APOD: 2026 October 19 – Treble Clef: Unusual X-ray Hot Radio Source
Explanation: Explanation : What is Treble Clef? This unusual radio structure extends over 2 million light-years and resembles…
Experts tested whales’ teeth for nuclear fallout – and accidentally found the oldest killer whale on record
By analysing the teeth of five whales who died on Scottish shores in the past three decades, researchers…
Weigeltisaurids: Earth’s first gliding vertebrates
More than 250 million years ago, weigeltisaurids became the first vertebrates to glide through the air, with a…
Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals | Norway
Residents of a remote town in Norway that is in one of the fastest-warming places in the world…
Starwatch: Catch the Orionid meteor shower streak across the night sky | Science
The annual Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak this week, offering the chance to see fragments of the…
Brighton’s patience pays off as Huerzeler helps Seagulls soar
Oct 18 : Eight months after some Brighton & Hove Albion fans called for Fabian Huerzeler to be…
Galileo’s main antenna jammed on its way to Jupiter, leaving a small antenna that could manage about 10 bits per second instead of 134,400, so NASA rewrote its software and rebuilt how Earth listened
In April 1991, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft was a year and a half into its journey to Jupiter when…
Nor’easter set to bring heavy rain, strong winds and flooding to East Coast
A powerful nor’easter is approaching the East Coast, potentially bringing days of significant impacts. Some areas could see…
Dennis Mammana: Watch the Moon Dance Across the Night Sky Toward a Close Encounter with Saturn | Outdoors
The moon shines brightly in our night sky this week. Stargazers have been known to curse those nights…
Astounding footage shows humpback whales teaming up with California sea lions to hunt in Monterey Bay
Swimming downwards, the whale pelts head-first towards a large group of sea lions. After it opens its mouth…
New dinosaur species identified from fossil stashed in drawer for a century
Artist’s concept of the new dinosaur species Invictibellatrix amberina, along with the fossil from which it was identified.…
The world is ending, and I feel fine
Climate change and AI pose existential risks, but the past has shown we can adapt A friend told…