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Astronomers at California Institute of Technology have discovered the longest pair of black hole jets ever found - in a galaxy seven-and-a-half billion light years away. Ghost arrests: how police infiltrated messaging app. Aggressive prostate cancer: new treatment techniques research.

Also in this episode:

• Test flight success for $125K space balloon tour
• Hidden ‘structures’ revealed beneath Mars
• Quarter of young Londoners unvaccinated for measles
• Zoom fatigue? Worst video-call backgrounds revealed

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A British neurosurgeon has successfully led a 14-hour operation to separate one-year-old twin girls. Our health reporter, Daniel Keane, explains the fascinating details including how mixed reality technology played a crucial part.

An extremely rare supermoon which coincided with a partial lunar eclipse happened last night… did you see it?

Plus, why Earth is set to get a 'second moon' later this month.

Also in this episode:

• Actor James Nesbitt’s reaction to AI voice cloning scam warning issued by bank
• National 'butterfly emergency' is declared
• Why some pigs have smaller brains than their piggy cousins
• First look at Robert Pattinson’s new sci-fi film Mickey 17, where he plays a 'dead astronaut'

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Using NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, scientists reveal that space may not be as dark as we think. We speak to Jake Foster, astronomer from Royal Observatory Greenwich.

British scientists who developed a skin cancer-treating drug to receive £30 million in funding to continue their research.

Calling all Emos: a museum in London needs your help... We speak to culture journalist Elizabeth Gregory.

Also in this episode:

• Four in ten cats choose to play fetch with their owners
• Australian scientists are using sound technology to test soil biodiversity health
• The A Minecraft Movie trailer is here… but it's left critics scratching their heads

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An inquiry into traumatic childbirths has called for an overhaul of the UK's maternity and postnatal care.

University of Cambridge’s Professor Henrik Salje discusses his research which suggests babies born from C-section ‘need two measles jabs for full protection’.

Two professional skydivers successfully complete the world’s first wingsuit flight through London’s Tower Bridge. 

Also in this episode:

• Study finds internet use linked to higher wellbeing
• Wales becomes first UK nation to join metaverse
• ‘Source of sugar, not just amount, could impact weight in children’
• Why Great British insults are dying out

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Nasa reveals a bizarre new molecule found on one of Saturn’s frozen moons, spied from a megatelescope back on Earth. President Trump fails to stamp out TikTok as the social media app eyes expansion. Just ‘Apple it’? Macbook-maker develops search engine to rival Google. Snapchat survey shows how lonely many people have become during the pandemic, but is technology a good placebo for human contact? Gorillas remember a friendly face, even years after last seeing them. Hook-up app Tinder unveils new video calling function.

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Artificial intelligence helps Nasa classify new craters on Mars, the International Space Station turns 20 this week, Imran Khan requests a ban on Islamophobia on Facebook in a letter to mark Zuckerburg, UK PM Boris Johnson accused of bias as he's expected to outline his trust in the likes hydrogen, clean cars, offshore wind power and much more to fix climate change and in America, Dr Anthony Fauci says a Covid vaccine result could come by the end of this year.

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Nasa says they have made an “exciting new discovery” about the Moon and plan a big event to tell us what is it soon, Astronaut Chris Cassidy and 63 of his Crew have safely touched back down on earth after a 196 day mission, incredible photos are released of the moment the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched an asteroid this week and PayPal are now accepting crypto currency.

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