NASA launches $4.3bn Roman Telescope to uncover universe’s hidden secrets | Science and Technology News
NASA’s newest flagship astronomical observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has been launched on a quest to…
Europe’s summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat
Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the Danube River in northern Serbia, where…
Scientists discover a massive heat anomaly deep inside Mars
Researchers have uncovered a major temperature imbalance deep inside Mars, with the planet’s southern interior appearing significantly hotter…
Physicists predicted in 1936 that a powerful magnetic field could turn empty space into a kind of prism — and on August 5, 2026, observations of a magnetar with a field more than a trillion times Earth’s produced the strongest evidence yet that they were right.
About 13,000 light-years away, give or take the spread in astronomical distance estimates, a stellar remnant is turning…
Lemurs reveal why humans may not be strictly daytime animals
Humans have long been considered daytime animals, but new research suggests our natural activity pattern extends much further…
Powerful new magnetic system could help spacecraft survive the brutal heat of reentry
Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers built a pulsed electromagnet system that can test magnetic aerobraking under shockwaves traveling about…
Nepal floods: Australian Cara Severino’s family celebrate ‘miraculous gift’
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On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto
On Aug. 30, 1992, astronomers spotted an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto for the very first time.…
IBM quantum computer solves classically intractable problem in 15 minutes
Scientists used a new error correction strategy to encode 70 logical qubits and tackle a problem considered classically…
Paradise Photographer Recognized as ‘Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year’
Flying Puffin by David Sturge A local photographer is being recognized as Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the…
The FDA Just Approved The First US Freeze-Dried Plasma, Ready in Minutes : ScienceAlert
For a patient losing blood, every minute without treatment can matter. But the plasma needed to help control…
Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege | US Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US…