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Spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life on a distant moon
Nasa's spacecraft could change what we know about life in our solar system.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
NASA launches mission to icy Jupiter moon thought to harbor a vast ocean
NASA has launched its Europa Clipper mission to the icy moon of Jupiter. Thought to contain an underground ocean and potentially habitable environment, Europa has long been a tantalizing target.Top stories - NBC News - October 14 -
NASA launches $5 billion mission to Jupiter's moon Europa: What to know
NASA's Europa Clipper is set to launch on Oct. 14 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Top stories - ABC News - October 14 -
WATCH: NASA's Europa Clipper launches on mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon
The spacecraft will complete nearly 50 flybys of the Jupiter moon of Europa to determine if there are conditions suitable for life.Top stories - ABC News - October 14 -
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Europa Clipper to blast off on mission to find out if Jupiter moon may hold life
$5bn Nasa mission will assess whether ice-covered moon that is thought to have twice Earth’s water is habitable. Nasa is poised to send a spacecraft to a frosty moon of Jupiter where ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions
Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, says he is "going to work maniacally" to scale the company's efforts , which ranges from rockets launches to moon landings.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Inside the mission to protect endangered culture
Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list brings local traditions to the world’s attention. How well does it protect them?Business - Financial Times - October 26 -
The Hunter's Moon this week will be a supermoon — the brightest in 2024
This week's full moon is called the Hunter's Moon. It's also a supermoon, which is expected to be the brightest one of the year so far.Top stories - CBS News - October 13 -
NASA launches Europa Clipper to probe Jupiter moon
NASA successfully launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft Monday toward Jupiter where it will monitor a moon for potential habitable qualities. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on the ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
NASA and SpaceX Launch Europa Clipper to a Jupiter Moon
The spacecraft lifted off Monday on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, embarking on a nearly six-year journey to Jupiter.Science - The New York Times - October 15 -
This Startup Is Why Astronauts Will Wear Prada on the Moon
When the Artemis missions send astronauts to the lunar surface in a few years, moon walkers will sport new spacesuits made by Axiom Space—with design touches from one of Italy’s famed luxury brands.Business - Inc. - October 17 -
What NASA hopes to accomplish with Europa Clipper mission
NASA's solar-powered Europa Clipper took off Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft is projected to reach Jupiter by April 2030 and will study one of the planet's moons. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Israel pushes for expanded UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Netanyahu government wants Unifil forces to patrol much larger area and carry out border inspectionsBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
The culture warrior on a mission to rebuild a battered Tory party
Kemi Badenoch’s combative style can alienate colleagues but supporters say she will make life uncomfortable for LabourBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
NASA launching probe to seek signs of habitability on Jupiter's moon Europa
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Eruopa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
SpaceX launching NASA probe toward Jupiter, moon Europa to assess habitability
A multi-billion dollar space mission launching Monday may reveal more about an icy moon circling planet Jupiter. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
Nasa’s Europa Clipper sets sail for Jupiter’s icy moon to study habitability
Craft lifts off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy with plans to peer under Europa’s crust where ocean may be near surface. A Nasa spacecraft has set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space
A California school has planted a tree that’s out of this worldTech - ABC News - October 14 -
Hunter's supermoon: When to see the brightest full moon of 2024
The full Hunter's supermoon will be the brightest full moon this year and visible in our skies over the next couple of nights.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
The Moon, twins and tributes to Liam: Photos from around the world this week
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Fallen Moon art installation deflates due to high winds
The display has already attracted 10,000 people to Bridgwater Docks.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Google Doodles Launches Monthly Recurring Card Game Based On Moon Cycles
Google has outdone itself with its latest playable Google Doodle, unveiling a card game that will return every month with new features to unlock. The Doodle is called Rise of the Half Moon, and ...Tech - GameSpot - October 24 -
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Why it costs India so little to reach the Moon and Mars
India has approved 227bn rupees ($2.7bn) for new space projects - but the funding is far from lavish.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
UN mission says Israeli tanks forcibly entered base in southern Lebanon
Unifil seeks explanation from IDF for ‘shocking violations’ while Netanyahu urges peacekeepers to withdraw. The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has said two Israeli tanks destroyed a gate and ...World - The Guardian - October 13 -
Slain Israeli-American hostage's parents reflect on mission: Reporter's notebook
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, the parents of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak with ABC News' Matt Gutman about their grief.Top stories - ABC News - October 14 -
Pandover complete: China's furry envoys arrive in D.C. for a 10-year mission
A pair of giant pandas left China on Monday for the National Zoo, taking up residence in the nation’s capital weeks before the U.S. presidential election.Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
NASA engineer gets a surprise proposal during mission launch
Dr. Moogega Cooper, a NASA engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, thought she was simply watching the launch of the Europa Clipper mission she worked on. But her boyfriend, Alex Shekarchian, ...Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Studied Israel in Mission to Topple It
The head of the U.S-designated terrorist organization spent two decades in Israeli prisons before emerging to assemble a powerful militia.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
Harris champions a vital mission: More Black male teachers in our schools
In 2012, I began my teaching career as a Black male educator at Greenwood High School through the Teach for America program. At the time, more than 6 percent of the country’s teachers were Black ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Starmer ‘interrogates’ Miliband on green energy in mission ‘stock take’
Prime minister to review progress on key UK priorities in coming weeksWorld - Financial Times - October 18 -
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, undeterred in anti-Putin mission
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, remains a defiant critic of Vladimir Putin. She understands she risks being kidnapped or poisoned, but says she's not afraid.Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
Israel still preventing humanitarian missions to north Gaza, Unrwa says
Israeli forces are besieging hospitals and shelters, medics say. The Israeli military says Hamas has regrouped in the area.Top stories - BBC News - October 21
