A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
Packed with instruments and rovers, the soon-to-launch IM-2 mission will explore the lunar south pole and attempt something never done before—to enter a shadowed moon crater to look for ice.
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Ambitious lunar lander heading to the moon to search for ice
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New lunar lander set to launch to the Moon’s south pole
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Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday. Here's what they hope for
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College basketball rankings: Dusty May leads Michigan into rivalry game vs. Michigan State for first time
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Nigeria ex-military leader for first time admits regret over cancelled poll
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Luigi Mangione appears in court for first time since arraignment in UnitedHealthcare CEO death
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Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says Palestinians can't return
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Texas is No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 for the first time in 21 years; NC State climbs into top 10
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Tesla’s stock skid pushes valuation below $1 trillion for the first time in 3 months
Tesla’s closing market cap slides below $1 trillion for the first time since mid-November.MarketWatch - 1d -
South Korea birthrate rises for first time in nine years amid surge in marriages
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Baby bump in South Korea as fertility rate rises for first time in 9 years
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Birth rate in South Korea, the world's lowest, rises for first time in 9 years
South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.NBC News - 1d -
Space mission aims to map water on surface of the moon
A probe to be launched this week aims to pinpoint sites of lunar water, which could help plan to colonise the Earth’s satellite. Space engineers are set to launch an unusual mission this week when ...The Guardian - 4d -
Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Launches on Journey to the Moon
The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander aims to improve on the feat. Three other spacecraft also hitched a ride on the SpaceX rocket.The New York Times - 10h -
Tour de Warsaw – exploring the powerful resilience of Poland’s capital
Europe’s shy city is shining once moreFinancial Times - 1d -
WATCH: Hikers explore a beautiful, short-lived ice cave inside a glacier
Hikers got a rare glimpse at a beautiful but short-lived phenomenon, ice caves that appeared in the Morteratsch glacier in eastern Switzerland.ABC News - 1d -
LNG demand to jump 60% by 2040, Shell forecasts
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Workday beats estimates for revenue and profit, stock jumps
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Egg Prices Could Jump Another 41% This Year
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Robot Startup Figure Reveals an AI Breakthrough Called Helix
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Robot M.L.B. Umpires Are Here, and They’re Going to Change the Game
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MLB tests robot umpires ahead of possible integration by 2026
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Wild Robot: How These Sea Drones Will Help Marine Life
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MLB players are giving their new robot umpire overlords a cautious welcome
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Nvidia CEO: Someday we’ll have 1B robotic cars on the road
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