Alpha Rocket Launch Scrubbed by Firefly Aerospace Due to Windy Conditions
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket, an essential player in the company’s ambitious space exploration goals, was poised to return…
Miniscule fossil discovery reveals fresh clues into the evolution of the earliest-known relative of all primates
Breaking research 3rd March 2026 Purgatorius had previously only been found in the upper regions of North America,…
David W Higgins: We will all pay a price if Galway residents successfully oppose solar farm expansion
Renewables could be the key to Ireland’s energy independence An engineer carries out a maintenance check on a…
Kinetica-2, China’s Powerful Reusable Rocket Set to Rival SpaceX, Launching This March
In late March 2026, CAS Space, a commercial offshoot of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will be launching…
Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult
Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as…
Scientists discover ancient phenomenon that could have contributed to the end of ice ages: ‘[It has] direct consequences’
New research has showed that meltwater from the Antarctic ice sheet has intensified stratification in the Southern Ocean,…
‘Irreversible loss’: How climate change is threatening Europe’s sunken civilisations
Climate change is endangering the health of Europe’s oceans, and it’s not just marine life that is affected.…
Moon Is Still Shrinking. Here’s What It Means For Lunar Exploration
The Moon, Earth’s closest celestial neighbour, is shrinking at a faster rate than previously thought. According to scientists…
Why We’re Rooting For Punch The Monkey
A Story That Feels Personal Punch’s journey resonates because it mirrors human experiences. Observers noticed that Punch often…
‘Blood moon’ set to rise over Hong Kong but clouds, rain may get in the way
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How Many Hormuz Warnings Does Europe Need?
The Strait of Hormuz is back in the headlines. Again. Roughly a fifth of globally traded oil passes…
How Saving Earth Could Ruin Orbit
Satellite imaging is increasingly important to every field from crop monitoring to poverty reduction. So it’s no surprise…