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World's largest particle smasher halts for upgrade to boost hunt for dark matter 27 Jun 2026 - 03:31 pm
(Files) The 1232 dipole magnets that bend the path of accelerated protons are pictured in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in a tunnel of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), during maintenance works on February 6, 2020 in Echenevex, France, near Geneva. (Photo by Vlentin Flauraud / AFP)
Euclid telescope snaps best photo yet of Milky Way's heart 24 Jun 2026 - 02:42 pm
Handout images released on June 23, 2026 by the European Space Agency and taken on March 23, 2025 for a period of 26 hours by the Euclid's optical camera VIS to which the colours were added using observations captured in the summer of 2025 with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope's MegaCam camera (CFHT-Megacam) in Hawaii shows our Milky Way galaxy's centre. Photos by Handout / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / AFP
The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say 19 Jun 2026 - 04:50 pm
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Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging 17 Jun 2026 - 12:15 pm
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Four times as many icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers: study 13 Jun 2026 - 11:19 am
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Weather pattern El Nino has begun, says US agency NOAA 11 Jun 2026 - 05:05 pm
Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) are seen at the Punta San Juan National Reserve in the Marcona district, Ica department, southern Peru on September 29, 2025. Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Scientists release largest map yet of cosmic magnetic fields 04 Jun 2026 - 11:17 am
This new map, called SPICE-RACS, works on the principle that light twists as it travels through magnetic fields. It was produced with CSIRO's ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Yamaji Country. Credit: CSIRO/Alec Thomson et al./Alex Cherney/Sam Moorfield/ CSIRO
Whale of a time: Humpbacks set new distance record 20 May 2026 - 02:29 pm
A whale dives at the Beagle channel near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina at dawn on May 19, 2026. (Photo by Juan Mabromata / AFP)
War imperils rare vultures' yearly odyssey to the Balkans 15 May 2026 - 03:10 pm
This file photo taken on September 12, 2024 shows an Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) flying over Gjirokaster, Albania. (Photo by Raimond Kola / AFP)
3 simple ways to reduce your body’s exposure to plastic chemicals 11 May 2026 - 12:44 pm
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EU monitor says sea temperatures near all-time highs as El Nino looms 08 May 2026 - 02:56 pm
(Files) Image of merchant ships on the horizon in front of the port of El Callao in Lima on November 18, 2023. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides / AFP)
Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers 04 May 2026 - 06:24 pm
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NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe' 22 Apr 2026 - 12:07 pm
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is unveiled to the public at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Rover discovers more building blocks of life on Mars 21 Apr 2026 - 02:17 pm
(Files) This NASA photo released June 7, 2018, shows a low-angle self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called
Critically endangered lizard identified as new species in Australia 14 Apr 2026 - 06:23 pm
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'Pinprick of light': Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on Moon 08 Apr 2026 - 07:30 pm
This handout picture released by NASA on April 7, 2026, shows the Orion spacecraft (L) and the Moon backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026. Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP
Laughter, tears: historic day for astronaut Jenni Gibbons in Houston 07 Apr 2026 - 10:11 am
Picture shared by Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons on her X account.
After milestone-rich lunar flyby, astronauts start trip home 07 Apr 2026 - 07:55 am
This screengrab from a NASA livestream shows Artemis II crew members Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover speaking with US President Donald Trump via a call aboard the Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026. (Photo by Handout / NASA / AFP)