Astronomers Think They Found What Looks Like a Frozen Twin of Earth 146 Light-Years Away
Artist’s concept of HD 137010 b. This candidate exoplanet is rocky and just slightly larger than Earth, with…
‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers | Wildlife
Shivering and rain-drenched at the side of a pond in Cornwall, a huddle of people watched in hushed…
Can current space law handle the new space age?
Global activity in Earth orbit is booming, with cheaper launch, growing megaconstellations and the emergence of commercial actors…
Impossibly powerful ‘ghost particle’ that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology
An impossibly powerful “ghost particle” that recently slammed into Earth may have come from a rare type of…
Forests capture more methane from the air as the planet warms
Forest soils are doing more climate work than most people realize, quietly absorbing methane from the air year…
Planetary Parade in February 2026: Six planets to align in rare celestial spectacle; check best viewing window across India
Skywatchers are in for a treat this month as six planets line up in what astronomers often call…
Beetles Go Stealth Mode to Infiltrate Ant Societies
Earth’s biosphere is brimming with symbiotic relationships: from bacteria that became our cells’ mitochondria, to mycorrhizal fungi that…
Momentus and NASA Partner to Advance In-Orbit Servicing and Space Operations
A groundbreaking mission to advance in-orbit servicing, rendezvous and proximity operations, and space infrastructure development in low Earth…
Orcas haven’t changed, but our view of the killer whale has
‘Orcas are psychos,’ quipped a close friend recently. He wasn’t joking, nor was he ill-informed. In fact, he…
Massive Survey of Runaway Stars Reveals a Surprise About Their Origin : ScienceAlert
In the early 1960s, Dutch astronomer Adriaan Blaauw observed stars moving at unusually high speeds moving through the…
Night sky tonight: Spot the ‘Heavenly G’ brightening the winter sky after sunset on Feb. 9
Refresh 2026-02-09T13:24:08.399Z Monday, Feb. 9: The Heavenly ‘G’ (after dark) See the Heavenly ‘G’ on Feb. 9. (Image…
Physicists Think They Saw a Black Hole Explode
Black holes are born from the explosive deaths of stars. But can black holes themselves explode? Nobody knows…