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After showing up to the wrong baseball game, AJ Johnson bought last-minute tickets and caught a home run. The next night, lightning struck twice when the same player launched another ball right into his glove. #
An 8-year-old boy who vanished from a temple in Bihar four years ago has been reunited with his family after police discovered him during an unrelated child trafficking investigation. The emotional reunion highlights both the joy of recovery and the heartbreaking reality of lost years.
Scientists solved a major problem stopping us from turning desert air into drinking water using only sunlight. Their improved hydrogel now lasts over eight months and could produce clean water for just one cent per liter.
SpaceX's newest Starship V3 rocket soared into the sky Friday, standing taller and more powerful than any spacecraft before it. The 408-foot giant completed a test flight that brings humanity one step closer to returning to the moon.
SpaceX's newest Mars-bound rocket completed its first test flight, hitting most of its goals even after losing engines. The successful test comes as the company prepares to go public next month.
A Scottish athlete flew home from Tennessee on Tuesday and shattered his country's U20 3000m record by Friday night. Ollie MacDonald's jet-lagged victory highlights a breakthrough evening for young Scottish runners.
A 23-year-old from Porirua just won one of Harvard's most prestigious awards for groundbreaking research that maps New Zealand's neighborhoods by opportunity. Her work reveals how your birthplace shapes your future and highlights gaps between Māori and Pākehā communities.
SpaceX's upgraded Starship V3 achieved most of its mission goals during its debut test flight, successfully deploying satellites and gathering crucial data despite minor engine issues. The milestone comes as the company prepares to go public next month.
For decades, people watching TV snow were actually seeing ancient light from the universe's birth mixed into the static. Scientists discovered this cosmic afterglow in 1965, but it took over a year of careful work to separate it from ordinary noise.
A centuries-old Chinese movement practice shows promise for reducing high blood pressure nearly as effectively as some medications, offering hope for millions managing heart health. Researchers are shedding new light on this accessible home remedy.
Scientists in Edinburgh are using artificial intelligence to fast-track the search for treatments hiding in plain sight among 1,500 already-approved drugs. For patients like Steven Barrett, who has lived with motor neurone disease for 10 years, it's a bright light of hope.
Scientists discovered evidence of a powerful solar storm from 1204 CE hidden in ancient tree rings, confirmed by a Japanese poet's diary entry about mysterious red lights. The find reveals our sun was far more active 825 years ago than researchers previously thought.
SpaceX just launched its most powerful rocket ever, bringing humanity one giant leap closer to returning astronauts to the moon for the first time in over 50 years. The upgraded Starship soared from Texas in its 12th test flight, marking a major milestone for NASA's plans to build a lunar base by 2028.
Summer travelers can finally ditch those uncomfortable airline headphones. A clever Bluetooth adapter just hit its best price yet, making flights more enjoyable for thousands heading out this season.
SpaceX successfully launched and landed the world's most powerful rocket after a seven-month break, bringing NASA's 2028 moon mission closer to reality. The 408-foot Starship deployed satellites and completed its ocean landing despite two engine failures.
Scientists just discovered a rare giant planet 330 light-years away with surprisingly comfortable temperatures around 175°F. The methane-rich world could unlock secrets about how planets form and evolve across the universe.
A telescope in Hawaii captured a breathtaking image of a dying star wrapped in a glowing, milky white sphere 1,500 light-years from Earth. The stellar finale reveals the beauty hidden in cosmic endings.
Scientists at NASA's Glenn Research Center accidentally discovered a new heat-resistant material that could help astronauts extract oxygen and metals from lunar rocks. The breakthrough could make future Moon missions lighter and more self-sufficient.
A New Zealand space company just achieved its 88th successful launch, sending Japan's ninth Earth observation satellite into orbit. The partnership represents one of the most reliable records in commercial space flight, with 18 more missions already booked.
Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of a massive marine predator that ruled the oceans over 80 million years ago, dwarfing today's great white sharks. The discovery sheds new light on prehistoric ocean ecosystems and the giants that once dominated them.
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