This Greek island has a dark past. Now it’s covered in rare seals
It’s unclear how long the seals had been on the island, but Kotomatas believes its long isolation created…
Cosmic-ray detector installed in Bolivia strengthens global space weather network
A $600 cosmic-ray detector carried from Atlanta to the Andes makes Bolivia the newest node in a worldwide…
Perseid meteor shower 2026: ‘The shooting stars’ return under an Earthshine Moon — when and how to watch |
Get ready for one of the best sky shows of the year. The Perseid meteor shower is back,…
Apollo 12 was struck by lightning twice within a minute of launch and survived because one flight controller recognized an obscure electrical pattern almost nobody else in Mission Control understood
Thirty-six and a half seconds after Apollo 12 left Kennedy Space Center on 14 November 1969, lightning travelled…
A SpaceX vet raised $65M to pull wire harnesses out of the Cold War era
When Senra CEO Jordan Black was a SpaceX engineer, he took on the job of scaling up the…
Secrets determining hydrogen quantum behaviors unlocked by scientists
Scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) at the University of Tokyo have uncovered the role of…
What is the Real Estate Value of the Neighboring Habitable Planet GJ 3378 b?
Press enter or click to view image in full size(Image credit: Greg Wyatt) GJ 3378 b is a…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope set to unlock the universe’s biggest mysteries
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas…
Electrons do more than just flow
Recent advances in quantum materials have shifted the focus from charge transport to a broader range of electronic…
FCC approves orbital space mirrors
The FCC has given its approval to launch giant space mirrors into orbit. These large spacecraft can reflect…
Not one eclipse this summer – but two! Get ready for a solar eclipse, a Blood Moon and shooting stars all in the same month
August 2026 is set to be a pretty good month for astronomy. On 12 August 2026, a total…
The 2026 Physics World Instrumentation & Vacuum Briefing is out now – Physics World
The 2026 Physics World Instrumentation & Vacuum Briefing is out now – Physics World Skip to main content…