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AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified
By Owen Hughes published
Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.

Did Covid lockdowns really cause temperatures on the moon to drop?
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
Scientists have been arguing about a curious topic recently: Did temperatures on the moon dip due to the world's Covid-19 lockdown?

Scientists 'dust for fingerprints' around a young star as it births exoplanets
By Robert Lea published
How do you dust a star for prints? Scientists have the answer to this strange question: by reconstructing the magnetic field of an infant star from the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around it.

Euclid 'dark universe' telescope discovers stunning Einstein ring in warped space-time (image)
By Robert Lea published
The "dark universe detective" space telescope Euclid has discovered its first Einstein ring in the process, learning about dark matter at the heart of a distant galaxy.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Students' contest-winning pen, paint and poetry works shown aboard space station
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A worldwide contest has again redefined the concept of "high art" by briefly converting the International Space Station into a gallery for the winners' works.

On this day in space! Feb. 10, 1958: Radar bounced off Venus by MIT
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On Feb. 10, 1958, scientists at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory bounced radar waves off of Venus.

Live-action 'Gundam' movie enters full production as Bandai drops Netflix to partner with Legendary Pictures
By Jeff Spry published
This live-action version of the mecha anime franchise is powering into production after seven years stuck in the hangar.
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