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Chinese scientists build hand-held device to detect early cancer signs from drop of blood

Prototype achieves diagnosis accuracy of up to 95 per cent, researchers say

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: this week’s rare blue moon highlights the strange way we mark our calendar

Because we define dates based on the stars, the full moon on 31 May will be the second one of the calendar month

The Guardian - UK

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The original (and best) 'Transformers' movie is rolling back out into theaters for its 40th anniversary

Relive the trauma when Autobots and Decepticons reassemble in this animated cult classic.

Space

Lunar Strike offers a pessimistic, and worryingly realistic look at the future of space travel

Fly me to the moon!

Space

The most common type of planet in the galaxy may not look anything like Earth on the inside

The familiar concept of a planetary core, a small, dense metallic heart we take for granted, may be the exception rather than the rule for exoplanets.

Space

China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut

China has named the three astronauts due to fly on the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday (May 24), including Hong Kong's first astronaut.

Space

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'Rick and Morty' Season 9: Release date & how to watch Adult Swim’s zany sci-fi satire

‘Anything is possible, when everything is possible'

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 211 — Oysters in Space

On Episode 211 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith Space.

Space

SpaceX Starship Flight 12: Don't miss these stunning photos from the launch of the most powerful Starship yet

Starship V3 led to some stunning launch photography after it lifted off from Starbase on SpaceX's 12th flight of the rocket that aims to land astronauts on the moon.

Space

Massive 'X' and 'V' shapes will appear on the moon tonight — here's how to see them

Here's when to see a pair of massive letters shining on the lunar surface around May's first quarter moon phase.

Space

'For All Mankind's' Costa Ronin on ruling Mars, honoring cosmonaut history, and learning to tie his tie (interview)

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, and that goes for Red Planet rulers as well as Earth.

Space

China just launched 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station. One will stay for a full year. (video)

China's Shenzhou 23 astronaut mission launched Sunday (May 24) to relieve an overdue crew on the Tiangong space station.

Space

Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son ‘does not study much’, diaries reveal

Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’

The Guardian - UK

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SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (video)

SpaceX's Starship V3, the most powerful rocket ever built, just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.

Space

'For All Mankind's' Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson on wearing those 'clunky' cool spacesuits and training with a Green Beret (interview)

"The spacesuits are like real spacesuits! They're so complicated and much heavier than you'd ever expect."

Space

Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad

A sharp-eyed satellite captured an amazing photo of SpaceX's first Starship V3 megarocket on the pad Thursday (May 21), just before it was supposed to lift off.

Space

Don't wait for the full moon: Here's when the moon looks best through a telescope

Long before the full moon rises, shifting sunlight transforms the lunar surface into one of the sky's best telescope targets.

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Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years

This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.

The Guardian - UK

Health blame game doesn’t hold water

Brief letters: Sink or swim? | Deep vision | Sacrificial candidate | Diverting days out

Space

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is better viewed as a 'Star Wars' origin story for Rotta the Hutt

Forget Baby Yoda, we want to see more big buff slug adventures in our Star Wars.

Space

An ancient solar storm left clues in tree rings and a famous poet's diary: 'Red lights in the northern sky'

A Japanese poet wrote in his diary that "red lights" appeared in the sky over Kyoto. An analysis of tree rings suggests a powerful solar storm created the sight.

The Guardian - UK

What is immunotherapy and how does it treat cancer and other conditions?

From infections and allergies to brain diseases and autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hope

Space

Cosmic crystal ball reveals an ancient dying star | Space photo of the day for May 22, 2026

A breathtaking new image captures the Crystal Ball Nebula, the remains of a dying star found in the constellation Taurus.

Space

NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan today. Here's how to watch it live.

NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.

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