How a planet survived the death of its sunlike star
This artist’s concept shows the exoplanet WD 1856 b. It’s a gas giant, similar to Jupiter. A new…
For much of the past century, scientists believed dinosaurs were already in decline when the asteroid struck 66 million years ago — but a 2025 study published in Science found fossils in New Mexico showing they were flourishing in diverse, thriving ecosystems right up until the moment of impact
For much of the past century, many scientists believed the dinosaurs were already in decline when the asteroid…
Israel’s AI humanitarian push extends aid without borders
The recent earthquake in Venezuela has done more than deepen a humanitarian crisis in a country already marked…
A hidden weakness in deadly cancers could lead to powerful new treatments
Researchers at UCLA have identified a hidden weakness in some of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat cancers, raising…
Infleqtion (INFQ) Launches America’s Quantum Space Initiative to Advance Space Infrastructure
Infleqtion Inc. (NYSE:INFQ) is one of the best new tech stocks to buy according to analysts. On June…
Cooling a data centre on Earth can consume 10 to 30 per cent of its energy budget and millions of litres of water; in orbit, there is no air, no cooling towers, and no river to dump heat into — only vast radiator panels bleeding waste heat away as infrared light into the blackness of space
Keeping a data centre cool on Earth is a surprisingly large part of the job. Cooling can swallow…
A 10-Year Sky Survey Begins Filming A ‘Cosmic Movie,’ Cyborg Cockroaches Go For A Dive And More Science Stories
This week marked the beginning of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a…
Airbus awarded Aeolus-2 satellite contract
Airbus Defence and Space has signed the initial contract for the design and build of the Aeolus-2 wind…
From Full Moon To Meteor Showers: Here’s What Skywatchers Can Witness In July
Stargazers have a lot to look forward to this July, with several celestial events lighting up the night…
Biologists Build Synthetic Cell that Can Feed, Grow, Divide and Evolve
Biologists at the University of Minnesota say they have built a synthetic cell — made entirely from non-living…
Here’s Why The Latest Rocket Lab Acquisition Could Shake Up The Entire Space Economy
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), a developer of reusable orbital rockets, recently agreed to acquire Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM), a…
The Voyager 1 probe, launched in 1977, is now so far from Earth that a radio signal travelling at the speed of light takes over 22 hours to reach it, and it is still sending data back from interstellar space on a power source the size of a car battery
Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is now so far from Earth that a radio signal travelling at the…