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August 2026
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Space & Missions
Meteorite from Algeria fills a 1.8-billion-year gap in Mars's geological record
Universe
NASA's Roman telescope may detect hundreds of rogue planets in hours-long glimpses
Earth & Life
Scientists sealed 800 microbes in oak boxes to study for 500 years
Science & Engineering
Two cosmonauts seconds from death when fire severed their only escape route
Space & Missions
A Martian rock transforms four times before scientists can study it
Human Behaviour
Girl's nightmare of school collapse came true, killing 116 children in Wales
Science & Engineering
Brazil's ethanol experiment rose and fell as quickly as it began
Space & Missions
NASA's Mars landing has no official date because architecture isn't a mission
Space & Missions
Blue Origin patented rocket landings before launching one, then sued SpaceX over the same technology
Earth & Life
Fossil clam shells reveal Earth spun faster 70 million years ago
Universe
Neptune's giant storm vanished in five years, but Jupiter's rages on for centuries
Space & Missions
US Air Force once planned to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon as Cold War show of force
Science & Engineering
Early love mimics the brain chemistry of mental illness, then fades
Political Economy
The tulip mania legend was built on satire and one historian's unchecked borrowing
Space & Missions