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Days before making its closest approach to Earth for more than 1,000 years, the superbright comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) has been snapped over the Scottish Highlands, appearing to fly through a technicolor swirl of auroras that suddenly exploded into the night sky. Photographer Alan Tough took the spectacular shot in the early hours of Saturday (Oct. 18) from his backyard …

Startling close call as undetected asteroid flies close to Earth  Chron Asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, space agencies say  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025  Space Asteroid narrowly avoids Earth and leaves astronomers shocked  The Independent So Close! A Small Asteroid Just Skimmed Past …

Institute of Biomedical Problems When humanity ventures out into the final frontier, we won’t be alone. I’m not talking about extraterrestrial life, but the Earth-based life that we’ll bring with us. Russia returned a research satellite last week that was carrying 75 mice, over 1,500 flies, microorganisms, plant seeds and cell cultures. …

A small asteroid just gave the Earth a close buzz. The little space rock, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at 8:49 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 0049 GMT), according to NASA data. That flyby puts the asteroid at the same approximate altitude as the International Space …

Nobody wants to deal with pests in the kitchen, but fruit flies seem to show up every year. Sometimes it’s warmer weather that draws them in, while a particularly damp and rainy week in fall can also attract them. While they aren’t dangerous, they’re still a nuisance, and they will swarm anything sweet or damp. To better understand what causes …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The landing spot of Russia’s Bion-M No. 2 descent module, on the steppes of the Orenburg region. | Credit: Roscosmos/Ivan Timoshenko They came from outer space: 75 mice, over 1,500 flies, cell cultures, microorganisms, plant seeds and more. A Russian biological research satellite …

They came from outer space: 75 mice, over 1,500 flies, cell cultures, microorganisms, plant seeds and more. A Russian biological research satellite toting more than 30 experiments landed on Sept. 19 in the steppes of the Orenburg region after spending 30 days in Earth orbit. The Bion-M No. 2 descent module has been called a “Noah’s Ark” due to the …

LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit during which the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the transatlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the Middle East and the future of the Western alliance. State visits in Britain blend 21st-century diplomacy with royal pageantry. Trump’s …

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “The Fly,” Season 1, Episode 6 of “Alien: Earth,” now streaming on Hulu. Within the opening moments of “Alien: Earth,” it was revealed that the race for immortality lies between a competition among five companies: Weyland-Yutani, Threshold, Lynch, Dynamic and Prodigy Corporation. While the series follows Prodigy Corporation as it’s on the verge …

For the second time in two days, Venezuela has flown military aircraft in the vicinity of the USS Jason Dunham in international waters near South America, multiple Defense Department officials confirmed to CBS News Friday, describing the action as turning into a “game of chicken.” The aircraft, which one Defense Department official said were F-16 fighter jets, flew over the …