Scientists just doubled our catalog of black hole and neutron star collisions
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Weekends on the Space Station
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims the hair of fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway in this March 1, 2026,…
Scientists grow chickpeas in ‘moon dirt’
Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made mostly of simulated…
Mars orbiters witness solar superstorm striking the Red Planet: ‘The timing was extremely lucky’
Two European Space Agency Mars-orbiting missions, the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, watched as a…
Scientists discover tiny ocean fungus that kills toxic algae
Researchers at Yokohama National University in Japan have identified a previously unknown species of marine fungus capable of…
MeerKat Telescope Spots Mega-Powered “Space Laser” Beaming Across the Cosmos, Revealing Most Distant Luminous Object Known
In a discovery that astronomers are calling a “truly extraordinary” find, a powerful “space laser” mega-beam has been…
Weird-Looking Marsupial Found Alive After 6,000 Years of Alleged ‘Extinction’
Field researchers call them “Lazarus taxa,” species once presumed extinct that suddenly appear to have risen from the…
Scientists recreate lightning in the lab without storm clouds
Lightning has always felt like one of those things that only nature can pull off: miles-wide storm clouds,…
Denmark chooses gas reality over green fantasy and we should too
The Danish government last week announced that it was considering abandoning proposals to stop extracting gas from the…
Vast wraps $500M round as company vies for NASA space station contract
Vast missed out on the first round of NASA awards for the next International Space Station, but that…
Red-bellied black snake freezes in place – can you spot the reptile?
Updated March 6, 2026, 5:11 p.m. ET An expert who captures and relocates snakes for concerned residents in…
Will Proba-3 phone home? European solar-eclipse satellite goes dark
Europe has lost contact with one of its two Proba-3 spacecraft, after an anomaly caused the vehicle to…