‘Thought it was a plane on fire’: large meteor sightings stir delight in New Zealand | New Zealand
Two large suspected meteors have flashed and boomed across New Zealand’s skies in recent days, delighting those who…
Country diary: Dark against the gold wheat stubble, the hares sit tall like a hieroglyph | Wildlife
“Just seen a gorgeous hare and thought of you. They’ve had an unbelievable breeding season.” Like most farmers,…
Atmospheric Rivers Trigger Marine Heatwaves in Winter
What impact can atmospheric rivers have on marine ecosystems? This is what a recent study published in Nature…
Repairs to Atwater water main are on track
Emergency repairs to a major aqueduct beneath Atwater Ave. are on schedule to finish around the end of…
Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush
SINGAPORE — A Beijing-based startup has secured around $14 million to build a satellite constellation for tracking orbital…
A Wandering Black Hole Meets a Wandering Star
What happens when a black hole and a star meet in the middle of nowhere in a galaxy?…
There’s a toad watch warning for this Vancouver Island community
It’s that time of year again! Western toads are in the process of actively migrating. The Cowichan Valley…
NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Returns After 241 Days on ISS
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev returned safely to Earth on July…
At least 50 injured, multiple people trapped in mall after massive quake
A residential building on fire after an earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan,…
ESA opens call to repurpose Gateway communications module
JOHANNESBURG — The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans to examine the feasibility of repurposing Lunar…
“Look at that, 5ft from the boat.” Skipper spots one of the weirdest fish on the planet off the coast of England
Many people assume there’s not much living in the waters off the coast of England, but the ocean…
2,700 year-old Italian cemetery reveals how status, gender, and diet impacted people’s lives
Scientists studied bones from 148 people buried nearly 2,700 years ago in an Italian cemetery to see what…