‘You just saved the video dish’: Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna
“Houston, we have a working comm link again.” Thanks to the efforts of two astronauts, such a call…
Quantum materials’ search supercharged with new prediction framework
Scientists at the University of Osaka have developed a new prediction framework that can accurately evaluate if a…
It’s 3 metres long, shaped like a scythe and used to whip and stun prey – this is the longest tail on the planet
Strictly speaking, the tail-like structures found in everything from scorpions to mayflies are not true tails. Only vertebrates…
Just 3.8 million years after the solar system’s first solids formed, Jupiter was still roughly twice its current radius and its surface magnetic field was about 50 times stronger — conclusions a 2025 Nature Astronomy study reconstructed partly from the slight orbital tilts of two tiny inner moons, Amalthea and Thebe.
Jupiter left no photograph of its infancy. It did, however, leave a dynamical problem in two small moons…
From nightlife to life at night: cities must stay open later to beat the rising heat
Summer in Europe is normally cause for celebration. Not this one, however, which will rank as one of…
Propulsion is having a moment
In this episode, SpaceNews Mike Gruss interviews Kevin Lausten, CEO of Morpheus Space, at the 2026 Small Satellite…
Despite weighing a massive 4 tonnes, this mammal can dive 2000 metres down, hold its breath for an incredible 2 hours and even control its heart rate
The gold medal for deep diving goes to a bull southern elephant seal, recorded at an incredible 2,388m,…
A Comet Photobombed a Powerful Telescope and Revealed Something Astronomers Rarely See
Naked Photo-Bombing Comet 28P/Neujmin captured by the Subaru Telescope (white box and enlarged inset). Image Credits: NAOJ. A…
A ‘Glass Half Full’ Isn’t Enough to Fight Climate Change
In just its first three years, the Inflation Reduction Act had historic impacts on the U.S. energy mix,…
Surface Chemistry Shows Which Massive Stars Have Gained Mass from Binary Companions
Mass transfer between stars isn’t rare. Most stars, including massive ones, are born in binary pairs, and this…
Footage from the Red Sea shows octopuses hunting side by side with fish — and when a fish partner hangs back instead of flushing prey out on cue, the octopus has been filmed punching it with an extended arm, sometimes for no food reward at all
A day octopus flashes black and white for a fraction of a second, extends an arm, and strikes…
Invisible Changes to White Light Made Rooms Feel Cooler and Could Cut AC Energy Use by Up to 11.4%
A new study led by scientists at Penn State found that white light can impact how people experience…