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Science • May 19

What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 4: The Reckoning

(This is Part 4 of a series on Hawking's no-boundary proposal. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 first.) There's a reason that while interesting,...

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Science • May 19

A European-Chinese spacecraft just launched to photograph something nobody has ever actually seen — the invisible shield that keeps the solar wind from sterilizing Earth

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft built to image Earth's magnetic shield launched Tuesday from French Guiana, opening a three-year mission to study how...

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Science • May 19

SpaceX launch, new fire chief, and mountain lion sightings

Happy Tuesday, here are the top stories to get you started with your day: SpaceX launch tonight: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket...

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Science • May 19

75,000 miles up: China’s SMILE satellite launches to map Earth’s ‘invisible shield’

The joint ESA-CAS SMILE satellite has launched on a Vega-C rocket to map Earth's magnetosphere from a high-apogee 75000-mile orbit.

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Science • May 19

Scientists boosted one protein and aging mice became stronger and healthier

Scientists have identified a protein that appears to put the brakes on the chronic inflammation linked to aging. Older mice with boosted levels of the...

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Science • May 19

The Sun Blasted a Mysterious Radio Signal for 19 Straight Days. Here’s What We Know

On August 21, 2025, the Sun emitted what appeared to be a routine burst of radio-wave energy—the kind astronomers observe regularly and expect to fade...

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Science • May 19

Scientists Identified Asteroids That Could Help Humans Build Permanent Cities on Mars

What if the materials needed to build cities on Mars were already floating through space?

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Science • May 19

Scientists just solved a tricky asteroid-hopping spacecraft riddle

A new approach that riffs on the classic Traveling Salesperson problem could enable more efficient space missions to multiple objects that are in motion...

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Science • May 19

A 120-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Trackway Lost for 70 Years Has Just Been Found Again in Mongolia

A lost dinosaur trackway rediscovered in northern Mongolia reveals 31 giant footprints dating back 120 million years to the early Cretaceous.

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Science • May 19

Bernard “Bummy” G. Lowe

Bernard "Bummy" G. Lowe, aged 82, of Carlyle, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Born on October 30, 1943, he was the son of Henry and...

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Science • May 19

Consistency check casts doubt on evolving dark energy

Cosmologists have long struggled to determine whether the universe's accelerating expansion is being driven by a simple cosmological constant,...

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Science • May 19

SpaceX prepares Starship for flight 12. Where to see the Texas launch

Spectators eager to see SpaceX launch its new-and-improved Starship rocket from South Texas will gather at South Padre Island. Here's what to know.

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Science • May 19

Some plants have a genetic superpower that may help them survive a cataclysm

Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facing a dramatic event...

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Science • May 19

SMILE spacecraft launches to capture first X-ray views of Earth's magnetic shield

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from...

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Science • May 19

China-Europe SMILE satellite mission launched for solar wind research

The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), a collaborative mission between the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the European Space...

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Science • May 19

Goodbye Plastic? Scientists Create New Supermaterial That Could Transform Modern Manufacturing

A newly developed bacterial cellulose manufacturing technique could lead to strong, multifunctional materials capable of replacing plastics.

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Science • May 19

SpaceX announces new launch date for 12th Starship flight test

SpaceX targets a new date for its 12th Starship flight test from Starbase, requiring temporary closures of Boca Chica Beach and State Highway 4.

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Science • May 19

ESA-China SMILE mission lifts off to deliver first global images of Earth’s magnetosphere

KOUROU, French Guiana — The SMILE mission developed jointly by the European Space Agency and China has reached orbit after more than a decade of...

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Science • May 19

Smile lifts off on quest to reveal Earth’s invisible shield against the solar wind

The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 04:52 BST / 05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026.

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Science • May 19

New species of deadly box jellyfish discovered in Singapore waters

A new Chironex box jellyfish species has been discovered off Singapore, with a key anatomical difference confirming its identity - alongside a surprising...

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