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China’s latest mission could reveal the secrets of the moon’s ‘hidden side’
There’s no real “dark side” of the moon, but the far side, which faces away from Earth, is different from the near side we see every day. Samples could reveal why.
8 min read - WorldReuters
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
More than 70 people were still missing and at least 17,000 were displaced in the state bordering Uruguay and Argentina, which had nearly half of its 497 cities affected, according to Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense. "It's not just another critical situation; it's probably the most critical case the state has ever recorded," Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite said in a live broadcast on social media on Thursday. He added that the death toll will likely climb further as authorities have
1 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May. This year’s peak activity happens early Sunday with an expected 10 to 30 meteors visible per hour in the Northern Hemisphere. Viewing should be even better in the Southern Hemisphere.
2 min read - ScienceCNN
China launches moon probe as space race with US heats up
China launched an uncrewed lunar mission Friday that aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon for the first time, in a potentially major step forward for the country’s ambitious space program.
6 min read - ScienceThe New York Times
What Happens When NASA Loses Eyes on Earth? We’re About to Find Out.
Sometime in the next few years — no one knows exactly when — three NASA satellites, each one as heavy as an elephant, will go dark. Already they are drifting, losing height bit by bit. They have been gazing down at the planet for over two decades, far longer than anyone expected, helping us forecast the weather, manage wildfires, monitor oil spills and more. But age is catching up to them, and soon they will send their last transmissions and begin their slow, final fall to Earth. It’s a moment s
7 min read - ScienceNBC News
China launches Chang’e 6 lunar probe, revving up space race
China launched its Chang’e 6 lunar probe Friday in a first-of-its-kind mission to bring back samples from the far side of the moon.
8 min read - USSpace
Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
71 min read - EntertainmentSpace
Boeing drone dressed as 'Star Wars' X-wing lands at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
A Boeing CV2 Cargo Air Vehicle dressed like a "Star Wars" X-wing fighter has been donated to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
2 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still the leader in space. China also has a three-member crew on its own orbiting space station and aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.
5 min read - HealthNBC News
Bird flu is bad for poultry and cattle. Why it's not a dire threat for most of us — yet
Dairy cows across the country are infected by the H5N1 bird flu. The virus isn’t spreading among people, but scientists are on guard for changes in the strain currently circulating in cattle.
8 min read - USNBC News
Florida bans lab-grown meat, adding to similar efforts in three other states
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday banning and criminalizing the manufacture and sale of lab-grown meat in the state.
5 min read - ScienceCNN
H5N1 bird flu was circulating in dairy cows for four months before it was detected, USDA scientists say
Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new analysis of genomic data by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Center.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Curious asteroid Selam, spotted by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, is a cosmic toddler
NASA's Lucy spacecraft serendipitously found a small moonlet orbiting the mission's asteroid target Dinkinesh. Scientists named it Selam, and have now learned that Selam is a cosmic toddler.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, in what would be a "very rare" sighting, the national park said in a statement on Thursday. The so-called "nursery" would be the first breeding site for smooth hammerheads, or Sphyrna zygaena, in the Galapagos if confirmed, the park said. The smooth hammerhead is one of nine known species of hammerhead shark.
1 min read - ScienceSpace
Astronauts on the moon could stay fit by running in a Wheel of Death
Scientists suggest lunar astronauts can stay fit by running sideways within a Wheel of Death.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Watch live: China launching Chang'e 6 mission to far side of the moon early May 3 (video)
China's Chang'e 6 sample return mission to the moon's far side is scheduled to launch early Friday morning (May 3), and you can watch the action live.
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In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant
A wounded orangutan was seen self-medicating with a plant known to relieve pain. It's the first time an animal has been observed applying medicine to a skin injury.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Watch ULA assemble Atlas V rocket ahead of Boeing Starliner astronaut test flight (video)
United Launch Alliance's new video highlight's how the Atlas V launch vehicle for Boeing's Starliner was stacked and mated to the spacecraft.
3 min read - ScienceCNN
Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ keeps baffling experts by waking up. It has shared images from its latest lunar ‘day’
Japan’s “Moon Sniper” wasn’t designed for extreme lunar temperature swings. But the spacecraft has endured three long lunar nights and keeps returning new images.
8 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA's Hubble Telescope is back in action — but its TESS exoplanet hunter may now be in trouble
Both the Hubble Telescope and TESS exoplanet hunter went into safe mode on April 23. Hubble is back on, but TESS remains off.
3 min read - ScienceCNN
Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first
Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches
NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites in 2nd half of spaceflight doubleheader (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (May 2), on the second half of a planned spaceflight doubleheader.
2 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why
WASP-12b is a planet on a date with a fiery destiny, doomed to plunge into its sun-like star. Scientists may finally know why some hot Jupiters eventually death spiral into their stars.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA inspector general finds Orion heat shield issues 'pose significant risks' to Artemis 2 crew safety
NASA's inspector general writes that the Artemis 1 test flight of the Orion spacecraft revealed anomalies that "pose significant risks to the safety of the crew."
