Japan launches mission to Mars’ moons to bring back samples by 2031
(TNND) — Japan launched a spacecraft Tuesday on a five-year mission to explore Mars’ moons and bring samples…
Antarctica’s Sea Ice Has Gone From Record Highs to Near-Record Lows
Antarctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on September 14, 2026—the third-lowest maximum in the satellite record.…
NASA’s Lunar Grounding Challenge Is A Real Buzz
One could make a joke about how an astronaut walking on the lunar surface is rather akin to…
The Gas Near Sagittarius A-star is Enriched in Metals, Probably from Supernovae Explosions
The heart of the Milky Way is dominated by—even defined by—its supermassive black hole (SMBH). It’s named Sagittarius…
Rare beluga whale spotted off the coast of Donegal · TheJournal.ie
A BELUGA WHALE has been spotted off Donegal Bay in what the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG)…
Uranus and Neptune May Have Taken Different Paths to Becoming Ice Giants
Uranus and Neptune are often described as near-twins, but a new study suggests their chemistry, and possibly their…
Subsidence claims: after drought, ground can shrink, swell or even collapse when it rains – causing damage to homes
A crack appears beside a window after weeks of scorching weather. As much as you might hope the…
NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module
Destined for Mars and beyond, NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom will be humanity’s first fission-powered spacecraft to travel…
Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven
Running complicated algorithms on quantum computing hardware is going to require the use of logical qubits, where collections…
How 800 Pound Gorilla became the biggest indie animal in comedy
800 Pound Gorilla started its comedy company 10 years ago with the same goal as any successful stand-up:…
Uranus and Neptune Look Like Twins. Scientists Now Think It’s a Coincidence
Despite the iconic documentary, Uranus and Neptune are arguably the real “blue planets” in our solar system. And…
Who should have a say in which species are saved? The California condor offers lessons for a global biodiversity treaty
In 1987, biologists captured the last free-flying condor to transfer it to captivity, and the largest flying North…