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Japanese space company ispace aims to send landers to the moon Thu, 27 May 2021 Tokyo-based ispace has been selected to deliver rovers from Canada and Japan to the lunar surface after they launch aboard SpaceX rockets. The company will use its recently revealed Hakuto-R lander for both missions, cu...

South Korea signs Artemis Accords; Brazil, New Zealand likely next May 27, 2021 SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea signed the Artemis Accords May 27, becoming the 10th signatory to the pact that governs norms of behavior for those who want to participate in the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration prog...

'Star Trek Online' launches new season with familiar faces amid a Klingon civil war about 2 hours ago A new season of "Star Trek Online" warped into action this week, bringing with it the conclusion to the game's Klingon civil war. The new season, called "House United," dropped ...

EU tourists complain of fingerprinting at UK border Thu 27 May 2021 EU tourists coming to the UK have told of being fingerprinted, detained and treated like liars by border officials before trying to travel through the Channel tunnel or by ferry at Calais. Sergio D’Alberti, a 51-year-old Italian ho...

Rapid heating of Indian Ocean worsening cyclones, say scientists Thu 27 May 2021 India’s cyclone season is being made more intense by the rapidly heating Indian Ocean, scientists have warned. Last week India was battered by Cyclone Tauktae, an unusually strong cyclone in the Arabian Sea, resulting ...

Four-day working week would slash UK carbon footprint, report says Thu 27 May 2021 The introduction of a four-day working week with no loss of pay would dramatically reduce the UK’s carbon footprint and help the country meet its binding climate targets, according to a report The study found that mo...

Global tax reforms that could raise billions edge closer as G7 on brink of agreement Thursday 27 May 2021 The biggest reforms to the global taxation system in a century are edging closer to reality, with the group of seven leading industrial economies now on the brink of agreeing to a global minimu...

Glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tardigrades to be blasted into space about 2 hours ago NASA is preparing to rocket around 5,000 tardigrades — those adorably pudgy "water bears —" and 128 glow-in-the-dark baby squid into space. The animals are heading to the International Space Station (IS...