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Electronic music festival Cercle partnered with the European Space Agency to create a three-day celebration where 20,000 daily attendees experienced DJ sets among rockets and learned about Mars exploration. An astronaut opened the festival live from the International Space Station.
NASA's Curiosity rover just completed its 47th successful Mars drill and captured its longest photo strip ever—proof that even after 13 years, this robot explorer keeps making history. The milestone shows how persistence and curiosity (the human kind) can achieve incredible things.
Hockey legend Connor Hellebuyck is trading the ice rink for the racetrack. The Michigan native who just won Olympic gold will kick off NASCAR's FireKeepers Casino 400 at his home state speedway.
When baby opossums fell from their mother's pouch during a rescue, a Sioux Falls tattoo parlor stepped up. Thanks to their quick thinking and a dedicated wildlife rescuer, the tiny marsupials are now thriving.
A California company founded by SpaceX's first employee just raised half a billion dollars to make moving around in space as easy as delivery trucks on Earth. The technology could slash costs and supercharge everything from satellite repairs to Mars missions.
NASA's Perseverance rover just sent back one of the clearest, sharpest views of Mars ever captured, showing exactly what it would look like to stand on the Red Planet. The stunning panorama stitched together from 96 images reveals crystal-clear skies and terrain stretching 40 miles into the distance.
Engineers created a breakthrough propulsion system that gives briefcase-sized satellites both speed and precision, powered by a single fuel tank. The technology could send small, affordable spacecraft to Mars and beyond.
Scientists successfully tested lightning-like plasma technology that kills bacteria on fabric without water, solving a critical hygiene challenge for future astronauts living on the moon and Mars. The breakthrough could make long-term space missions safer and more sustainable.
Former soldier and Mars One finalist Josh Richards is helping rescue two people trapped in a Laos cave. The South Australian overcame claustrophobia to become one of the world's elite cave divers. #
Canada returns to soccer's biggest stage with momentum, hosting the 2026 World Cup and aiming for their first-ever tournament victory. After making history in 2022 with their first World Cup goal in 36 years, the team believes they're ready to shock the world.
German scientists built a Mars rover with curved wheels that mimics how desert lizards swim through sand. The bio-inspired design could unlock exploration of Mars' massive canyon system where water and possible life might hide.
Australia's Gilbert's potoroo, once thought extinct, has just 150 survivors in one location. Now researchers are using DNA from droppings to find new safe homes for the rabbit-sized marsupial.
A British family with a young child spent over 24 hours stranded in Kazakhstan's remote steppe after their vehicle became trapped in a salt marsh. Specialized rescue teams braved challenging terrain to bring them all home safely.
Canada's men's soccer team will field its strongest roster in history at this summer's World Cup, giving fans an unprecedented chance to witness their nation's top talent on home soil. Despite injury concerns, coach Jesse Marsch has assembled all 26 of the country's best players for the co-hosted tournament.
NASA scientists discovered an "impossible" phenomenon squeezing Mars' atmosphere during a 2023 solar storm. The find could protect future astronauts and missions to the Red Planet.
Mark Rober, the YouTube star who once built Mars rovers for NASA, just announced a $60 million plan to create a science curriculum kids actually want to learn. At his recent TED Talk, he demonstrated his teaching style the only way he knows how: with explosions.
Simple artificial shelters made from iron sheets and leaf litter are helping endangered Kangaroo Island dunnarts recover after bushfires destroyed 90% of their habitat. The feisty marsupials are now being spotted in more locations than before the fires.
NASA's Curiosity rover discovered that warm, potentially life-friendly water existed deep beneath Mars' surface for up to 4.7 million years, long after the planet's climate turned cold. Tiny iron crystals in Martian rock revealed this hidden story of ancient habitable conditions.
An Etobicoke couple's engagement went viral after a heartfelt proposal during Bruno Mars' Toronto show perfectly matched his hit song "Marry You." The touching moment captured thousands of fans celebrating love alongside the couple.
After a drilling mishap left NASA's Curiosity rover stuck to a Martian rock, scientists held their breath for a second attempt. This time, the rover nailed it, collecting precious powder that could reveal secrets about ancient Mars.
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