New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins
To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us – whether it’s an individual case of hepatitis B or…
Spanish wildfire: Foreigners among 12 killed as Kiwis urged to follow local safety advice
“We are monitoring the situation closely.” The wildfire’s death toll is one of the highest in Spain’s recent…
Scientists Say They’ve Identified an Earth-Like Planet Right Next Door
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In March 2026, a strange ‘chirp’ from a distant dying star proved to be something never seen so clearly before: the birth of a magnetar — a newborn neutron star so magnetic it could wipe every credit card on Earth from halfway to the Moon
For the first time, astronomers have found compelling evidence of a magnetar being born inside a supernova. A…
Starship Flight 13 Targets July 15 After Booster 20 Clears Its Static Fire
SpaceX completed a full-duration, 33-engine static fire of Super Heavy Booster 20 on Friday morning — the last…
This summer’s sunset solar eclipse will be like nothing you’ve ever seen. It’s a rare, beautiful sight you won’t want to miss
On August 12, 2026, for observers in eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera),…
The U.S. just approved a giant space mirror to test ‘sunlight on demand.’ Low Earth orbit is getting weird
A giant mirror to create “sunlight on demand” was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission…
Japan’s wild deer bow to tourists who approach them, but not out of politeness, because they have learned that bowing brings food
Wild deer at Nara Park | Wikimedia Commons The sight has become one of Nara’s most famous tourist…
The Next Solar Eclipse Is Delivering a Rare Sight: Totality at Sunset
It’s been two years since the last total solar eclipse, but another one is coming next month —…
NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications
The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an…
James Webb has caught at least five galaxies colliding about 800 million years after the Big Bang, flinging heavy elements out into space far earlier than any model predicted — evidence the early universe was already messy and mature when it should still have been simple
A galaxy merger found by the James Webb Space Telescope has made the early universe look less orderly…
Your lost dog can now call home with the world’s 1st satellite-connected dog collar
Imagine you’re on a hike in a remote mountain range. Your hyperactive dog catches the scent of a…