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Eleven light-years is a tiny distance on a galactic map. Within that radius, astronomers now know of two…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A wildfire that swept through the high-altitude alpine zone of Africa’s Rwenzori Mountains in 2012…

A private rescue spacecraft is having troubles of its own in Earth orbit. LINK, a satellite built and…

AI model helps physics Nobel laureate out of a decade-old mathematical jam – Physics World Skip to main…

Toronto gets its pygmy hippo calf on Sunday, born to 20-year-old mother Kindia. Toronto got its own Moo…

The Milky Way is often drawn as a serene, flat spiral. ESA’s Gaia telescope has left us with…

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has fallen to a record low — yet another…

The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for a second attempt at catching an orbital booster. The…

In counting geoneutrinos, physicists can get a direct measure of Earth’s vital heat-producing elements. “It’s the one thing…

The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is the longest known bony fish on the planet. A record-breaking 7.6 metre…

On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft ended its epic and historic mission on the Red Planet.…

When we think of a major earthquake striking Aotearoa New Zealand, our minds first turn to collapsed buildings…

Two habitable-zone planets now sit within 11 light-years of Earth: Proxima Centauri b at 4.24 light-years, confirmed years ago, and GJ 887 d at 10.7 light-years, confirmed only in 2026 — both orbiting red dwarfs, and both raising more questions than they answer