We Can Now Weigh Galaxies Using Dead Stars As Scales
Weighing a galaxy is not straightforward, you can’t just put it on a scale. What you can do…
Researchers went into a 25m-deep tunnel in Greece – and found an unidentified creature clinging to the walls
A new species of cave cricket has been found living within an artificial tunnel on the Greek island…
Europe’s Arctic Oil Dilemma Deepens as Supply Fears Grow
A dozen financial institutions from Scandinavia have urged the European Commission to remain firm in its opposition to…
In 1962, a single missing character in NASA’s guidance software doomed Mariner 1 just minutes after launch — a transcription error so costly that Arthur C. Clarke famously called it “the most expensive hyphen in history”
On July 22, 1962, at Cape Canaveral, an Atlas-Agena rocket lifted off the pad carrying a small spacecraft…
Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Moves Toward Another Capacity Increase
Trans Mountain Corp. will hold another open season for the expanded pipeline that takes crude from Alberta to…
Just Like Stars, Open Clusters Can Form Binary Pairs
Open star clusters are some of the most dazzling objects in the sky. The small ones contain a…
Is Dark Energy Unnecessary? Mathematicians Challenge Standard Cosmological Model of Universe
Mathematicians from University College London and the University of California, Davis, have published a mathematical proof that the…
Scientists turn plastic waste into faster-degrading packaging material
Scientists have developed a new method to convert plastic waste into faster-degrading materials, offering a potential new solution…
Ireland’s figures on greenhouse gases from farming shocking but no surprise – The Irish Times
Sir, – It is shocking but not surprising to learn that reductions from agriculture, our biggest source of…
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test
A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has exploded during a test at the launch pad, shaking…
In 1987 a star exploded in a nearby galaxy, and detectors deep underground caught the burst of neutrinos roughly three hours before any telescope on Earth saw the light arrive.
In 1987 a star exploded in a nearby galaxy, and detectors deep underground caught the burst of neutrinos…
This distant planet has wild weather and gemstone clouds – NCPR: North Country Public Radio
This distant planet has wild weather and gemstone clouds NCPR: North Country Public RadioTeam discovers daily cloud cycle on…