Canada hopes to become an ‘energy superpower’
Canada announced plans to build a major oil pipeline to boost sales to Asia and massively increase oil…
A Chinese Spacecraft Just Arrived At Earth’s ‘Quasi Moon’
Topline China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has arrived at one of the strangest objects in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood — a…
H5N1 bird flu in Australia and the race to save Gould’s petrel and other native species
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China’s satellite engine smashes record, leaves US rival far behind
China has tested a satellite engine with a record-breaking operating life, a key technology that could help propel…
The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June – and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even more
The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El…
It’s tempting to assume faster engines make faster spacecraft, but Parker Solar Probe’s record 430,000 miles per hour came mostly from gravity: seven Venus flybys spent nearly seven years bending its orbit closer to the Sun, until the Sun’s own pull accelerated it faster than any human-made object in history.
It is easy to imagine the fastest spacecraft as the one with the most ferocious engine. Parker Solar…
Elephant destroys Aussie couple’s luggage on Sri Lanka trip | The Canberra Times
When a wild elephant shoved its trunk into an Australian traveller’s hired tuk-tuk, her peaceful Sri Lankan road…
NASA says it will isolate volunteers from the outside world for a year
science There might also be a downside For those growing sick of Earth’s geopolitics, NASA is looking for…
US scientists turn dead EV battery waste into high-performing new battery
With millions of electric vehicle batteries nearing the end of their use, researchers have found a way to…
Space science has come a long way since July 4, 1776. Here’s a look back at the saga
On July 4, the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, marking the anniversary of the Declaration…
Astronomers Launch Most Detailed Universe Survey
Stars in the constellation Lupus showcasing the unprecedented view of the universe The most detailed survey of the…
In April 2025, four private astronauts on SpaceX’s Fram2 mission became the first humans ever to circle Earth in a true polar orbit, flying directly over both poles — a route no government crewed space program had taken in more than six decades of human spaceflight.
Human spaceflight had crossed oceans, docked with stations, circled the Moon and lived in orbit for more than…