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Final Launch of Japan’s H2A Rocket Successful; Rocket Finished Career with 98% Success Rate
The H2A has carried several important satellites that support social infrastructure. Those includ...
June 29, 2025
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Humans May Have Crossed from Taiwan to Yonaguni 30,000 Years Ago; Strategically Navigated Currents Following Sun, Stars
It is possible Paleolithic humans in a rowboat were able to cross from Taiwan to Yonaguni Island,...
June 29, 2025
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‘Spectacular’ Viking Burial Site Discovered in Denmark
AARHUS, Denmark (AFP-Jiji) — In an accidental find, a 10th-century burial site believed to have b...
June 27, 2025
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Humans Adapted to Diverse Habitats before Trekking out of Africa
Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our home continent before the specie...
June 27, 2025
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Photo of Nearby Sculptor Galaxy Spans 65,000 Light Years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant...
June 25, 2025
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Japan to Lead Charge on International Rules for Space Debris Removal; U.K., N.Z., Developing Countries Eyed as Partners
GENEVA — With the aim of creating international rules for space debris removal, the government is...
June 20, 2025
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Solar Orbiter Obtains 1st Images of the Sun’s Poles
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun’s two po...
June 19, 2025
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Mongolia’s ‘Dragon Prince’ Dinosaur Was Forerunner of Tyrannosaurus Rex
A newly identified mid-sized dinosaur from Mongolia dubbed the “Dragon Prince” has been identifie...
June 19, 2025
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Tools Made of Whale Bones Show Inventiveness of Prehistoric People
Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show...
June 19, 2025
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Lower Chance of Milky Way, Andromeda Merger Detected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling ...
June 12, 2025
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Remains of Mayan City 3,000 Years Old Unearthed in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AFP-Jiji) — Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Mayan city nearly 3,00...
June 11, 2025
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Scientists Puzzled by Discovery of Giant Planet Orbiting Tiny Star
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed — ...
June 11, 2025
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Japan Research Team to Set Up Country’s 1st Radio Telescope in Antarctica; Test Observations of Milky Way Galaxy to Begin in FY26
A small radio telescope that is 30 centimeters in diameter will be set up in Antarctica by a team...
June 10, 2025
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Gravity Study Shows Why the Moon’s Two Sides Look So Different
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA...
June 6, 2025
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Japanese Lunar Lander Fails to Safely Land on Moon; CEO ‘Gives Up on Mission’
An attempt by Japanese space startup ispace Inc. to safely land its uncrewed lunar lander Resilie...
June 6, 2025
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