Biopsies, aerial drills and a personal pizza: a day in the life of a shark scientist | Well actually
“Sharks are not monsters, they just need better PR,” writes Jasmin Graham. And she should know: Graham is…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)
SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 6). The spacecraft rode to…
It’s one of the oldest and driest deserts in the world, is 5 times drier than the Sahara – and it’s about to bloom with millions of flowers
Stretching along an over 1,000km-long strip of land in northern Chile, west of the Andes, is the Atacama…
NASA’s Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative
Space Technology Mission Directorate Building capabilities to support America’s presence on the Moon and beyond. To support NASA’s goals…
Fusion in the Sun’s core releases neutrinos and high-energy photons together: a neutrino can reach the surface in about two seconds, while the photons’ energy may take roughly 170,000 years to escape after countless scatterings, absorptions and re-emissions.
The sunlight arriving at Earth this moment left the Sun’s visible surface a little over eight minutes ago.…
Rare California sighting of endangered gray wolf in Lake County
A gray wolf was spotted in Lake County, a bright sign that the recovering endangered species is expanding…
Nature blocks a neutrino laser before physicists can ever build one
Neutrinos are everywhere, passing through planets, stars, and our bodies by the trillions every second. Yet these elusive…
Contributor: The Great Barrier Reef refuses to die on schedule
By Bjorn LomborgGuest contributor Sept. 6, 2026 3 AM PT Australia’s marine scientists released their annual audit of…
German startup sends first commercial rocket into space from Europe | Aerospace industry
A German startup has launched the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, a milestone for…
Astronomers confirm Einstein’s gravity by viewing light from behind a supermassive black hole
Astronomers detected delayed X-ray flashes consistent with light reflected from the far side of an accretion disk and…
Mountain lion spotted in San Francisco’s Panhandle, prompting animal control response
A mountain lion was spotted roaming around San Francisco’s Panhandle, prompting animal control to respond to the area.…
Sky Matters: Active research into enduring and complex question
The year 1976 is memorable to those of us of a certain age because it was one of…