‘You’re hit with a slam of shadow’: Nasa’s air mission to capture rare eclipse data | Solar eclipses
After lunch on Wednesday, two Nasa aviators will climb into a research plane and take off from Keflavik…
Forget Lasers—Researchers Just Created Quantum Entanglement Using Sunlight
Lasers are no longer required to produce quantum entanglement, physicists say, after achieving the state using sunlight. In…
Astronomers have observed a wandering black hole shredding a star
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing a star and a galaxy. Astronomers have recently detected a black…
How spaceflight changes astronauts’ ability to eat and drink
Imagine trying to swallow a sip of water while your face feels stuffed with congestion, your sense of…
Indian professor wins eminent Dirac Medal, joining Hawking and other physics giants
Deepak Dhar, an IINSA distinguished professor and one of India’s most respected theoretical physicists, has been awarded the…
Blue whales can weigh 330,000 pounds, eat six tons of krill a day and communicate through powerful underwater songs |
The blue whale is not merely the biggest animal alive today. At roughly 33 metres in length, it…
On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon
On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a robotic…
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Won a Major Space Force Contract. Now It Has to Prove Neutron
The Pentagon Is Betting on a Rocket That Hasn’t Flown Yet Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) continues to strengthen…
What is a glueball? Chinese-led team finds rare particle made entirely of force
In a historic breakthrough, a Chinese-led international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of the glueball –…
In 2017, Antigua and Barbuda removed invasive rats and goats from Redonda; by 2023, vegetation biomass rose over 2,000% and ground dragons increased 13-fold
Redonda had become a thriving haven for wildlife within a few years, and now it has received a…
60,000-year-old ostrich eggshell engravings reveal a surprisingly sophisticated human mind
Archaeologists working at several sites in southern Africa have uncovered hundreds of unusual pieces of engraved ostrich eggshell.…
Jeff Bezos Harshly Criticized for $200 Million Pledge to Protect the World’s Most Endangered Species
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his actor buddy Leonardo DiCaprio are catching some heavy flak recently, but for…