China’s Tianwen-2 Space Probe Has Rendezvoused With Earth’s Quasi-Moon
The China National Space Administration’s asteroid probe Tianwen-2 successfully reached the asteroid Kamo’oalewa, which orbits the Sun in…
A big El Niño is likely. Australia needs to get ready now for drought, fire and the unknown
This year’s El Niño is expected to be strong to very strong, tilting the odds toward a hotter,…
We get humans to Mars. What then? Here’s what we’ll really do on the Red Planet – and why it could solve the greatest mystery in science
Staying alive. That’s what the priority will be each morning for the first humans on Mars. Astronauts will…
Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of…
Skunk in your backyard? Experts share the signs to look out for
While their distinctive black-and-white coats are easily identifiable, skunks are rarely welcomed as backyard friends. Instead, they are…
China’s Tianwen-2 Probe Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon Kamo’oalewa, Sends Back First Close-Up Images Ever
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has successfully rendezvoused with Kamo’oalewa, a small asteroid that trails Earth in a stable quasi-satellite…
Why A Record-Hot Ocean Is Supercharging The El Niño Effect
The ocean covers about 71% of the planet, from the Pacific side, Earth is almost nothing but water.…
In June 2026, the James Webb telescope read the dawn and dusk skies of WASP-121b separately and found one side hotter and stripped of water, the other cooler and possibly cloudy, on a world where it can rain liquid rock
The James Webb Space Telescope has tracked how the atmosphere of a distant gas giant changes from longitude…
Physicists finally build a quantum material predicted more than a decade ago
Physicists from the University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University in Finland have successfully created a two dimensional topological…
Two drained lakes set off 25 glacier collapses in just two hours, researchers find
Two suddenly drained lakes appear to have sent a jolt through one of Greenland’s most famous glaciers, triggering…
Family-run fleet serving Queensland for two decades
Zac Popov, centre, with his sons Mladen, left, and Dilan, right. Image: Cannon Logistics Zac Popov was just…
A Rapidly-Growing Black Hole in a Nearby Galaxy Could Provide a Window Into the Early Universe.
An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) recently made a…