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The France captain, one of the best footballers on the planet, is at the centre of a major row after a video emerged this week of him appearing to make fun of former leader Mao.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

While you float in space, you can check out the minute details of the station’s exterior and turn to marvel at the breathtaking, peaceful-looking tableau of our home planet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Mountain ranges contain valuable records of Earth's distant past, preserving traces of vanished oceans, shifting continents, and the geological processes that transformed the planet over millions of years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

This particular astronaut turned to look at the bright blue planet below and thought: “When we work together, we can accomplish phenomenal things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“You mean it’s our job to figure out where on this whole planet we can find a fossil?”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Earlier spacecraft had detected the presence of bow shocks at outer planets, but they lacked the measurements needed to reveal the detailed structure of the plasma waves involved.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

On Thursday, the astrophysicist who studies distant planets and writes about alien life will be installed as Caltech’s 10th president.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

NASA’s La Cañada Flintridge-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory built this snakelike machine with the goal of one day using it to explore difficult-to-reach places on other planets, moons or asteroids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Orbiting the star is a brown dwarf, an object that occupies the murky boundary between planets and stars.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Illuminated by dozens of round glowing lamps hanging from the top of the tent like planets or stars.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern