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Gina Rinehart makes ‘significant investment’ in Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Australian billionaire says investment reflects her confidence in world’s first trillionaire after his record-breaking IPO Follow our Australia news live...
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New microplastics research examines River Thames
Water samples are assessed for pollution levels and any impact climate pressures may be having on the river system. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Remote volunteers use CCTV to save red squirrels
The project will allow volunteers to help defend red squirrels by monitoring footage remotely. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science &a...
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Volunteers could revive scarce bog insect numbers
The project's long-term goal is to reintroduce the wetland insect to more sites. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environmen...
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Shark expert says Tony Abbott ‘doesn’t understand the science’ after former PM calls for cull
Another expert says drone technology may have prevented a shark attack at Coogee beach on Saturday A shark behaviour expert says Tony Abbott “doesn’t unde...
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Why Delhi feels hotter than what temperatures show
We spent a day out in the city with a thermal camera, recording surface temperatures indoors and outdoors. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News...
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Live: ASX set to rise on US-Iran peace hopes, Wall St lifts on SpaceX IPO debut
Wall Street closed the week higher, buoyed by hopes of peace in the Middle East and a successful debut of the SpaceX float. Newsiline summarises this repo...
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Fears dogs to blame for drop in little tern numbers
It has been the worst year for dogs getting too close to the nesting birds, a wildlife trust says. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Scienc...
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How forgotten voyages helped track El Nino
A century ago, research ship William Scoresby left Hull for pioneering work in the southern oceans. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Scien...
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Rare butterfly find drives conservation research
Gareth Tilley is credited as being the first to discover the elusive black hairstreak in Surrey. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science...
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PhD student Maxim makes $18 an hour to research children’s cancer – it’s barely above Australia’s poverty line
Skyrocketing living costs and lack of government support are deterring potential PhD candidates. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Austra...
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Calls to restore chalk grassland for rare insects
Buglife says the project aims to restore more than 30 hectares of the vital ecosystem. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Envi...
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How a new arrival could help save rare giraffe
Three-year-old Stanley will be critical to helping the Wiltshire safari park conserve his species. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Scienc...
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Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts
The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and links readers t...
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Musk becomes first trillionaire in history as SpaceX shares soar
SpaceX's debut on the Nasdaq exchange has also made it the biggest IPO in history. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia and links read...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX takes off, worth more than $2.8 trillion
SpaceX shares began trading for about $150 each, 11 per cent higher than the $135 estimate. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and l...
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Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO
SpaceX floated on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday, with shares trading 25% above the opening price at one point. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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SpaceX IPO makes Musk a paper trillionaire
Elon Musk's SpaceX company has floated on the Nasdaq stock exchange, with shares climbing more than 25% above the opening price. Newsiline summarises this...
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Elon Musk gets public trading of SpaceX underway from Texas
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company "less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all" when it first started, and it is now going public "with th...
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NASA to Cover 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission Space Station Departure
NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to depart the I...
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What is the super new Moon?
A super new Moon is coming. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and links readers to the original publisher for the...
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Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX's IPO
Elon Musk may never colonize Mars as promised, but enough investors consider the SpaceX founder to be a sort of miracle man that they'll help him reach an...
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More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
The gunman’s ‘militancy and excitement’ increased as Australian far-right groups grew bolder, a new book suggests Terrified children hid in the corners of...
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Black Eye Galaxy
This March 20, 2026, image of Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is a composite view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope....
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First few days of new chicks hatched at osprey centre captured on camera
Six of the new chicks are from two pairs who can be seen at a centre in north Wales. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Enviro...
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Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies
Looking somewhat like a swarm of bees returning to their hive, this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211. Newsiline...
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Have you ever heard of Earthshine?
Sophia Herod looks at how the Moon can be lit by sunlight reflected from the Earth. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environ...
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'I was employee number one at SpaceX'
The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002. Newsiline summarises this report from B...
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World Cup Fever in Guadalajara
The city’s metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes. Newsil...
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NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy...
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I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena
Listen to this audio excerpt from Elkin Norena, Resident management officer, NASA’s Space Launch System Program: NASA’s Elkin Norena has helped the agency...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX valued at nearly $1.8tn ahead of record share sale
The public sale is also expected to make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Top Stories and links...
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NASA Robotic Tech Demo Will Advance Prototype Gamma-Ray Detectors
A new type of gamma-ray sensor developed by NASA will take part in a robotic arm demonstration on the agency’s upcoming Fly Foundational Robots mission. N...
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How you and your superannuation came to be aboard SpaceX
If your superannuation is managed by any of Australia's big superannuation funds, chances are you're about to become a highly valued financial backer to E...
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Mechanism that makes Venus flytraps snap uncovered, study claims
Physicists think they have found the cellular mechanism behind a Venus flytrap's signature move, but plant scientists say the mystery isn't solved yet. Ne...
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Soccer Meets Space Science
A soccer ball floats in microgravity in this March 2, 2026, picture from the International Space Station. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - Rec...