One of the Most Powerful Cosmic Rays Ever Detected May Have Come from This Nearby Starburst Galaxy
Detected in 2021, the Amaterasu particle ranks among the most energetic cosmic rays ever observed, carrying an estimated…
Space fungus mines rare metal from meteorites
A common fungus has done something extraordinary in space. While growing aboard the International Space Station, it pulled…
Vast Takes a Giant Leap Towards Building a Private Space Station
In the race to build a new space station to replace the aging International Space Station (ISS), two…
Ancient bone may be first physical evidence of Hannibal’s ‘war machine’ elephants in Western Europe
Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to…
Scientists propose new plan to ‘catch’ comet 3I/ATLAS — but we have to act fast
The arrival of 3I/ATLAS in our solar system spawned multiple proposals for a rendezvous mission to study it…
Can you really survive on Mars? What science fiction gets wrong about off-world living
In science fiction movies and shows like “The Martian” or “For All Mankind“, Mars is often depicted as…
Stunning Drone Footage Captures the Moment a Massive Whale Approaches an Unsuspecting Paddleboarder
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 198 — A Dragonfly on Titan
A Dragonfly on Titan – Inside the Dragonfly Mission – YouTube Watch On On Episode 198 of This…
The Ozone Success Story With a Complicated Ending
By Kurt Cobb – Feb 16, 2026, 3:00 PM CST
The phaseout of CFCs under the Montreal…
NASA’s next great space telescope is getting ready for launch
Image: NASA As NASA moves deeper into a new era of space-based astronomy, another flagship observatory is quietly…
Stephen Hawking, scientist, “Quiet and silent people are the ones who have the strongest and loudest minds”
Stephen William Hawking was a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Born on Jan. 8, 1942 in Oxford, Hawking…
Mud beneath Antarctic ice reveals millions of years of ice retreat
Out on the edge of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, a group of scientists spent weeks living in…