Chinese Startup Fires ‘Blazing’ Oxygen-Rich Engine for Deep Space Missions
The space industry is gearing up for longer-duration missions to the Moon and beyond, and that requires new…
See Aerodynamics In Action With A Desktop Wind Tunnel
While most of us don’t design aircraft or racing cars, it’s likely that we’re still fascinated by some…
‘Appalling behaviour’ near swans in Hampstead Heath pond critcized
One eyewitness who saw the crowds on Bank Holiday Monday, when temperatures in London reached 34.8C, told the…
Astrophysical Calibration Could “Autotune” Gravitational Wave Detection
Ever since gravitational waves were first confirmed in 2017 by scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory…
The Long History of Controlling Water and Why It No Longer Works
McNary Dam, Columbia River, Washington/Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The defining signature of the past 6,000 years of…
EU Plots Partial US Satellite Ban Amid Musk Feud
The European Union has announced plans to sabotage the expansion of Elon Musk’s Starlink by restricting US satellite…
A Natural Chemistry Laboratory in Protostar Shock Waves
Life exists because elements combine to form complex organic molecules. Astrochemistry studies this process, trying to understand how…
Baby gorilla born via rare C-section at Washington State zoo
A baby gorilla born over the weekend at a Washington State zoo was delivered via a rare cesarean…
Autopsy Of A Failed Vintage Carbon Resistor
Detail of the lead connecting to the inner carbon-filled tube. (Credit: CuriousMarc) Although resistors are hardly among the…
The EPA Is Changing the Rules for Plastic Recycling Plants
On March 20, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule change that could fundamentally shift how the…
‘The sun would all but disappear, and the moon would always look full’: A radio astronomer shares her mind-bending view of the universe
Long before Neil Armstrong piloted the first crewed lunar lander onto the moon and uttered his now-famous words…
Something Just Passed Between Us and a Distant Star.
On the night of 18 December 2019, a star in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, briefly…