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SpaceX Starship makes upright landing, but rocket explodes minutes later

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SpaceX Starship makes upright landing, but rocket explodes minutes later

March 3 (UPI) -- Elon Musk's SpaceX notched the first successful landing of the company's deep-space Starship rocket in a test flight early Wednesday evening in Boca Chica, Texas -- but the rocket exploded minutes later.

Scientists locate source of hazardous, high-energy solar particles

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Scientists locate source of hazardous, high-energy solar particles

Earth's water cycle is increasingly dictated by humans

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Earth's water cycle is increasingly dictated by humans

Carbon emission decreases must grow tenfold to avoid climate disaster

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Carbon emission decreases must grow tenfold to avoid climate disaster

Wild, 'destructive' pigs help cultivate biodiversity in their native rainforests

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Wild, 'destructive' pigs help cultivate biodiversity in their native rainforests

March 3 (UPI) -- All over the world, wild hogs are considered a nuisance and a pest, but according to a new study, the hogs and their messy, destructive nest-building practices nurture biodiversity in Malaysian rainforests.

Mercury, Jupiter to appear side by side in weekend sky

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Mercury, Jupiter to appear side by side in weekend sky

The first week of March will conclude with a celestial meetup of the smallest and largest planets in the solar system, Mercury and Jupiter.

NASA prepares Dragon capsule for first reuse with astronauts

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NASA prepares Dragon capsule for first reuse with astronauts

ORLANDO, Fla., March 3 (UPI) -- NASA is preparing for the first time to reuse a SpaceX Dragon capsule, the Endeavor, on a crewed mission in April.

Cuttlefish reveal link between self-control, intelligence

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Cuttlefish reveal link between self-control, intelligence

March 2 (UPI) -- According to a new study, cuttlefish can pass the Stanford marshmallow test, delaying the gratification of an immediate reward for a better reward later.

Musk, Maezawa say moon mission is on track for 2023

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Musk, Maezawa say moon mission is on track for 2023

March 2 (UPI) -- SpaceX will fly its deep-space rocket Starship in orbit "many, many times before 2023" and will take 12 people around the moon that year, the company's founder and CEO Elon Musk announced on Tuesday.

Simple tweaks helped the trap-jaw ant evolve its powerful bite

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Simple tweaks helped the trap-jaw ant evolve its powerful bite

March 2 (UPI) -- According to a new study, published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Biology, the trap-jaw evolved independently among different ant lineages between seven and ten times.

NASA, Navy test diving technology that could be used on the moon

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NASA, Navy test diving technology that could be used on the moon

March 2 (UPI) -- The Navy teamed up with NASA astronauts and engineers last week to test a technology that allows divers to work more efficiently underwater and could be used the next time astronauts return to the moon.

New model predicts how plastic from coast gets to middle of ocean

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New model predicts how plastic from coast gets to middle of ocean

March 2 (UPI) -- Scientists in Germany and the United States have developed a new model to predict the pathways of coastal plastic pollution.

Conservationists aim to turn birders on to shade-grown coffee

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Conservationists aim to turn birders on to shade-grown coffee

March 2 (UPI) -- More people are birding than ever before, and conservationists want to take advantage of that widespread enthusiasm by turning birders on to bird-friendly coffee.

Rocket Lab plans new Neutron rocket, intends to go public

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Rocket Lab plans new Neutron rocket, intends to go public

March 2 (UPI) -- California-based Rocket Lab, which has sent rockets into space 17 times using its small Electron vehicle, plans to launch a much bigger rocket called Neutron by 2024.

Climate change threatens food chains, top predators

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Climate change threatens food chains, top predators

March 1 (UPI) -- As the planet continues to get hotter, new research suggests food chains will become less efficient, funneling less and less energy from the bottom to the top.

Study: Neanderthals could perceive and produce human speech

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Study: Neanderthals could perceive and produce human speech

March 1 (UPI) -- Neanderthals possessed the capacity to hear, process and produce human speech, according to a new survey combining CT scans and computer models.

Scientists take the temperature of red supergiants

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Scientists take the temperature of red supergiants

March 1 (UPI) -- Astronomers have developed a new technique for accurately measuring the surface temperature of red supergiants, voluminous stars that end their lives in supernova explosions.

Kentucky firm plans orbital mini space station in two years

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Kentucky firm plans orbital mini space station in two years

ORLANDO, Fla., March 1 (UPI) -- A Kentucky space firm that conducts science experiments on the International Space Station plans to begin launching prototypes for a miniature orbital research platform, the ST-42, in about two years.

SpaceX scrubs 20th Starlink communications satellite launch

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SpaceX scrubs 20th Starlink communications satellite launch

Feb. 28 (UPI) -- SpaceX failed to launch a cluster of Starlink commuications satellites Sunday night when the countdown halted 1 minute, 24 seconds before the planned liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Two NASA astronauts perform 7-hour spacewalk

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Two NASA astronauts perform 7-hour spacewalk

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover Jr. participated in a 7-hour space walk outside the International Space Station on Sunday.

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