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open Mercury probe BepiColombo thrusters are acting up, but science marches on 8
By AndrueC
open Magnetic personalities at Tokamak Energy form separate division 17
open Elon Musk’s Starlink won't block Elon Musk’s X in Brazil, as required by court order 156
By IceC0ld
open NASA confirms who is flying and who is not on SpaceX Crew Dragon 21
open Chinese boffins advocate nuking nearby asteroids – it’s the only way to be sure 19
open iGulu F1 could be the hoppy ending to your home-brew horror show 35
open Musk's X, Media Matters headed to trial 116
open Starliner's not-so-grand finale is a thump in the desert next week 104
By druck
open SpaceX grounded after fumbling Falcon 9 landing for first time in years 52
open What is missing from the web? We're asking for Google 37
By Tree
open Faulty valve sent Astrobotic's Peregrine lander straight back to Earth's atmosphere 24
open France charges Telegram CEO with multiple crimes 128
open Crypto boss finds fraud trial a serious pain in the neck 10
open China is beating the world at scientific research, think tank finds 35
open SETI boldly looks beyond the Milky Way in latest alien hunt 49
open Yelp accuses Google of being a local search bully in antitrust lawsuit 8
open Astronomers back call for review of bonkers rule that means satellite swarms fly without environment checks 48
open EU tries to pin down China on definition of 'important data' 2
open TikTok isn't protected by Section 230 in 10-year-old’s ‘blackout challenge’ death 80
open NASA's billion-dollar launcher is behind schedule and burning cash 15
open Rocket Factory Augsburg breaks down the SaxaVord blowout 19
By frankvw
open Blue Origin sets October 13 for first New Glenn EscaPADE to Mars 12
open Dr Helen Fisher, MRI maven who showed just how love works, dies at 79 11
open Judge acquits web dev accused of spreading fake news that led to UK riots 38
By veti
open Japan abandons SLIM hopes its lunar lander will revive, ends Moon mission 2
open NASA will fly Boeing Starliner crew home with SpaceX, Calamity Capsule deemed too risky 102
open Lego's Concorde is the only supersonic jet you can build for the price of a fancy dinner 60
open Ex-Microsoft engineer resurrects PDP-11 from junkyard parts 70
open To crew, or not to crew – that is the question facing Boeing's stricken Starliner 57
open First of ESA's Cluster satellites prepares for fiery finale over South Pacific 17
open BOFH: Videoconferencing for special dummies 101
open India delays planned space station and moon base by five years 30
By RagBagg
open China's rideshare champ Didi gives users the option to report stinky cars 6
open Juice probe scores epic fuel save after snapping selfies with Earth and Moon 32
open Shein, Temu escalate epic e-commerce squabble 45
open Atlassian CEO's idea to build 4,000-kilometer extension cord plugged in 41
By PRR
open SpaceX set to surpass Gemini 11's altitude record with Polaris Dawn mission 31
open Console yourself – research finds gaming may actually boost mental health 14
open Rocket Factory Augsburg engine test ends in explosion at SaxaVord spaceport 41
By Lars
open 'Right to switch off' initiative aims to boost economy by beating burnout 129
open Missing scissors cause 36 flight cancellations in Japan 117
open Nvidia's latest AI climate model takes aim at severe weather 8
open ESA's Juice probe dances with Earth and Moon before shooting off to Jupiter 11
open Developer tried to dress for success, but ended up attired for an expensive outage 160
By Andy A
open Japan's Astroscale wins contract for space junk harvesting robotic arm 9
open Disney claims agreeing to Disney+ terms waives man's right to sue over wife's death 69
open NASA pushes decision on bringing crew back in Starliner to the end of August 146
open NASA's VIPER rover might still reach the lunar surface after all 13
open Intel, already adrift, now Armless too 9
open FTC urges judge to spank Google over Android App market monopoly 9

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