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A new origin story for multicellular life points to physics, not genes alone - Phys.org
science 2026/06/02 17:20:10

A new origin story for multicellular life points to physics, not genes alone - Phys.org

How did life make the leap from single cells to coordinated, multicellular organisms? And how do genetically identical cells still perform a version of that feat every time an embryo begins to take shape?

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Paper Claims the “Asteroid” Japan’s Probe Is Approaching Is Actually a Derelict Spacecraft - Futurism
science 2026/06/02 16:51:17

Paper Claims the “Asteroid” Japan’s Probe Is Approaching Is Actually a Derelict Spacecraft - Futurism

A new paper claims that the “asteroid” a Japanese probe is approaching is actually a spacecraft of its own.

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NASA’s $4 Billion Roman Space Telescope Heads To Florida For Launch - Forbes
science 2026/06/02 16:34:56

NASA’s $4 Billion Roman Space Telescope Heads To Florida For Launch - Forbes

NASA’s next great space telescope will see 100 times more sky than Hubble. It’s about to arrive in Florida for launch in September.

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Magnetic field strengths of hot giant exoplanets consistent with Solar System values - Nature
science 2026/06/02 15:34:24

Magnetic field strengths of hot giant exoplanets consistent with Solar System values - Nature

Wind measurements in ultra-hot giant exoplanets reveal a temperature-dependent slowdown best explained by magnetic effects, suggesting that these exoplanets host magnetic fields no stronger than Jupiter’s.

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NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base - NASA (.gov)
science 2026/06/02 14:31:18

NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base - NASA (.gov)

A mobile wastewater treatment system built at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida that can help prepare for long-duration missions on the Moon and Mars

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There is a planet 63 light-years from Earth where the rain is made of molten glass, the winds blow at 7,000 kilometres per hour, the daytime temperature is over 1,000 degrees Celsius, and the planet itself, viewed from space, is the same deep blue as Earth. - Space Daily
science 2026/06/02 14:30:16

There is a planet 63 light-years from Earth where the rain is made of molten glass, the winds blow at 7,000 kilometres per hour, the daytime temperature is over 1,000 degrees Celsius, and the planet itself, viewed from space, is the same deep blue as Earth. - Space Daily

The planet’s name is HD 189733b. It is one of the closest extrasolar planets to Earth that can be studied in detail, and one of the most thoroughly characterised exoplanets in the astronomical literature. Its star, HD 189733, sits in the constellation Vulpecu…

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