Science

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record US$50 million

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Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record US$50 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.

Stuff

Roscosmos, NASA to coordinate satellite operations to prevent collisions

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov says Russia's satellite constellation includes hundreds of spacecraft, while partner constellations include thousands

RNZ

Rocket Lab overtakes Air New Zealand as Sharesies investors regain confidence

Investor interest in the space sector also extended to SpaceX, which entered the Sharesies Bundle for the first time.

RNZ

‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction

South China Morning Post

‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” sold on Tuesday for US$50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction, after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders. “Gus” is one of the…

South China Morning Post

US-Russian crew launches on mission to space station

A US-Russian crew blasted off onboard a Soyuz spacecraft for an eight-month mission to the International Space Station.

Scientists seek justice for slain American marine biologist

Scientists seek justice for slain American marine biologist

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — A Philippine organization of scientists and engineers and Silliman University have called for justice for American marine biologist Dr. Kent Carpenter, who was shot dead during a home invasion in…

ISS operations extended through 2030 — Roscosmos chief

Dmitry Bakanov says that this was agreed upon between Roscosmos and NASA

Scientists race to solve Poland's 90-year-old Crooked Forest mystery before it's lost

Times of India

Scientists race to solve Poland's 90-year-old Crooked Forest mystery before it's lost

A Polish woodland features hundreds of pine trees with lower trunks curving sharply near the ground. These trees were planted in the late 1920s and later abandoned due to war. Foresters may have deliberately bent the saplings for…

Times of India

The Punch

Sanwo-Olu urges Lagosians to plant trees against climate change

Governor Sanwo-Olu urges Lagos residents to plant trees to combat climate change, aiming for 20,000 new trees this year. Learn how Lagos tree planting help Read More…

The Punch

Clark eyes becoming first PH ‘airport city’

Clark eyes becoming first PH ‘airport city’

MANILA, Philippines – Clark International Airport has its sights set on becoming the Philippines’ first airport city, with its operator planning to transform the gateway into an economic hub that would bring together aviation, logistics…

US, Russian astronauts launch into orbit for joint space mission

NASA chief Jared Isaacman made a rare visit to the Russia-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome to witness the launch.

Pilot killed fighting Colorado wildfire identified as Nicholas Dale

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