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China and Europe launch rare joint space mission - Financial Times

China and Europe launch rare joint space mission - Financial Times

Solar-focused project seeks to understand geomagnetic storms that can disrupt terrestrial communications

Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts - SpaceNews

Isaacman defends NASA budget proposal despite steep cuts - SpaceNews

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that would cut the agency’s budget by nearly 25%.

Artemis II astronauts find hidden eggs on Easter Sunday as they close in on the moon - CBS News

Artemis II astronauts find hidden eggs on Easter Sunday as they close in on the moon - CBS News

The NASA astronauts also sent down Easter messages Sunday while gearing up for a historic pass behind the moon Monday.

Newly discovered fossils give scientists first look at the evolution of early complex animals - PBS

Newly discovered fossils give scientists first look at the evolution of early complex animals - PBS

Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us.

Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid - Phys.org

Bennu sample reveals how water flowed through the newly forming asteroid - Phys.org

A team of US astronomers has carried out one of the deepest analyses to date of a sample from the asteroid Bennu, revealing new details about how water and organic material interacted during the earliest stages of the solar system.

'This generation's moment': How the Artemis missions will reframe humanity's relationship with the moon - Live Science

'This generation's moment': How the Artemis missions will reframe humanity's relationship with the moon - Live Science

Live Science spoke with Rebecca Boyle, author of "Our Moon" about how the moon has been viewed both culturally and scientifically through history.

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13’s record - al.com

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13’s record - al.com

The three Americans and one Canadian are set to reach their destination Monday.

Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late - CNN

Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late - CNN

Dino-heads on TikTok are chopping up animated footage of the prehistoric beasts (mostly taken from the recent Netflix docuseries “The Dinosaurs”) and lamenting their loss. It’s part of a long history of humans inserting their own feelings into the story of th…

The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more' - Space

The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more' - Space

A powerful new sky survey is already transforming asteroid discovery.