

Giant black holes in the centres of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars.

Inverse

Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind

Giant black holes in the centres of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars.

The Conversation

If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

It sounds like science fiction, but many scientists believe editing the human genome is key to our advancement across the solar system.

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If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA

When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further afield, much attention is given to the travel times, food and radiation risk. We’ll undoubtedly face a harsh environment in deep space and some thinkers have been pointing to genome editing as a way to ensure that humans can tolerate…

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Starmus 2024: Scientists and musicians unite in Bratislava to celebrate planet Earth

Here's what it was like to experience the Starmus Festival in Bratislava, where top scientists and musicians united to celebrate Earth with an overarching theme "The future of our home planet".

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Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain's Astronomer Royal

Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees said sending people into space when robots could do the job just as effectively was a waste of public money

The Hindu

‘It only makes the news when the toilets stop working’: has the 25-year-old International Space Station been a waste of space?

The ISS is destined to be sent spiralling into the Pacific Ocean in 2031, yet the controversy over the £120bn behemoth continues

The Guardian - UK

Some Nobel winners are great intellects, others are lucky. There’s more to science than these prizes

The flaws of the awards, seen by the public as the only game in town, are hindering the pursuit of innovation, says astronomer royal Martin Rees

The Guardian - UK

Stars could be invisible within 20 years as light pollution brightens night skies

The increased use of light-emitting diodes is obscuring our view of the Milky Way as well as taking a toll on human and wildlife health

The Guardian - UK

Swan wrangling and ‘steamy trysts’: the unusual lives and jobs of the king’s entourage

The Windsors come with a very large staff, some of whom may be visible this weekend at King Charles’s coronation. But don’t dust off your CV – you probably don’t qualify

The Guardian - UK

The multiverse: our universe is suspiciously unlikely to exist – unless it is one of many

It’s easy to envisage other universes, governed by slightly different laws of physics, in which no intelligent life, nor indeed any kind of organised complex systems, could arise. Should we therefore be surprised that a universe exists in which we were able to emerge?

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From Apollo to Artemis: 50 years on, is it time to go back to the moon?

Last week’s Nasa launch is the first in a flurry of successors to the Apollo programme, reopening the debate on the value of sending humans into space

Reason

The End of Astronauts: Should We Send Robots to Space Instead?

Robots don't get cabin fever, develop cancer from cosmic radiation, miss their families, or go insane.

ABC News

How sustainable building materials could help the construction sector overcome worker shortages

Sustainable materials may cost more, but they don't require as many hands when it comes to the construction of eco-friendly buildings. So what's standing in the way?

Daily Mirror

Aliens have been replaced by robots and humans are next, according to astronomer royal Lord Ludlow

Astronomer royal Lord Ludlow has said that advanced robots could have already replaced aliens and that humans are next, and what's worse is we may not even recognise the androids because they are so advanced

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TV tonight: welcome to Sherwood, a tiny town with a crossbow killer on the loose

A heated new true-crime drama starring the brilliant David Morrisey and Lesley Manville. Plus: Five Dates a Week ups the romantic stakes. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Could space-going billionaires be the vanguard of a cosmic revolution?

For humanity truly to slip the surly bonds of Earth, private funds and intrepid thrill-seekers will be required, says astronomer Martin Rees

The Guardian - UK

Leave space missions to billionaires and robots, says astronomer royal

More sophisticated AI means space agencies should not use public funds for risky human missions, says Lord Martin Rees

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