‘A pretty significant setback’: How Blue Origin’s rocket explosion affects NASA’s moon plans
The recent explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a routine test is a big setback for…
There is a fish that can live more than a hundred years — the rougheye rockfish, which inhabits the deep waters of the North Pacific — and the slow rate at which it grows, breeds, and ages means that some of the individuals being caught by fishermen today were already swimming the same waters during the American Civil War
In the deep, cold waters of the North Pacific, between Japan and the Aleutian Islands, lives a slow-growing…
After Blue Origin rocket explosion, NASA’s entire moon exploration program depends on SpaceX for now
With a record-setting IPO in just a few weeks, SpaceX saw its rival in a contest to put…
Gessel gold hoard: A 3,300-year-old stash of gleaming treasures that’s one of the largest Bronze Age hoards from Europe
(Image credit: © Forum Gesseler Goldhort) QUICK FACTS Name: Gessel gold hoard What it is: 117 gold objects…
Scientists Find Cosmic ‘Rosetta Stone’ To Decode Baffling Signals From Deep Space : ScienceAlert
Just a few years ago, a strange signal was received from the plane of the Milky Way. It…
In pictures – the stunning Blue Moon 2026 captured by photographers from around the world
The Blue Moon of 31th May 2026 was one of the most-hyped full Moons of the year. Rising…
10 darkest regions on Earth where you can get the clearest views of planets, stars and the Milky Way | World News
In a world increasingly illuminated by artificial light, truly dark skies have become a rare treasure. According to…
Chinese team achieves 20x laser interaction boost without extra power
Chinese researchers have reportedly demonstrated a new way to dramatically enhance ultrafast laser interactions without increasing overall laser…
Bolted to Pioneer 10 is a plaque showing two humans and a cosmic map back to Earth, while the spacecraft itself is now a silent ghost ship drifting toward Aldebaran, a star it will not pass for another two million years.
Bolted to the side of Pioneer 10 is a gold-anodised aluminium plaque, about 152 by 229 millimetres, engraved…
Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku
In mid-April 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku churned across the North Pacific Ocean and brought heavy rain and flooding…
World’s largest tokamak cools 330-ton magnet to near absolute zero
Engineers are preparing for high-current trials at ITER’s newly activated Magnet Cold Test Facility, following a 12-day cooling…
Longest-period young transiting exoplanets discovered
It’s 2234, you’re on your annual class field trip touring exoplanets, and your teacher informs everyone they can…