Hamlet named England’s ‘first dark’ sky community offering stunning night skies
A Suffolk hamlet containing roughly 40 homes has become the first community in England to earn International DarkSky…
The slippery and growing problem of animal smuggling
Crime gangs are being caught in record numbers smuggling rare Australian animals for global underground networks, but experts…
Earth’s coldest ocean conditions quantified
Scientists have long believed that around 700 million years ago, Earth experienced extreme cold conditions known as “Snowball…
From umbrella to uncertainty: Europe and Canada’s nuclear deterrence anxiety
Normally, it’s considered a good thing when the world beats a path to your door. Maybe not so…
‘Runaway’ black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe’s story
Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway comet passing through our solar system from somewhere far beyond.…
Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo
Türkiye has refused to return a western lowland gorilla named Zeytin, who was smuggled out of Africa…
Distant System Defies Planet-Formation Theory
Hamilton, ON, Feb. 12, 2025 – An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system that…
Latin America’s Bold Renewable Energy Bet
Latin America is attracting greater attention from international investors thanks to its strong renewable energy and critical mineral…
ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket Overcomes Anomaly, Successfully Reaches Orbit
On February 12, 2026, United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket, completing its fourth mission…
The slippery and growing problem of animal smuggling
Crime gangs are being caught in record numbers smuggling rare Australian animals for global underground networks, but experts…
Scientists find a freezing cold “Earth”
From NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope data, an international science team has found a candidate exoplanet that is…
NASA continues SLS hydrogen leak tests
WASHINGTON — A NASA test to confirm repairs to seals in the Space Launch System’s liquid hydrogen fueling…