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The Telegraph
Russia is mustering its forces ready to attack from a completely different direction
Russia has launched yet another spacecraft with anti-satellite capabilities. That’s right – another killer satellite in near-Earth space that’s increasingly crowded with them.
The Telegraph
There’s a very good reason Dominic Cummings didn’t last long in Whitehall
Get ready for the revenge of the Oxford PPE (philosophy, politics and economics) graduates. The generalists who have been running the British state for decades can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Peter Thiel, the multi-billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, says the era of the maths wizard is over.
Futurism
Astronomers Struggle to Explain Why Ancient Black Holes Are Nowhere to Be Found
When the Big Bang gave birth to our universe 13.8 billion years ago, one of the first things to emerge from that nascent cauldron of hot, homogeneous matter were black holes. But they would've been a tad different to the ones we know today. Known as primordial black holes, these ancient objects are thought to […]
RFI
Euclid space telescope offers captivating new images nearly a year after launch
Nearly a year after its launch, the Euclid space telescope has released a new set of images along with its first scientific data. Euclid is a wide-angle space telescope equipped with a 600-megapixel camera to capture visible light. It was developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Euclid Consortium.The new set includes images of newly formed stars and planets in the Messier 78 nebula, the NGC galaxy, the galaxy cluster Abell 2764, and the Dorado galaxy group."These images reflect only
The Telegraph
Boeing forced to call off launch of crewed Starliner Nasa spacecraft with minutes to go
Boeing had to scrap the first crewed mission of its Starliner Nasa spacecraft minutes before it was set to lift-off.
Reuters Videos
China lands on moon's far side in historic mission
STORY: China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday (June 2). The successful mission elevates China's space power status in a global rush to the moon. And puts it a step closer to retrieving the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere.Countries, including the United States, are hoping to exploit lunar minerals to sustain long-term astronaut missions and moon bases within the next decade.The landing is China's second on the far side of the moon - a region no other country has reached. If all goes as planned, the Chang'e-6 craft's mission will provide China with a pristine record of the moon's 4.5 billion-year history, and yield new clues on the solar system's formation.It will also allow for an unprecedented comparison between the dark, unexplored region with the moon's better understood Earth-facing side.The side of the moon perpetually facing away from the Earth is dotted with deep, dark craters, making communications and robotic landing operations more difficult.Chang'e-6 marks the world's third lunar landing this year.
The Independent
UK’s 4,000-year-old mysterious ‘Seahenge’ structure finally decoded
Researchers estimate strange structure built using timbers dating from Spring 2049 BC
AFP
Boeing Starliner's crewed launch abruptly halted, again
Boeing's second attempt at launching a crew aboard its troubled Starliner spaceship was dramatically aborted Saturday with just minutes left on the countdown clock, yet another setback for a program that has faced years of delays.Boeing, with its 100-year history, was heavily favored, but its program fell badly behind amid embarrassing setbacks that mirrored the problems afflicting its commercial airline division.
AFP
UN forecasts La Nina could help lower temperatures this year
The return of the cooling La Nina weather phenomenon this year should help lower temperatures somewhat after months of global heat records, the United Nations' weather agency said Monday.Every month since June 2023, when El Nino returned, has set a new high temperature record, and 2023 was by far the warmest year on record globally.
The Independent
Six planets will align tonight in rare ‘planetary parade’
Nasa says an even better planetary alignment will take place later in June
The Daily Beast
Boeing’s Space Flight Test Predictably Called-Off Only Four Minutes Before Takeoff
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was halted only four minutes before launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday afternoon after technicians discovered a problem in part of the craft. The $1.4 billion craft, which was going to be Boeing’s first manned space flight to the International Space Station, ran into issues on Saturday after technicians discovered a helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, according to CBS News. This is the second time within 30 days that the flight was delayed,
Futurism
Sam Altman Admits That OpenAI Doesn't Actually Understand How Its AI Works
OpenAI has raised tens of billions of dollars to develop AI technologies that are changing the world. But there's one glaring problem: it has no idea how this tech actually works. During last week's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was stumped after being […]
INSIDER
A Japanese billionaire canceled his trip to the moon on a SpaceX rocket after too many delays
dearMoon and SpaceX made plans to reach the moon in 2023, but that goal became "unfeasible." Yusaku Maezawa said the voyage was now canceled.
CNN
Chinese spacecraft lands on dark side of moon
China’s Chang’e 6 probe makes history after successfully landing on the dark side of the moon.
Business Insider
Saudi Arabia is trying to build the largest linear city ever. It's a visionary but flawed concept, urban planners say.
Architects, urban planners, and academics spoke to Business Insider about whether a line really is the best shape for a city.
CNN
80 years after D-Day, a dedicated team works to bring missing airmen home
Minutes before plunging to their deaths, five airmen successfully dropped 14 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne near their landing mark over Normandy, France from their C-47. It was just after 2:44 a.m. on June 6, 1944. The airmen completed their mission but lost their lives.
Futurism
Scientists Discover Teeny Tiny Plant With the Largest Genome Ever Sequenced
Fun Sized Small, but mighty! As The New York Times reports, scientists just discovered the largest genome ever sequenced — in an itty-bitty Pacific fern. Per the NYT, the newly-sequenced fern — dubbed Tmesipteris oblanceolata — was tracked down by an international team of scientists in the wilds of Grande Terre, a volcanic archipelago in […]
The Telegraph
China lands probe on dark side of the Moon in historic first
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday - the latest leap for Beijing’s decades-old space programme.
CNN
China’s Chang’e-6 probe successfully lands on far side of the moon
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning Beijing time, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country’s aspirations of putting astronauts on the moon.
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BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent misses show after sharing devastating statement
Sally Nugent was absent on BBC Breakfast on Monday morning

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Russia is mustering its forces ready to attack from a completely different direction

There’s a very good reason Dominic Cummings didn’t last long in Whitehall

Astronomers Struggle to Explain Why Ancient Black Holes Are Nowhere to Be Found

Euclid space telescope offers captivating new images nearly a year after launch

Boeing forced to call off launch of crewed Starliner Nasa spacecraft with minutes to go

China lands on moon's far side in historic mission

UK’s 4,000-year-old mysterious ‘Seahenge’ structure finally decoded

Boeing Starliner's crewed launch abruptly halted, again

UN forecasts La Nina could help lower temperatures this year

Six planets will align tonight in rare ‘planetary parade’

Boeing’s Space Flight Test Predictably Called-Off Only Four Minutes Before Takeoff

Sam Altman Admits That OpenAI Doesn't Actually Understand How Its AI Works

A Japanese billionaire canceled his trip to the moon on a SpaceX rocket after too many delays

Chinese spacecraft lands on dark side of moon

Saudi Arabia is trying to build the largest linear city ever. It's a visionary but flawed concept, urban planners say.

80 years after D-Day, a dedicated team works to bring missing airmen home

Scientists Discover Teeny Tiny Plant With the Largest Genome Ever Sequenced

China lands probe on dark side of the Moon in historic first

China’s Chang’e-6 probe successfully lands on far side of the moon

BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent misses show after sharing devastating statement