On This Day | In 2021, China becomes the third country to safely land a rover on Mars – SCMP archive
Beijing joins Mars club after ‘nine minutes of terror’ By William Zheng This article was first published on…
Ancient Earth Repeatedly Thawed during Catastrophic Ice Ages, New Research Suggests
Earth experienced extreme climate swings during the Neoproterozoic epoch (one billion to 538.8 million years ago), including the…
Newly Discovered Asteroid 2026 JH2 To Make Very Close Flyby Of Earth
Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers…
Hidden Rift beneath Zambia May Be Tearing Africa Apart
Unusual gases rising from geothermal springs within the Kafue Rift of Zambia suggest a deep fracture in Earth’s…
Space mission to study alien worlds passes crucial test milestone | Science and Technology Facilities Council
The Ariel payload has cleared a major test milestone, paving the way for the mission that will uncover…
SpaceX Space Junk Could Crash Into The Moon In August, Scientist Says
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience lunar landers, streaks into orbit…
A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project
In the sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem, humans build “gravitational wave antennas” to broadcast to the cosmos. Now,…
Scientists discover Earth has a hidden eighth continent
For centuries, humanity believed Earth had only seven continents, but scientists now say a massive hidden landmass nearly…
Private credit fundraising stays strong — even as returns slip – Pensions & Investments
Private credit fundraising stays strong — even as returns slip Pensions & InvestmentsWhy pension funds are doubling down on…
Glowing Views from the Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Williams captured the Milky Way rising above Earth’s atmospheric glow on April 13, 2026, while…
Dinosaur dental fossils reveal bird-like parental care bonds
Baby dinosaurs were likely fed more nutritious food than their adult counterparts, a finding that could offer insights…
Earliest Organisms on Earth Built Their Biochemistry around Molybdenum, Study Suggests
New research reveals that 3.4 billion years ago (Archean Eon), ancient microbes relied on molybdenum — a metal…