4 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA picks 9 companies to develop Mars 'commercial services' ideas
NASA has selected nine companies to develop concepts that could agency science missions to Mars down the road.
3 min read - ScienceSpace
AI discovers over 27,000 overlooked asteroids in old telescope images
A new AI software has helped identify more than 27,000 asteroids in our solar system that had been overlooked in telescope images.
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Scientists reveal the face of a Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago
A Neanderthal was buried 75,000 years ago, and experts painstakingly pieced together what she looked like. The striking recreation is featured in a new Netflix documentary, “Secrets of the Neanderthals.”
5 min read - WorldCBS News
Summer heat waves already deadly in Asia, and it's still spring
Much of Asia is sweltering under a heat wave that one expert calls "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history."
6 min read - ScienceSpace
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 satellites on record-tying 20th flight (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two Maxar Earth-observation satellites today (May 2). It was the record-tying 20th mission for this rocket's first stage.
2 min read - ScienceSpace
SpaceX's Crew-8 astronauts move Dragon at the ISS to make way for Boeing's Starliner
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-8 mission moved their Dragon capsule to a different port at the ISS on Thursday morning (May 2).
2 min read - ScienceCNN
Scientists say they’ve traced the origins of a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid to the far side of the moon
Rare near-Earth asteroid Kamo’oalewa may have been created several million years ago when something slammed into the moon and sent a chunk of it flying into space.
6 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA prepares for intense sun storms on Mars during 'solar maximum'
As the sun reaches solar maximum, Mars spacecraft are preparing to study the effects of increased radiation bombardment and how solar storms may impact future crewed missions to the Red Planet.
3 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Lakers fire head coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons, latest playoff series loss to Nuggets
Despite a trip to the Western Conference finals in his first season with the team, the Lakers are now ready to look for a replacement for Darvin Ham.
3 min read - BusinessAutoblog
EVs are the most expensive vehicles to operate over 1,000 miles, according to iSeeCars
iSeeCars calculated the cost to operate vehicles with different fuel types, finding that EVs are significantly more expensive than others.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
The best QBs for 2024 fantasy football according to our analysts
The Yahoo Fantasy football analysts reveal their first quarterback rankings for the 2024 NFL season.
1 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Drake, Adele, and others are following Taylor Swift back onto TikTok after Universal deal
The songs of top artists will return to TikTok following the resolution of a licensing dispute with Universal Music Group.
3 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Defense rankings for fantasy football 2024
The Yahoo Fantasy football analysts reveal their first defense rankings for the 2024 NFL season.
1 min read - EntertainmentYahoo Sports
How to watch ‘The Roast of Tom Brady’ live on Netflix this weekend
It's time for the GOAT to get roasted...
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
11 stocks that mattered most this earnings season
The busiest two weeks of first quarter earnings season are over. Here are the most significant reports.
4 min read - LifestyleYahoo Life
Rachael Ray 'always chops' on this Boos Block cutting board: It's $45 off at Amazon and arrives by Mother's Day
Mom deserves better than a flimsy plastic slicing surface, and this beauty will look fabulous on her countertop too.
4 min read - HealthYahoo Canada Style
'I feel like I have razor blades in my vagina': What to know about symptoms of menopause that are often misdiagnosed
The 57-year-old actress previously said her doctor mistook her menopause symptoms as herpes.
5 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Kentucky Derby: Fierceness' odds keep shrinking ahead of the 150th race
Sierra Leone is the No. 2 favorite at 6-1.
2 min read - LifestyleYahoo Entertainment
Celebrity aesthetician Joanna Vargas says the Met Gala is 'a totally different ball game' when it comes to getting stars camera-ready
Joanna Vargas tells Yahoo Entertainment how prepping celebrity skin for the Met Gala differs from other red carpets.
4 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
No compensation paid out on 40 injury claims from 'optical illusion' cycle lane
Walkers on Keynsham High Street near Bristol have repeatedly missed and tripped on a 'hidden' curb, causing 100 people to be injured.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
April jobs report shows hiring, wage growth slow as unemployment unexpectedly jumps
After a strong winter for the US labor market, hiring slowed down notably in April.
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Trump trial live updates: Hope Hicks testifies about 'Access Hollywood' tape in hush money case
The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumes Friday in Manhattan, where the prosecution will continue presenting its case.
1 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Paramount has spent a decade as the source of buyout rumors. That might finally come to an end.
Paramount's exclusivity window with Skydance expires on Friday.
4 min read - SportsAutoblog
Max Verstappen fastest in 2024 Miami GP practice, Leclerc spins
First practice at the 2024 Miami GP just wrapped up and Max Verstappen in fastest.
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