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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifts off on NASA's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station, carrying NASA astronauts from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. on 13 February 2026. Photo: Steve Nesius/Reuters

SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station

A live NASA-SpaceX webcast showed the 25-story-tall vehicle rising from the launch tower as its nine Merlin engines roared to life, gulping 700,000 gallons of fuel per second.

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Astronomers find a potentially habitable Earth-sized planet

Fire and smoke rise in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo : Reuters

Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever

Artist's rendering of James Webb Space Telescope in space near Earth, in this image released on September 19, 2023. NASA/dima_zel/Handout via REUTERS

Astronomers unveil map of dark matter's distribution in universe

Illustration: TBS

Should the cloud leave Earth? Inside the push for data centres in space

A mushroom cloud rises with ships below during Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in this 1946 handout provided by the US Library of Congress. Photo: REUTERS/US Library of Congress/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Nuclear testing linked to 4 million premature deaths: NPA report

A shark moves silently beneath the surface of the water. Photo : UNB/ AP

Study warns ocean chemistry changes could weaken sharks' teeth

Representational Image. Photo: Collected

James Webb finds black hole killed Pablo’s Galaxy

Photo: Collected

Europa likely unsuitable for life despite hidden ocean, study finds

Representational Image of Protein. Photo: Collected

Bacterial shell protein shows promise for safe, wearable electronics

An artist's conception of star bursting galaxies early in the history of the universe is shown in this image. Stars and galaxies are shown in the bright white points of light, while the more diffuse dark matter and gas are shown in purples and reds. AARON M. GELLER, NORTHWESTERN, CIERA + IT-RCDS/Handout via REUTERS

Is the universe's expansion slowing? New data raises questions

The findings reveal that bacterial communities living inside sponges are markedly different from those in surrounding water, shaped by sponge species and habitat. Photo: Collected

Freshwater sponges can absorb arsenic, lead and cadmium: Study

A standard mammogram does not always detect breast cancer early enough. Photo: Collected

New AI model predicts breast cancer up to 5 years before signs appear