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23rd April 2025
Lucy spacecraft reveals peanut-shaped asteroid
NASA's Lucy mission has returned striking images of the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing it to be larger than originally estimated and a contact binary. The spacecraft will pass by eight other asteroids between now and 2033.
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5th March 2025
Woolly mouse – a step towards mammoth revival
De-extinction company Colossal Biosciences has created "woolly mice" with modified genes, expressing mammoth-like traits relevant to cold adaptation and providing a platform for validation of genome engineering targets.
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26th February 2025
2031 – Europe's first lunar lander
In 2031, Europe makes history with its first-ever lunar lander, Argonaut, touching down on the Moon. This milestone marks the beginning of a new era in European space exploration.
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20th February 2025
New world record for nuclear fusion
The WEST tokamak in France has maintained plasma for 1,337 seconds, a new world record duration for nuclear fusion and 25% longer than a similar effort by China last month.
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13th January 2025
UK aims to be "AI superpower"
The UK government has today announced a plan for using AI to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told reporters that AI "will drive incredible change" and pledged to make the UK a world leader in the technology.
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