Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II
Have you ever heard the saying, “You have to learn how to walk before you can run?” The…
Impossibly powerful ‘ghost particle’ that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology
An impossibly powerful “ghost particle” that recently slammed into Earth may have come from a rare type of…
New ‘sungrazing’ comet could become visible to the naked eye during the day — if the sun doesn’t destroy it
Astronomers have discovered an exciting new “sungrazing” comet that will have a perilously close encounter with our home…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process
Imagine a visitor from beyond our cosmic neighborhood. Not just from the next street over, but from an…
Beetles Go Stealth Mode To Infiltrate Ant Societies
Earth’s biosphere is brimming with symbiotic relationships: from bacteria that became our cells’ mitochondria, to mycorrhizal fungi that…
Momentus and NASA Partner to Advance In-Orbit Servicing and Space Operations
A groundbreaking mission to advance in-orbit servicing, rendezvous and proximity operations, and space infrastructure development in low Earth…
Time is real – if you view it through the lens of heat
The way most people think about time is wrong. The notion that we share a ‘common time’ moving…
Orcas haven’t changed, but our view of the killer whale has
‘Orcas are psychos,’ quipped a close friend recently. He wasn’t joking, nor was he ill-informed. In fact, he…
Ancient Fins to Human Hands Evolution
How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors?…
The heart of a giant telescope photo of the day for Feb. 9, 2026
Atop the mountain Cerro Armazones in Chile, construction is underway on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which will…
It’s Historic: Two Black Holes Have Just Been Photographed Together for the First Time
It’s Historic: Two Black Holes Have Just Been Photographed Together for the First Time – Futura-Sciences February 9,…
Solar Chromosphere’s Hidden Layers Revealed By Hundreds Of Ultraviolet Carbon Lines
Scientists are increasingly focused on understanding the solar chromosphere, a region of the Sun’s atmosphere for which diagnostic…