Closest baby nebula to Earth ‘hatches’ in strange new Hubble image – Space photo of the week
QUICK FACTS What it is: The Egg Nebula (CRL 2688), a planetary nebula Where it is: 1,000 light-years…
Genome Science Revolutionizes Wheat Stem Rust Battle
Key points Genome sequencing of several wheat stem rust strains shows some outbreaks arose independently, overturning assumptions and…
Southern Water knew of plastic beads pollution days before statement
Senior executives at Southern Water knew their company had inadvertently released millions of pieces of plastic into the…
Starlink, China and the governance of low Earth orbit
China’s massive satellite filings highlight how low Earth orbit has already been transformed by industrial-scale deployment – and…
Two-metre croc sunbathes in Beaufort — riverbank anglers told to watch their backs (and feet)
BEAUFORT, Feb 22 — A crocodile believed to be about two metres long was sighted basking along the…
New simulations reveal the hidden forces shaping ‘snowman’ worlds beyond Neptune
On a frigid orbit beyond Neptune, some of the solar system’s smallest worlds project a strange silhouette. Two…
NASA’s crewed Artemis II launch gets pushed back again, this time due to a helium issue
It looks like a March launch is no longer in the cards for Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed…
Scientists reveal how the body senses cold and menthol
When you step outside on a winter morning or pop a mint into your mouth, a tiny molecular…
ESA’s Ramses Mission is on Track to Study Apophis Before Its 2029 Flyby
On February 10, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a significant contract to OHB Italia for the…
China invention turns desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months
Scientists have used lab-grown microbes to bind loose desert sand into a thin, stable layer that wind cannot…
Satellite imaging is now vital for disaster management. But there are dangerous gaps in our systems
The extreme weather events and resulting destruction that have hit New Zealand this summer are not only signs…
Believed impossible, scientists manage to transform lead into gold
The 17-mile Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located beneath the French-Swiss border, regularly slams heavy ions together at near…