Science
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41-yr-old Briton becomes European Space Agency’s 1st ‘parastronaut’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The European Space Agency announced five new career astronauts as well as history...
December 1, 2022
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Japan’s lunar probe Equuleus enters orbit
Japan’s small lunar probe Equuleus has entered its scheduled orbit, according to the Japan Aerospace...
November 27, 2022
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Japan’s space exploration agency aims to establish observatory on moon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other organizations are planning to establish an o...
November 27, 2022
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Fossils of car-sized dinosaur-era sea turtle unearthed in Spain
Plying the subtropical seas that washed the coasts of the archipelago that made up Europe 83 million...
November 24, 2022
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U.K. issues 1st spaceport license ahead of maiden launch
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain issued its first spaceport license on Nov. 16, paving the way for the cou...
November 24, 2022
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A billion youths risk hearing loss from headphones
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from l...
November 24, 2022
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Webb Telescope spots early galaxies hidden from Hubble
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Webb Space Telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until...
November 23, 2022
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Hubble reveals huge star’s explosion in blow-by-blow detail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — About 11.5 billion years ago, a distant star roughly 530 times larger than ou...
November 23, 2022
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JAXA gives up on landing Omotenashi probe on moon
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has abandoned its plan for its...
November 22, 2022
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Japanese astronaut to join NASA Gateway mission
A Japanese astronaut will be on board the Gateway space station when it orbits the moon during NASA’...
November 18, 2022
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Time for Japan to star in space development
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s huge Space Launch System rocket blasted off Wednesday with two J...
November 17, 2022
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Tongan eruption unleashed highest plume on record at 57 km
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The powerful Jan. 15 underwater eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai...
November 17, 2022
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Japan to agree to extend ISS operations until 2030
The Japanese government intends to agree to a U.S. proposal to extend the operation of the Internati...
November 14, 2022
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Research: Bees shown to ‘count’ from left to right for first time
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Bees order numbers in increasing size from left to right, a study has shown for t...
November 11, 2022
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Astronomers captivated by brightest flash ever seen
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an ev...
November 10, 2022
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