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Gravity test: Antimatter falls down, but where did it all go?
From Star Trek to PET scans, antimatter has thrilled and worried humankind. Now, scientists have resolved a key mystery
Published On 28 Sep 2023
Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds
Japanese scientists have found between 6.7 and 13.9 pieces of microplastic in each litre of cloud water tested.
Published On 28 Sep 2023
Asteroid ‘dust, debris’ likely found as returned NASA space capsule opened
Dark powder, sand-sized particles found as lid opened on Osiris-REx space probe which collected samples from asteroid.
Published On 27 Sep 2023
US trade commission files anti-trust lawsuit against online retailer Amazon
Attorneys general from 17 states joined the Federal Trade Commission’s suit, which accuses Amazon of harming consumers.
Published On 26 Sep 2023

Concerns that world is experiencing start of a long-term trend of decline in Antarctic sea ice.

NASA’s first asteroid sample from deep space parachutes into the Utah desert to cap a seven-year journey.

NASA’s first US mission to collect an asteroid sample is returning with a sample from asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to drop 250g of pebbles and dust from asteroid Bennu after seven-year quest.

The International Space Stations remains a venue for cooperation between the US and Russia amid tension over Ukraine.

Pulled in opposite directions by Washington and Beijing, everyday Vietnamese people say staying neutral is best.

US space agency official says conversation around UFOs must move from ‘sensationalism to science’ to progress.

The Titan implosion has cast focus on autonomous, unmanned submersibles as the way to uncovering the ocean’s secrets.

Mexican congressman Sergio Gutierrez said he hoped the hearing on UFOs was the first of other similar events in Mexico.

Putin hailing of tech billionaire as ‘outstanding’ follows Musk’s revelation he thwarted Ukrainian military operation.

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