Measuring the Mass of the Universe Isn’t As Simple as Astronomers Thought
How do scientists know the mass of the Universe? Measuring it has traditionally relied on knowing how many…
PQ targets Quebec’s immigration system on day 3 of election campaign as rivals push back
It’s day three of the Quebec election campaign and immigration is already emerging as one of the key…
On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA’s Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent ‘8 days in a garbage can’
On Aug. 29, 1965, two NASA astronauts returned from their record-breaking Gemini 5 mission. Astronauts Gordon Cooper and…
LEOPARDS OF MAGA (apologies to Warren Zevon)
So, yesterday, I’m browsing on Daily Kos, as I’m won’t to do, and start reading the comments to…
New ‘Google-like’ search engine can scan millions of cells for hidden RNA clues in seconds
Malva can search RNA sequences across millions of individual cells in seconds without requiring researchers to download enormous…
First Nations leaders wary as N.B. reviews shale gas moratorium
New Brunswick’s decision to launch a five-month review into whether to lift its moratorium on shale gas development…
When is the next lunar eclipse?
August’s “almost Blood Moon” partial lunar eclipse has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural light…
Goliath The Squirrel Monkey: A 1.5-pound squirrel monkey named Goliath was launched from Cape Canaveral in 1961; 35 seconds later, the Atlas E rocket was destroyed after the flight went wrong |
Goliath weighed barely less than a carton of milk and stood just six inches tall, but he became…
On January 27, 2025, asteroid 2024 YR4 crossed the 1% impact-probability threshold; two days later, the International Asteroid Warning Network sent its first-ever formal asteroid warning to the UN’s space office—activating a planetary-defence protocol created more than a decade earlier but never previously used.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 did not hit Earth, and it will not do so in 2032. Its importance lies…
Turkiye: 51% New Vehicles are Electric, 60% Power from Renewables, amid Hormuz Energy Shock
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli-US war on Iran, initiated six months ago, cost consumers around the…
SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14
SpaceX just took another step toward the highly anticipated next test flight of its Starship megarocket. The company…
Have you seen this squirrel? These Alberta researchers want to know
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…