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TASS

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NASA unveils plans of creating lunar base by 2032

During phase one, NASA will launch three Moon Base uncrewed missions

TASS

Straits Times

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Climate change fuelling growth of antibiotic-resistant salmonella

Warming temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns could accelerate the spread of hard-to-treat infections.

Straits Times

Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war

Japan Times

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Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war

The disagreement over Starlink's use on suicide drones is part of increasing tensions between SpaceX and the Pentagon over Starlink pricing in recent months.

Japan Times

The National | Ebola prompts border clamp down

CBC

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The National | Ebola prompts border clamp down

May 26, 2026 | Combined concerns about an Ebola outbreak and World Cup travel has prompted Canada to put restrictions at the border. Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault expected to resign as MP. And NASA shares plans for a base…

CBC

Temperatures soar across Europe as 'heat dome' drives May records

France 24

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Temperatures soar across Europe as 'heat dome' drives May records

A “heat dome” is driving unusually high temperatures across Europe, pushing readings well above seasonal norms. The UK and France have already set May records, while Spain and Italy are facing heat alerts and limits on outdoor work…

France 24

How Hong Kong’s first astronaut triggered a space education race

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How Hong Kong’s first astronaut triggered a space education race

Lai Ka-ying’s selection as Hong Kong’s first astronaut has sparked a more than threefold surge in aerospace and satellite-design course inquiries at a learning centre, while industry leaders have called for sites to be refitted as…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

NASA astronaut performs Filipino students’ space experiment

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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NASA astronaut performs Filipino students’ space experiment

A microgravity experiment designed by Filipino students to study the behavior of spinning gyroscopes in space has been carried out aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the 2025 Asian Try Zero-G (ATZG 2025) competition…

ScienceMay 26, 2026 · 1 min

New study finds Auckland faultline could trigger magnitude 6.8 earthquake

Stuff

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New study finds Auckland faultline could trigger magnitude 6.8 earthquake

The Mangatangi Fault, which runs through the Hunua Ranges, has been reclassified as active.

Stuff

Nasa lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

ScienceMay 26, 2026 · 1 min

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Nasa lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

Nasa is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar fly-around. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday…