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Special immune cells in centenarians could be killing cancers before they grow

Researchers say special cells clone themselves when immune system comes under attack

The Independent UK

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched its ninth mission for the Japanese company iQPS this morning (Aug. 20), sending an Earth-observation satellite into low Earth orbit.

Space

Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second

Astronomers have found the fastest known star in the Milky Way, a faint object racing around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

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Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails

A private spacecraft tasked with boosting the orbit of NASA's Swift Observatory has failed in its mission, meaning the telescope will crash back to Earth later this year.

Space

Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma

A pen-sized apparatus called a "laundry gun" could sterilize astronauts' clothes in space.

Space

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' finally blasts onto Disney+ next month

Will this underwhelming spinoff of "The Mandalorian" find new life in the streaming world?

Space

Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole

A jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole-powered blazar is being gravitationally lensed by an unseen clump of dark matter, and that could tell us about the source of cosmic "ghost" particles.

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A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide.

Space

Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way

Star’s extreme proximity to Sagittarius A* means it could open new window onto black hole’s fundamental properties

The Guardian - UK

Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report

A mysterious incident over the South Pacific forced a U.S. Air Force aircraft to turn around on Aug. 18, due to a possible space debris hazard.

Space

John Hall obituary

Other lives: Pilot who flew Spitfires and tested the UK’s cold war Lightning fighter jet before moving on to a commercial airline

The Guardian - UK

Perseverance rover watches alien solar eclipse on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2026

What a view.

Space

Body found at bottom of 2,000-year-old Scottish well deliberately placed there

Such Iron Age burials in northern Scotland are usually rare, researchers say

The Independent UK

Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet

"This isn't what we expected at all."

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Shattered 700-year-old skeleton could be earliest-known victim of popular siege weapon

Man died during siege of Scotland’s Stirling Castle

The Guardian - AU

SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it

Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists

The Independent UK

Sugary drinks found linked to stomach cancer for first time

Gastric cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: Cities make a surprising refuge for threatened UK wildflowers

Nooks and crannies in urban areas provide a welcome alternative to intensive farming and other rural pressures

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Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)

The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.

Space

Forget 'Halo' — the latest 'Futurama' episode has a ring world covered in super-intelligent rats (exclusive)

"A ring-shaped world shaped like a ring! I shall call it Wheel World."

Space

NASA astronaut and 1st female French spacewalker remove failed ISS antenna but run out of time for replacement

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and first female French spacewalker Sophie Adenot removed a failed antenna but ran out of time to install its replacement at the International Space Station, Aug. 18, 2026.

Space

Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal

After Starship's test launch and splashdown last month, SpaceX recovery teams have successfully tugged the vehicle through a turbulent stretch of the Indian Ocean and arrived at calmer waters off the coast of Christmas Island.

Space

SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

SpaceX launched its 100th mission of the year early Wednesday morning (Aug. 19), sending 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

Space

Hydrogen-powered 'rocket car' tops 400 mph in record-breaking test (video)

The JCB Hydromax vehicle averaged more than 400 mph during two runs in Utah last week, becoming the fastest hydrogen-powered car in history.

Space

Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026

The "Black Eye Galaxy" is captured in a gorgeous new composite image from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

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