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Science • Jun 08

Meet The "T. Rex Of The Sea"

The Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) has long been considered the king of the land. Now, scientists have found an equally terrifying ancient sea predator.

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Science • Jun 08

Astronaut spots Mount Vesuvius from space | Space photo of the day for June 8, 2026

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot captured a photograph of Mount Vesuvius from space while aboard the ISS.

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Science • Jun 08

Mysterious cold blob will 'disrupt life as we know it' across Europe

A patch near Greenland - the cold blob - could be a sign that life in Europe is about to change forever, a climate expert has told Metro.

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Science • Jun 08

US lab discovers new way to build powerful magnets without rare earths

Scientists at the Ames National Laboratory in the U.S. have developed a systematic path to the discovery of new approaches to building permanent magnets...

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Science • Jun 08

South African telescope detects record-breaking signal from the early universe

Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected, opening a new radio...

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Science • Jun 08

Here's your weekly look at the Vandenberg rocket launch schedule

SpaceX plans two Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base this week on June 10 and June 14.

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Science • Jun 08

Astronomers Open 'New Window' on Exoplanets After Landmark First Detection of Magnetospheres

Seidel and her team didn't actually set out to measure magnetic fields but winds, the wind speeds on 7 exoplanets orbiting different stars.

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Science • Jun 08

Atlantic “Cold Blob” highlights role of ocean circulation in climate change

A persistent cooling region in the North Atlantic may be caused by a slowdown in ocean heat transport, raising concerns about global climate impacts.

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Science • Jun 08

Scientists Simulated Nuclear Fallout in The Lab And Got a Surprise

Nuclear fallout events, whether triggered deliberately or accidentally, are something we hope will never happen. But if they do, understanding the...

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Science • Jun 08

Alien first contact: how the new rules differ from science fiction

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment,...

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Science • Jun 08

SpaceX launch recap: Rocket launch from Florida Monday morning sees booster record

Recap of the SpaceX rocket launch from Florida on the Starlink 10-35 mission. The mission launched 6:13 a.m. June 8 from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral...

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Science • Jun 08

Blind cave fish beneath 3 Southern states may have upended Darwin's view of evolution underground

A TikTok video about Typhlichthys styx, a blind cave fish found in the southeastern United States, is attracting attention after social media creator and...

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Science • Jun 08

Nickelate superconductors share a common electronic fingerprint

Superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance at specific temperature ranges, have proved very promising for the...

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Science • Jun 08

Is this the next Artemis crew? A look at the astronauts on NASA's shortlist

On June 9, NASA will reveal the astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 3 docking mission in Earth orbit next year. Here's a look at the contenders.

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Science • Jun 08

SpaceX: Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Florida

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast early Monday.

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Science • Jun 08

An amateur sleuth is singlehandedly demolishing dangerous scientific groupthink

Sholto David is a Newcastle University graduate who has made a name for himself as a “scientific sleuth”. Last year, he brought a case against the Dana...

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Science • Jun 08

How to watch this morning's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch out of Cape Canaveral shortly after 6 a.m. Monday. If you're hoping to catch liftoff from the Gulf Coast,...

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Science • Jun 08

3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object ever detected passing through our solar system. It may be older than the Sun itself, and Webb observations show it is carrying an unusually carbon dioxide-rich coma as it swings past once before leaving fo

On 1 July 2025, the ATLAS survey in Chile picked up a faint object moving on a path that did not belong to the solar system. Within days it was confirmed as...

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Science • Jun 08

From the smallest to the biggest objects in space

Vast arrays of planets, stars, black holes, galaxies, and more populate our Universe. Within each category, differences can be astounding.

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Science • Jun 08

A South Dakota rancher followed his gut, found dinosaur teeth on his land, and unwittingly led experts to a 38-foot T. rex skeleton now heading to auction where a billionaire may happily pay $30 million+ leading to millions in windfall for his widow

“The soil is the great connector of our lives, the source and destination of all,” wrote Wendell Berry. For South Dakota rancher Gary “Gus” Licking,...

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