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Science • May 14

NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About To Finish A Marathon

Perseverance has travelled almost 26 miles, or 42 km. That's just shy of a marathon, which is 26.2 miles or 42.195 kilometers. Along the way, it's abraded...

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Science • May 14

JWST Maps Universe’s Dark-Matter Skeleton Across 13.7 Billion Years

Astronomers at the University of California, Riverside announced on May 11 that they have produced the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever made,...

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Science • May 14

Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector photo of the day for May 14, 2026

The ViaSat-3 F2 satellite deployed its reflector with Earth watching in the background.

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Science • May 14

The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors

How does SpaceX's Starship V3 stack up against its predecessors? The next-gen rocket has been completely overhauled, moving the company a step closer to a...

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Science • May 14

NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars this week, on voyage to rare metal asteroid

A NASA spacecraft headed toward the asteroid belt will fly past Mars on Friday, aiming to get a boost from the planet's gravitational field and save some of...

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Science • May 14

From explosions to milestones, SpaceX’s Starship journey to flight 12

As Elon Musk's SpaceX works toward a May 19 debut of its third-generation Starship, here's a look back at all the previous test flights to date.

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Science • May 14

Paleontology rocked by discovery of organic molecules in 66-million-year-old dinosaur bones

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that dinosaur fossils may still contain traces of their original proteins, overturning a long-standing belief...

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Science • May 14

Science Now Says Your Brain Wasn’t Empty When You Were Born and It’s Been Rewiring Itself Ever Since

New research finds the newborn brain is already densely wired at birth, and spends years pruning connections, not building them.

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Science • May 14

Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy

Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled in gas and small companion galaxies, slowly building...

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Science • May 14

Scientists dig up Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand

Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters)...

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Science • May 14

AST SpaceMobile may use ULA’s Vulcan

AST SpaceMobile may launch some of its direct-to-device satellites on United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket to expand its launch options.

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Science • May 14

Artemis 3 astronaut test flight will be 'one of the most highly complex missions NASA has undertaken.' These new details reveal why.

NASA just revealed some new details about its upcoming Artemis 3 astronaut mission to Earth orbit, which is targeted to launch in late 2027.

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Science • May 14

NASA fleshes out Artemis III, the Moon mission that won't go to the Moon

SpaceX and Blue Origin may yet get a role in low Earth orbit rehearsal, readiness permitting.

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Science • May 14

400,000-year-old Homo erectus proteins reveal genetic links to Denisovans and modern humans

For decades, Homo erectus has stood at the center of one of paleoanthropology's biggest debates. The species was the first human ancestor to spread beyond...

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Science • May 14

NASA’s Next-Gen Processor Is 500 Times More Powerful Than Current Space Chips

NASA is testing a chip that could significantly enhance the computing power of upcoming missions, allowing spacecraft to respond in real time should...

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Science • May 14

A strength training expert shares 3 habits to build muscle — without working out on weekends

Between coaching 10 workout classes a week and holding personal training sessions, James McMillian makes the most of his gym time.

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Science • May 14

The first sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand enriches the diversity of somphospondylan titanosauriforms in southeast Asia | Scientific Reports

Sauropod dinosaur remains comprise the majority of the Mesozoic vertebrate fossil record in Thailand. However, they are rare and fragmentary in the...

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Science • May 14

Recent Scientific Breakthroughs That Will Change Daily Life

From de-extinct dire wolves to gene-editing therapy, these recent scientific discoveries are set to transform medicine, technology, and daily life as we...

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Science • May 14

Every serious planetary scientist knows Mars will kill the first people we send there — and we're going anyway

Ask a planetary scientist what worries them most about sending humans to Mars and they will not hesitate. They have a list. It is specific, well-researched,...

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Science • May 14

'Extreme' crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen

On a dark July morning in 1945, U.S. scientists and military personnel detonated the world's first nuclear bomb in a remote area of New Mexico.

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