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Science • Apr 22

NASA sets early September launch date for Roman Space Telescope

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled for launch in early September as agency officials hail its early completion.

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Science • Apr 22

Smarter men possess more masculine body shapes but report fewer casual sex partners

A recent study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science suggests that intelligence in young men is positively linked to physical traits like grip...

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Science • Apr 22

How to watch the Lyrids meteor shower and northern lights in Wisconsin

Wisconsin residents may have more than one astrological phenomenon to watch in the night sky on Earth Day this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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Science • Apr 22

Mysterious rings around Uranus point to hidden moons orbiting the ice giant

The two most puzzling rings around Uranus are gradually giving up their secrets, only to deepen the mystery of the Uranian system.

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Science • Apr 22

NASA to create its own Big Bang for Voyager 1 as another instrument is shut down

Voyager 1 has only about one year of life left, as its mission is threatened by a drop in power. NASA has shut down another instrument on the spacecraft to...

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Science • Apr 22

Dark Skies and Dark Energy Converge at a West Texas Star Party

In the Big Bend region, a portal to the early universe is enabled by the largest dark-sky reserve on Earth.

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Science • Apr 22

Plants can sense the sound of rain, new study finds

The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted...

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Science • Apr 22

Latvia becomes the 62nd country to join the Artemis Accords

Latvia is committed to promoting the transparent and peaceful exploration of space for the benefit of all humanity within the framework of the Artemis...

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Science • Apr 22

NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'

United States (AFP) April 22, 2026 - NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and...

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Science • Apr 22

Woman who unlocked the secrets of the stars honoured

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979) was the first woman to earn a PhD in astronomy at Harvard and the first female professor in the university's Faculty of...

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Science • Apr 22

NASA rover images and the “insect on Mars” claim: What science really says

Science News: In the recent few days, the discovery of \"winged insects\" and life forms similar to predators in images from NASA's rovers on Mars has...

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Science • Apr 22

Ancient DNA reveals a hidden Neanderthal group frozen in time

A remarkable genetic breakthrough has uncovered what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet of a Neanderthal “community” living together 100000 years ago...

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Science • Apr 22

Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs

Along the northeast side of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, green spaces weave through the developed landscape.

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Science • Apr 22

Curiosity Finds New Building Blocks of Life on Mars in Landmark Experiment

A NASA rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet,...

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Science • Apr 22

Northrop Grumman takes $71 million charge on Vulcan booster issue

Northrop Grumman said April 21 it took a $71 million charge in its fiscal first quarter linked to an anomaly with a Vulcan Centaur solid rocket booster.

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Science • Apr 22

Roman Space Telescope Launching in September

NASA said today that the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in September, eight months ahead of schedule and under cost.

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Science • Apr 22

Just 34 Freakin' Cool, Mind-Blowing Facts About Space

Between Project Hail Mary's box office success and the recently successful Artemis II mission, it's a good time to be a space fan.

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Science • Apr 22

Getting the jump on evolution: Cane toads adapt at speed

A new study comparing invasive cane toads in Japan and Australia has found substantial changes in body size and shape have developed much more rapidly than...

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Science • Apr 22

After Artemis, NASA’s next big mission is a space telescope built and operated in Maryland

In the not-too-distant future, NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket. The next-generation telescope will...

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Science • Apr 22

Earth has a 'ghost plume' that is so powerful it is physically warping the internal layers of the planet

Earth leaks roughly 47 terawatts of heat into space, a trickle compared with the Sun's input yet vital for plate tectonics, volcanoes, and the magnetic...

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