Halley’s Comet meteors, clustered planets, and a rare Blue Moon all shine in May
The nights may be getting shorter as summer draws nearer, but there is still plenty to see in…
Warm ocean water is moving toward Antarctica – and it’s bad for ice
For a long time, scientists have worried that Antarctica’s ice shelves might be attacked from below, not just…
Drone radar could help spacecraft pinpoint where to drill for water on Mars, scientists say
A new study suggests the search for usable water on Mars may soon rely on an unexpected tool:…
An Unknown State of Matter Could Be Hiding in Our Solar System : ScienceAlert
Despite outward appearances, the internal workings of ice giants like Uranus and Neptune are extremely chaotic. Pressures millions…
Baby pine marten who lost siblings rescued from bin in Wales – BBC
Baby pine marten who lost siblings rescued from bin in Wales BBCOne of UK’s rarest mammals handed in to…
UVic research finds birth weight shapes how athletes handle extreme endurance
UVic research finds birth weight shapes how athletes handle extreme endurance Published 11:47 am Friday, May 1, 2026…
Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era | Climate crisis
1. Liberation lifts the spirits The single most important thing to come from the first Transitioning Away from…
NASA’s Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test
NASA engineers recently tested a next-generation electric propulsion system that could one day power a crewed mission to…
Scientists trace extreme cosmic rays back to a stellar explosion
A new study has found that IC 443, the expanding debris of an exploded star, is accelerating protons…
‘An exciting, inspirational and team-focused community’: Professor Lindsey Fiddes joins BME
Lindsey Fiddes joined the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in January 2026 as an assistant professor in the…
Black-Inuk woman traces history of Black settlers in the North in pursuit of answers to racial divisions today
Jaelyn Jarrett remembers moving from Nain, N.L., to Ontario as an eight-year-old when she started being called a…
Interstellar comet is a time capsule from another star system
Astronomers using radio telescope observations to get an inside look at an interstellar comet have gleaned new insights…