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SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket's 1st orbital flight (video)

SpaceX has completed a single-engine test-firing of its next Starship upper stage, a key milestone ahead of the vehicle's inaugural orbital flight attempt.

Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year

The United States has signed a new national space policy aimed at expanding the nation's launch capacity to support more than 1,000 rocket launches per year by 2030, marking a shift in how the country approaches spaceflight management.

China's bid for lunar water launches Sunday as the new space race heats up

China has launched a mission aimed at exploring and extracting water resources on the Moon, as competition in lunar exploration intensifies among spacefaring nations.

Autism-Linked Genetic Disorder Far More Prevalent Than Previously Estimated, Study Finds

Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS), a rare genetic disorder frequently linked to autism spectrum disorder, may be significantly more common in the general population than previously recognized, according to a large-scale genetic analysis. The study estimates the condition affects roughly 1 in 7,300 individuals, translating to more than 45,000 people

CRISPR Gene Editing Shows Promise for Protecting Healthy Cells During Blood Cancer Treatment

Researchers are exploring how CRISPR gene editing might give doctors a more precise way to treat aggressive blood cancers while protecting the healthy cells patients need to survive after a transplant. The approach involves removing a protein called CD33 from donor stem cells using CRISPR technology. Normally, CD33 serves as

CERN Begins Major LHC Upgrade with Stronger Superconducting Magnets

Upgrading the World's Most Powerful Particle Collider CERN has begun a significant phase of its High-Luminosity upgrade for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), with technicians starting to disconnect and replace some of the accelerator's most critical magnets. What the Upgrade Involves The new superconducting magnets are

SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket's 1st orbital flight (video)

Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year

China's bid for lunar water launches Sunday as the new space race heats up

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