Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
If you want to manufacture in space—and bring the products back again—there’s a limited set of options: Wait…
The rise of ‘quantum gravity?’ Einstein’s theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time
Scientists have spotted the first hints that Albert Einstein’s formulation of gravity operates in the quantum realm. The…
Visiting leopard seal enjoys a slice of Petone Beach – Stuff
Visiting leopard seal enjoys a slice of Petone Beach Stuff‘Leave it alone’, man told as he throws dead fish…
Next-Gen Gravitational Wave Detectors Could Spot the First Black Holes
A few hundred million years after the Big Bang, the first stars ignited – literally the “let there…
Auckland has an overlooked traffic pollution problem – and it’s not from exhausts
Cleaner engine standards and a gradual uptake of electric vehicles have been credited with helping improve Auckland’s air…
NASA Restarts Swift Telescope as It Slowly Falls Toward Earth
NASA’s Swift Telescope is back to watching the universe, but its orbit is still shrinking and time at…
Universities should judge quantum-computing investments by what students learn – Physics World
Universities should judge quantum-computing investments by what students learn – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Inside the sanctuary giving Kenya’s orphaned wildlife a second chance
Despite Bumpy’s recent stardom, protecting elephants continues to be the trust’s main focus, and I’m soon introduced to…
Four amateur astronomers using a telescope in Chile’s Atacama desert found a comet on 13 January 2026, 81 days before it would graze past the Sun. Nobody alive had seen its previous pass, because the orbit it travels on brings it back only about every 1,900 years.
On 13 January 2026, a faint smudge showed up in a photo taken by a small telescope in…
Rejecting the new town in Enfield isn’t nimbyism | Housing
Polly Toynbee’s article about the proposed new town in Enfield mischaracterises local opposition and overlooks more practical options…
About 70 young stars sit inside one dark knot of gas in the Carina Nebula: ESA’s Webb Picture of the Month for August 2026 shows the Treasure Chest globule, 7,500 light years off, lit by a 19-solar-mass O-type star
About 70 young stars are packed inside a single dark knot of gas and dust in the Carina…
Meet Rachel Chen, the 18-year-old Los Angeles student who expanded a 1997 quantum-math idea to describe entire particle systems with simple diagrams; she won $100,000
Rachel Chen, 18, won $100,000 for her innovative quantum mathematics research. (Photo: Society for Science) At just 18,…