The Blue Moon rises on May 30— Where and when to see the second full moon of the month
A rare “Blue Moon” takes to the eastern sky at sunset tonight! Here’s what to expect from the…
Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe
As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common. They…
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base…
This strange new phase of matter could transform quantum technology
Researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan have achieved something that scientists had only imagined until…
Millions of Bees Have Thrived Under a New York Cemetery for More Than a Century
A morning walk through East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York, uncovered an immense colony of some 5.5…
Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way
Climate change is exacerbating rainfall, flooding and sea-level rises in coastal and low lying areas. During the past…
Rocket exhibit at National Space Centre pulls off unintentional NASA SLS impression
Offbeat 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… pfft BORK!BORK!BORK! The National Space Centre in England took things a little…
NASA’s Webb telescope reveals black hole formed before galaxy
Evidence suggests that the 50m-solar-mass black hole predates its host galaxy. Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…
Decision on first offshore wind farm since Arklow Bank due within months – The Irish Times
A decision on Ireland’s first offshore wind farm for more than 20 years is due in four months,…
A day on Earth is described as 24 hours, but the planet has been slowing down for billions of years — and growth rings in ancient coral fossils show that 380 million years ago, hundreds of millions of years before any dinosaur existed, an Earth day was only about 22 hours long
The length of a day on Earth is not constant. The planet’s rotation has been slowing for billions…
Blue Moon 2026: An extremely rare micromoon rises tonight
Skywatchers will be treated to a rare sight this month: a Blue Moon that is also a “micromoon.”…
Brussels faces backlash over carbon trading system as production costs soar
Published on 28/05/2026 – 17:53 GMT+2 Six European Union countries have raised renewed concerns over the bloc’s carbon…