Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt
The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for a second attempt at catching an orbital booster. The…
Neutrinos From Deep Inside Earth Provide a New Picture of the Mantle
In counting geoneutrinos, physicists can get a direct measure of Earth’s vital heat-producing elements. “It’s the one thing…
The monstrous, snake-like huge 8m long serpent fish that are known as “harbingers of doom”
The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is the longest known bony fish on the planet. A record-breaking 7.6 metre…
On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA’s Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission
On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft ended its epic and historic mission on the Red Planet.…
How would NZ’s vital freight system handle a big earthquake? Our study sounds a warning
When we think of a major earthquake striking Aotearoa New Zealand, our minds first turn to collapsed buildings…
The world’s biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun’s surface
For the observer hovering above one of these boundaries, Kuridze says, the view would depend on the time…
Researchers Show Sunlight Can Generate Quantum Entanglement
Insider Brief Researchers demonstrated for the first time that concentrated sunlight can generate quantum-entangled photon pairs with high…
In 2018–2019, the U.S. airlifted 19 wolves to Isle Royale after inbreeding left just two; by 2026, wolves had reached 37, and moose had fallen 75%, from 2,000 to 524 | World News
A wolf emerges from a transport crate after being flown to a release site, part of efforts to…
3 Top Longevity Competitors Lowered Their Biological Ages by 62 Years
Most longevity enthusiasts are trying to slow aging, but Adam Ficsor wants to outrun it. The software engineer…
Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat
At the top and bottom of the planet, the seasons arrive on a schedule all their own. Satellite…
Scientists discover Titan’s methane rainstorms are far more intense than expected, reshaping Saturn’s largest moon |
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has liquid rain, rivers and seas much like Earth, except its clouds are made…
NIST Researchers Demonstrate Entangled Photon Transmission Over Existing Fiber Networks
Insider Brief NIST researchers and collaborators demonstrated the transmission of entangled photons through 62 kilometers of existing above-ground…