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Can we protect historic sites on the moon from the coming lunar rush?
"The moon is part of the cultural landscape of Earth."
Space.com · 24 days ago
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Earth and Mars may be neighboring rocky worlds but they were built in different ways
"You might have expected that two planets formed side by side in the same solar system would share a more similar format…
Space.com · 25 days ago
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Galactic 'photo negative' reveals a spiral galaxy in another light | Space photo of the day for Oct. 6 2026
Same galaxy, totally different look.
Space.com · 25 days ago
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Brimstone and its one-stop process for making cleaner cement and critical minerals
The company says it can produce all sorts of goods from one type of rock, unlocking a new “industrial revolution.”
MIT Technology Review · 25 days ago
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Here’s how our climate team picked 10 promising companies to watch
Our reporters and editors evaluated dozens of climate tech companies from around the world for potential impact, scalabi…
MIT Technology Review · 25 days ago
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Worlds collide! James Webb Space Telescope investigates what happens when planets crash together
"This is the first time we have gathered enough systems to truly understand this subclass that we call extreme debris di…
Space.com · 25 days ago
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A hidden asteroid crater under Oklahoma could be connected to one of Earth's major mass extinctions
The new age ties it in with the Late Devonian mass extinction that wiped out an estimated 40% of all marine life on Eart…
Space.com · 26 days ago
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'Completely unexpected' Phoenix planet was born from the ashes of a dying star
"Second-generation planets are worlds that form out of the material a star casts off as it dies. They're incredibly rare…
Space.com · 26 days ago
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Mars polar ice is refreshingly pristine. What does this mean for life on the Red Planet?
"We know there is water ice in the area surrounding the north pole of Mars, but there has been widespread disagreement a…
Space.com · 26 days ago
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Lions and cheetahs and chimps, oh my: a spotlight on Africa's diverse wildlife
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners, Loki) narrates NatGeo's new documentary Africa: Earth'
Ars Technica · 27 days ago
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Blue Origin unveils huge 'Power Tower' to boost solar electricity on the moon (video)
"Our Power Tower is a 20-meter-tall, vertically deployed solar array system designed to provide more than 10 kilowatts o…
Space.com · 27 days ago
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Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?
For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most activ…
BBC News World · 29 days ago