NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close encounter with Mars that will help send it deeper into…
Reading Scientist Wins Prestigious U.S. Award for Space Animations
James O’Donoghue has won the American Astronomical Society’s 2026 Carl Sagan Medal, one of U.S. astronomy’s most prestigious…
NATO backs renewables as solution to energy security, despite US skepticism – POLITICO
“By diversifying the energy sources, and routes, on which our Alliance depends — including through use of alternative…
Scientists say Dante’s Inferno described an asteroid impact 500 years before modern science
Dante Alighieri’s Inferno may contain more than religious symbolism and poetic imagination. According to new research, the famous…
A brief history of the cosmic distance record
In 1675, Newton famously wrote , “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders…
Birdwatchers flock to Saskatchewan for rare species and prairie skies
Shadick began leading tours after retiring, combining his lifelong passion for birds with fundraising efforts for the wildlife…
Starwatch: Prime time to see Virgo, one of the fainter zodiac constellations | Astronomy
The constellation of Virgo, the virgin, is particularly well placed for observation during the northern spring months. Virgo…
Neanderthals used rhino teeth as hammers to sculpt stone tools
A new study has revealed another remarkable aspect of Neanderthal behavior: they not only consumed the animals they…
Four Canadians from cruise ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in B.C. after Quebec stopover
Four Canadians who had been stranded on the MV Hondius, a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of…
Stardust Trapped in Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth’s Journey Through The Cosmos : ScienceAlert
This glittering spaceship Earth and the Solar System it inhabits are not fixed in space, but whirl, slowly…
Atomic-level images could improve future COVID-19 antiviral drug design
The closest-ever detailed look at a key enzyme inside the virus that causes COVID-19 could lead to more…
Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026
While Artemis II was primarily a demonstration flight of the architecture NASA plans to use for future lunar…