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Science • May 06

The brain's memory center doesn't start as a blank slate, study suggests

Early in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study finds.

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Science • May 06

Curiosity Drilled Into a Rock on Mars And Gave Scientists a Big Surprise

The Curiosity rover has revealed many surprises on the surface of Mars, but its most recent one is of a totally different kind.

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Science • May 06

'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit

Two Russian satellites got within 10 feet (3 meters) of each other recently, demonstrating a sophisticated set of orbital maneuvering skills.

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Science • May 06

Mars rover hits rocky snag with power tool

All driller, no filler. Richard Speed Richard Speed. Published Wed 06 May 2026 // 17:38 UTC. REG AD. NASA's Curiosity Rover got a rock stuck to the drill at...

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Science • May 06

ALMA detected high deuterium in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, implying origin in ultra cold outer disk

ALMA observations detected unusually high deuterium in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, pointing to formation in an extremely cold outer protoplanetary disk and...

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Science • May 06

NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 34th Station Resupply Launch, Arrival

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 7:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 12, for the next launch to deliver science, supplies, and equipment to the International Space.

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Science • May 06

3 puzzles of our universe could be solved with this new dark matter theory

A new recipe of dark matter that interacts with itself could be the solution to three separate and vastly different cosmic puzzles.

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Science • May 06

The animated version of the iconic "Hello, world" image reveals striking new details

The astronauts flying aboard the Artemis II mission to the Moon last month took a lot of pictures, and a few dozen of the best ones were released during and...

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Science • May 06

Buried in Arnhem Land, an ancient fire trick may rewrite early stone technology's timeline

A recent archaeological study has identified the earliest lithic heat treatment of chert in the world. Discovered in Australia, this discovery is nearly...

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Science • May 06

Scientists Reveal Thousands of Proteins in Dark Proteome

An international consortium has found over 1700 new proteins from noncoding DNA, many of which show potential as targets for cancer immunotherapy.

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Science • May 06

NASA Just Dropped Over 12,000 Artemis II Photos – Here’s How You Can See Them

The Artemis II mission will be remembered not only for its record-breaking jaunt around the Moon, but also for the quantity and quality of incredible images...

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Science • May 06

Unlocking Mystery Of X-ray Dots

A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of sources that astronomers have found in the early universe.

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Science • May 06

How many genes are in the human genome? For once, it’s more than we thought

Improved analysis adds several microproteins to the human proteome, and suggests a path toward identifying thousands more.

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Science • May 06

NASA's SpaceX CRS-34

NASA's SpaceX CRS-34 mission will deliver supplies and science to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Resupply Services.

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Science • May 06

How a global effort to explore the 'dark proteome' is upending our understanding of human disease

In 2019, Sebastiaan van Heesch was trying to pry apart the secrets of a broken heart. A systems biologist, van Heesch used a newish method to analyze the...

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Science • May 06

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Drill Just Broke New Ground on Mars by Freeing a Rock with Unprecedented Precision

NASA's Curiosity Rover Drill Just Achieved a Major Milestone on Mars by Using Unmatched Precision to Free a Stubborn Rock.

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Science • May 06

The Curiosity Rover Got Stuck In Atacama Rock On Mars. NASA Fixed The Problem From 334 Million Kilometers Away

After extensive wheel damage was found earlier this year, the Curiosity rover has a new problem, getting itself stuck to a rock.

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Science • May 06

First Images From the Pandora Exoplanet Mission

A new mission promises to 'open the box' on exoplanet science. Scientists and engineers recently released the first engineering images from the Pandora...

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Science • May 06

NASA’s Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars

Astronomers have long known that neutron stars, the crushed cores left behind after massive stars explode, should be scattered throughout the Milky Way.

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Science • May 06

Why does NASA's Curiosity rover have a 'lucky penny' on Mars?

NASA's Curiosity Rover recently took a photo of its "lucky penny" as it explores the surface of Mars.

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