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Milky Way’s fastest star found orbiting a black hole

Astronomers have discovered the fastest star in the Milky Way zooming at 25,000 kilometres a…

NASA satellite rescue mission fails

A complicated mission to save a NASA satellite from burning up in the atmosphere has…

Oldest human brain cells grown in lab ‘recorded passage of time’

Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years…

VIDEO: Tucker Carlson says that nuclear weapons weren’t built by humans

Tucker Carlson has sparked fresh debate online after questioning the history of the atomic bomb…

US hiding bodies of four alien species, UFO whistleblower claims

A longtime UFO researcher has claimed that the United States possesses remains from at least…

Heavy rain soaks eastern Japan, prompting highest-level warning

Torrential rain pummelled eastern Japan on Thursday, triggering landslides and power outages, and prompting the…

New space object ‘black hole star’ discovered by astronomers

Astronomers announced Wednesday they had discovered a new type of astronomical object called a "black…

Total solar eclipse plunges cloudy Iceland into darkness

A total solar eclipse plunged western Iceland into complete darkness Wednesday, though heavy cloud cover…

Skywatchers gather in Europe to see total solar eclipse

The streets of typically quiet Spanish villages were clogged by skygazing tourists on Wednesday in…

Israel’s former Mossad chief says spies ‘toured’ Iran nuclear site

A former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on Tuesday said its spies had visited…

VIDEO: Putin says he has ‘never been afraid of anything’ during discussion on AI risks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has “never been afraid of anything” during an exchange…

Drought declared in ‘almost three-quarters’ of England: UK govt

Some 71.3 percent of England is in drought, the UK government said Monday, after the…

Drought dries major European rivers to record lows

Vast tracts of many of Europe's largest rivers, including the Rhine, Rhone and Danube, have…

Scientists use AI to create new kinds of viruses

Scientists have used AI to design new kinds of viruses for the first time, marking…

Scientists say halving human population could ease pressure on Earth

A gradual decline in the earth's population to about 4 billion people by 2200 could…