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A nation split by Trump v Biden comes together for moment that won’t return for 20 years
For almost four minutes there’s nothing but ethereal serenity. All I can see in the distance is the black silhouette of the moon surrounded by the pearly glow of the sun’s corona.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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‘It’s so dark’: Millions watch as total solar eclipse races across North America
It was the continent’s biggest eclipse audience ever, with a couple of hundred million people living in or near the shadow’s path.
- by Marcia Dunn
Astronomers may have got dark energy all wrong. It’s great news for the universe
Dark energy was assumed to be a constant force throughout cosmic history. New data suggests it’s more changeable, possibly upending long-standing doom predictions.
- by Dennis Overbye
Moontime: NASA told to create time standard for a lunar clock
US government is asking for a plan by the end of 2026 for setting what it calls a Coordinated Lunar Time to avoid mishaps in space.
- by Joey Roulette and Will Dunham
Former US Navy admiral says we won’t find UFOs in the sky – they’ll be underwater
There are plans to send a submarine to explore an unusual trench off California after dozens of sailors, submariners and military personnel told of unidentified craft in the water.
- by Sarah Knapton
Astronaut whose space handshake with a Soviet helped thaw Cold War
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov said, in English: “Very good to see you!” Stafford voiced the same sentiment in Russian, but in a broad Oklahoma accent.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX building spy satellite network for US: anonymous sources
The project is designed to offer the most persistent, pervasive and rapid coverage of activities on Earth.
- by Joey Roulette and Marisa Taylor
‘The ship has been lost’: SpaceX’s giant rocket travelled halfway around world then vanished
Elon Musk’s company came within minutes of completing a crucial test on its third try, but the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built was lost as it descended back to Earth.
- by Marcia Dunn
Environmental group’s spy satellite to sniff out fugitive emissions
For years methane was largely ignored in the climate change debate, but now rogue methane emissions are being hunted out with increasingly high-tech tools.
- by Nick O'Malley
Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight
The company said the flight, which was streamed live, was “interrupted” after the launch and it was investigating the situation.
- by Kantaro Komiya