3I/ATLAS Spraying Something as It Exits the Solar System
Scientists have watched in fascination as interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, only the third of its kind spotted in the…
Nasa astronauts’ moon mission likely to be delayed
The check on Thursday, which involved fuelling the rocket with some 730,000 gallons of propellant over the course…
Astronomers Reveal How a Pulsar Near a Black Hole Could Test Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
Astronomers have identified a potential ultra-fast pulsar spinning every 8.19 milliseconds close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black…
Swimming with seahorses on Mozambique’s Bazaruto archipelago
I am at breakfast on Benguerra Island off the coast of Mozambique, overlooking a wide beach at low…
10 USA sewer dwellers: Alligators, sea cows, snakes, turtles – the surprising animals lurking in the country’s sewers…
The United States has over 700,000 miles of public sewer pipes, enough to wrap around the Earth 28 times. Every…
James Webb Spotted a “Cosmic Jellyfish” 8.5 Billion Years Away That Shouldn’t Exist So Early in the Universe
Spotted in deep observations of the Cosmic Evolution Survey Deep field, this distant galaxy shows dramatic trails of…
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…