A Wandering Black Hole Meets a Wandering Star
What happens when a black hole and a star meet in the middle of nowhere in a galaxy?…
Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park | Kenya
Officials are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Kenya’s Amboseli national park. The…
Astrobiology Offers Crucial Window Onto Earth’s Distant Past And Future
Astrobiology is at its core an interdisciplinary endeavor. But frustratingly, there is still not enough cross communication between…
Why QOSMIC Pivoted From Building Satellites To Ground Infrastructure For Satellite Data
Modern satellites are producing more data than ever, and the gap between what they capture and what reaches…
Cassini was deliberately flown into Saturn in September 2017 while still working perfectly, because the alternative was letting a dying spacecraft carrying Earth bacteria eventually drift into Enceladus, a moon with a liquid ocean and hydrothermal vents on its floor.
On 15 September 2017, Cassini entered Saturn’s atmosphere while eight of its instruments were still returning data. The…
Study reveals halving human population gradually could help Earth
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
ESA opens call to repurpose Gateway communications module
JOHANNESBURG — The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans to examine the feasibility of repurposing Lunar…
Queen Bee Pheromones Guide Daughters’ Nest Choices
Female sweat bees need to make a pivotal life decision: remain in the nest to help their mother…
Why Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and…
Kiwi space capsule startup takes off with $10.5 million pre-Seed raise
An Auckland-based startup has raised US$7.35 million (A$10.5m) in pre-seed funding to build commercial payload capsules for space.…
Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI
Building new enzymes is a labor of love. These proteins are the body’s chemical workhorses, speeding up the…
Media coverage of environmental disasters doesn’t come with a content warning. It’s time for change
Since South Australia’s toxic algal bloom started to kill millions of marine organisms in March 2025, the media…