NASA's Roman Space Telescope cleared for final launch preparations ahead of Aug. 30 liftoff
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch aboard a Falcon Heavy to study cosmic expansion and exoplanets.
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SpaceX sets rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year
SpaceX achieved a new reuse milestone as it continues operations while planning Falcon 9 retirement in favor of Starship.
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SpaceX planning to retire Falcon 9 once Starship is operational
SpaceX intends to phase out its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket as Starship comes online, raising questions about launch market impacts.
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Astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk on Aug. 25
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot conducted a spacewalk to replace a space-to-ground antenna on the ISS.
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Partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28 will be 96% 'blood moon', best until 2028
A deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible across much of the world, offering the best lunar eclipse viewing until late 2028.
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NASA satellites complete world's first GPS-free navigation experiment in space
A team of NASA satellites successfully proved navigation without GPS, demonstrating autonomous positioning for deep-space missions.
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Sun fires M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth, could boost aurora chances
An Earth-facing sunspot released a powerful flare and coronal mass ejection that may enhance northern lights displays this week.
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NASA finds Earth microbes could survive on the Moon, complicating lunar science
NASA researchers found that microbes brought by astronauts could persist in cold, shadowed niches near the Moon's South Pole.
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SpaceX to launch Artemis II crew; Trump to award Congressional Space Medal of Honor
The Artemis II crew, the first humans beyond the Moon in over 50 years, will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Trump.
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New largest test of gravity across the cosmos matches Newton and Einstein predictions
A massive survey of gravity across galaxy clusters found it behaves as Newton and Einstein predicted, weakening modified-gravity theories.
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Shingles vaccine Shingrix linked to 24% lower dementia risk in large study
A study of over 500,000 older adults found that those who received the Shingrix vaccine were 24% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years.
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Diabetes drug metformin linked to halved risk of dementia
Taking the type 2 diabetes drug metformin was associated with a lower risk of dementia over subsequent decades, though the link is not conclusive.
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Depression may disrupt brain's ability to produce new neurons
A major study found that adults with depression show disrupted neurogenesis in the hippocampus, potentially impairing memory separation.
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Lack of sleep may cause anxiety by reducing adaptability to threats
Sleep-deprived individuals failed to adapt to threatening environments, suggesting a mechanism linking sleep loss and anxiety.
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Too little or too much sleep linked to faster biological aging
Analysis of 23 biological aging clocks found lowest aging levels in people sleeping 6.4 to 7.8 hours per day.
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Bird flu spread may be worsened by backyard bird feeders
Backyard feeders could become H5N1 hotspots as Australia's bird flu outbreak spreads by bringing species together unnaturally.
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Chatbots making writing more similar, reducing identity and personality, study finds
Analysis of over 880,000 texts found that large language models homogenize writing styles without changing overall meaning.
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AI financial advice can improve decisions or steer investors wrong, experiment shows
A study with 3,700 participants found AI can both improve and mislead financial investment decisions depending on context.
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