Artemis II sends humans around the moon for first time since Apollo

Artemis II is underway, carrying four astronauts around the moon on a 10-day mission to test systems for later lunar flights and an eventual moon base.Artemis II is underway, carrying four astronauts around the moon on a 10-day mission to test systems for later lunar flights and an eventual moon base.  

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A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.

A private moon lander challenges ideas about lunar volcanism

New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.  

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A comet may have flipped its spin and entered into a death spiral

Gases jetting out of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák may have caused it to reverse its spin in 2017, possibly leading to its eventual destruction.Gases jetting out of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák may have caused it to reverse its spin in 2017, possibly leading to its eventual destruction.  

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Pronatalists want more babies. Their solutions aren’t rooted in science

Conservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how humans evolved.Conservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how humans evolved.  

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Conservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how humans evolved.

How snakes defy gravity to stand tall

Limbless tree snakes can lift most of their body into the air without toppling. They manage this by focusing all their bending forces at their base.Limbless tree snakes can lift most of their body into the air without toppling. They manage this by focusing all their bending forces at their base.  

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Limbless tree snakes can lift most of their body into the air without toppling. They manage this by focusing all their bending forces at their base.

Watch the first video of a sperm whale birth captured by scientists

In a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.In a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.  

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In a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.

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