Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense
WASHINGTON — Wardstone is staking its future on the Pentagon’s appetite for orbital missile defense. The California-based startup,…
How a massive moon collision created Saturn’s rings and Titan
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have formed in a collision with another moon, and the same chain of…
Mountain lions gain protection under California’s Endangered Species Act | California
More than 1,400 mountain lions across California are now protected by the state’s Endangered Species Act, the state’s…
SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to…
B.C. First Nation opposes cull on its territory after footage of ‘Judas’ wolf
The B.C. government’s wolf cull program is facing new opposition due to a ‘Judas’ wolf being spotted on…
Tiny moon Enceladus triggers giant magnetic storms around Saturn
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long fascinated scientists for its towering geysers and hidden ocean, but new research suggests…
Trump ‘guts climate laws’ by abandoning acceptance that greenhouse gases endanger health | Science, Climate & Tech News
Donald Trump has just gone for the jugular of climate legislation. The US president has scrapped a scientific…
Why haven’t humans been back to the moon in over 50 years?
As he took his final steps before leaving the moon, Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan had some poignant…
Has ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ just unleashed its very own Khan?
There are two main types of antagonists in Star Trek. Sometimes an entire alien race, such as the…
Storm set to pummel L.A. with heavy rains, flooding and beach hazards
Southern California is experiencing the calm before the storm. Forecasters say a strong system is headed our way…
Ireland’s first ESA Phi-Lab to be based in Mullingar
Ireland’s first European Space Agency Phi-Lab will be headquartered at Irish Manufacturing Research in Mullingar, Co Westmeath. The…
Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve?
Thus the wave function can’t tell us what the quantum system is like before we measure it. By…