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The Artemis II astronauts will soon launch on the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. During this trip, they will travel farther and faster than any humans in history — and will each claim a different individual record.
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Aarti Holla-Maini of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is primed to spot a potential planetary strike – and a year ago, she thought the moment had comeThe UN official had trained for this moment. She had run drills and table-top exercises at her offices in Vienna, housed inside a grey and unas
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A chance discovery of a 16th-century necklace reveals new information about Tudor-era jewelry styles.
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Going to the moon? Been there, done that — right? Some people might say that NASA's Artemis 2 mission is a repeat of the past, but they would be wrong.
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Concerns have been raised over the cost of two bat houses being built next to the M5.
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With the perfect balance of humour and heart, Star Trek: Lower Decks is your next stop after Starfleet Academy. Thanks to this Paramount Plus deal, you can enjoy it ad-free for just $2.99 a month for two months.
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Experiments on different kinds of milk have revealed that many plant-based milks are non-Newtonian fluids
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An accounting of all the water that should have been and gone on Mars’s surface has come up with a discrepancy that shows just how little we understand the Red Planet’s hydrological history
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To see or not to see, that is the questionHow much information does a sentence need to contain in order to be readable?That’s the idea behind today’s puzzles. Listed below are ten common phrases or sayings in the English language. Each letter is replaced by a box the same width and height as the let
Just a few minutes of getting out of breath each day could dramatically cut your risk of major diseases—including heart disease, dementia, and diabetes. A large study of nearly 100,000 people found that it’s not just how much you move, but how intensely you move that matters. Short bursts of vigorou
A moonless evening away from streetlights will be the best to track down this celestial felineIt will require some patience to track down this faint northern constellation, but it will put another piece of celestial geography into place.Lynx is currently well placed for northern hemisphere observers
Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and latex gloves release tiny particles called stearates, which closely resemble microplastics and can c
Making babies in space may be more complicated than expected, as new research shows sperm struggle to navigate in microgravity. Scientists found that while sperm can still swim normally, they lose their sense of direction without gravity, making it harder to reach and fertilize an egg. In lab experi
Far beneath the ocean near Japan, scientists have discovered that the magma system linked to the most powerful eruption of the Holocene is slowly rebuilding. By using seismic imaging, researchers mapped a large magma reservoir under the Kikai caldera and confirmed it is the same system that fueled t
Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00971-5Following nature’s patterns, not fighting them, is the way forward for the built environment.
Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04155-5Electrical engineer Ratko Magjarević explains the benefits of joining and leading scientific societies.
Nature, Published online: 30 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00970-6An essay series by specialists in evolutionary biology, philosophy and more examines the ‘paradox of the organism’.
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SpaceX will launch 119 payloads to orbit from California early Monday morning (March 30), and you can watch the action live.
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NASA has a high degree of confidence that its historic Artemis 2 crewed moon mission will launch on time.
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Viewing Saturn in complementary wavelengths, the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal more about what makes up the layers of ringed planet's atmosphere.