The Milky Way glows over telescopes in the Atacama Desert photo of the day for Oct. 9, 2026
The Milky Way over the La Silla Observatory. (Image credit: J. Rodrigues/ESO) Dark clouds swirl across a sky…
Quantum X Labs Seeks Patent for Structured-Beam Atom Cooling System
Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has filed a USPTO patent application for a structured-beam Zeeman slower and atomic…
Webb Telescope Detects Galaxy Origin Of The Farthest Fast Radio Burst We’ve Seen To Date
And the data it provided sheds light on the origins of fast radio bursts.
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After the strongest storm in a generation, Hawai’i residents take recovery into their own hands – in pictures | Hawaii
It was a few hours after the sun rose over the verdant valleys and clear waters of Hā‘ena…
Watch private Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft leave the International Space Station today
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 Departure – YouTube Watch On A private cargo spacecraft will leave…
World’s largest penguin colony suffers enormous population crash
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…
Another satellite breakup raises concerns about space junk
On October 5, 2026, another satellite breakup occurred in low-Earth orbit. LeoLabs — a company that tracks satellites…
Environmental impacts, surveillance and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance
Bäumler, A. J. The coming microbial crisis: our antibiotic bubble is about to burst. Science 385, eads3473 (2024).…
‘Camera’ captures shockwaves as quantum bit forms inside a crystal
Scientists have recorded what happens inside a crystal in the split second before a quantum bit forms. A…
Take a Closer Look at Bears, Birds, and Blooms From Nat Geo’s Photo Editors
A Day at the ShipyardWhile snapping pictures at a shipyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, photographer GMB Akash could hear…
Scientists find hidden materials that could improve batteries and solar fuels
Researchers have uncovered previously unknown materials by closely following what happens as molecular precursors break apart and transform…
Refined crop modelling reveals intensifying impacts of droughts and heatwaves on global wheat productivity
Rezaei, E. E. et al. Climate change impacts on crop yields. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ. 4, 831–846 (2023).…