"The New Space Race:  What are Chinese ambitions and why is the U.S. so concerned?"

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The new ‘space race’: what are China’s ambitions and why is the US so concerned?

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As China launches its Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the moon, US officials have expressed alarm at the pace of its advancements China to launch ambitious moon mission The worsening rivalry between the world’s two most powerful countries that has in recent years spread across the world, has now extended beyond the terrestrial, into the realms of the celestial. As China has become deeply enm

AC Grayling: ‘Who would I like to fight? Boris Johnson. And I’d win’

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Asked 10 random questions, the philosopher and author shares the strangest thing he’s done for love, his famous hair and his fears for the future of the moon Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Your latest book is called Who Owns the Moon. Who owns the moon? Well, nobody does and that’s part of the problem. Billions are being invested in exploiting the moon, because there are some very va

Warning over asthma drug after 500 neuropsychiatric reactions reported in young children

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UK medicines regulator says information on boxes of montelukast will alert users to risk of mood and behaviour changes More than 500 adverse neuropsychiatric reactions have been reported in children under the age of nine involving an asthma drug which is to get new warnings over its risks. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced last week that more prominent warni

YESTERDAY

How old is too old? I’m 77 and I don’t know yet. But I will when I get there | Polly Toynbee

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I get advice about my age on social media (not all of it friendly), but I’m sanguine about life without youthful anxieties How old is old? That depends on how old you are, for as you age you will nudge that number upwards. A recent German study asked people over the age of 40 that same question eight times over a period of 25 years, and it found “old” gets older as we age . Of course it does. Wou

Weekend Podcast: comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling

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Sofie Hagen loves sex – so why has it been 3,089 days since she’s had any? (1m27s); A flat white can now set you back up to £5.19 – but should we swallow it? (25m13s); and psychotherapist and Observer columnist Philippa Perry addresses a reader’s personal problem (43m51s). Continue reading...

Video of sun’s surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss

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Ethereal scenes of flowing super-heated material may help explain why atmosphere is hotter than surface The sun’s otherworldly landscape, including coronal moss, solar rain and 6,000-mile-tall spires of gas, is revealed in footage from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The observations, beamed back by the European Space Agency probe, reveal feathery, hair-like structures made of plasma and also captu

Leprosy passed between medieval squirrels and humans, study suggests

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Genetic analysis of Winchester samples shows similar strains of disease and supports theory that fur trade played role in spread Leprosy passed between humans and red squirrels in medieval England, research suggests, supporting the theory that the fur trade could have played a role in the spread of the disease. Leprosy is one of the oldest infectious diseases recorded in humans and is typically c

China launches uncrewed rocket to far side of moon – video

China preparing to launch Chang'e-6 spacecraft

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China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon in a world first, part of its goal to land a human on the lunar surface by 2030. A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang space launch centre in Hainan province. The mission has drawn concern from China's major rival, the US, over Beijing's geopolitical intentions amid what the head of Nas

‘Second renaissance’: tech uncovers ancient scroll secrets of Plato and co

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Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to read what had long been thought unreadable More than 2,000 years after Plato died, the towering figure of classical antiquity and founder of the Academy, regarded by many as the first university in the west, can still make front-page news. Researchers this week claimed to have found the final resting place of the Greek philosopher, a

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‘We’re in a new era’: the 21st-century space race takes off

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As humans enter what has been termed the ‘third space age’, it’s private companies – not governments – leading the charge If the 20th-century space race was about political power, this century’s will be about money. But for those who dream of sending humans back to the moon and possibly Mars, it’s an exciting time to be alive whether it’s presidents or billionaires paying the fare. Space flight i

China launches ambitious mission to far side of the moon

China preparing to launch Chang'e-6 spacecraft

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The launch of the uncrewed Chang’e-6 is part of China’s effort to put a human on the lunar surface by 2030 China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon - in a world first - as part of its goal to land a human on the lunar surface by 2030. A rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China’s Hainan province

Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals

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Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists The high intelligence levels of orangutans have long been recognised, partly due to their practical skills such as using tools