Astronomers fix a key error in measuring the Sun’s silver
Researchers have recalculated how much silver the Sun holds, and the answer is about 55 percent higher than…
Finding no evidence of life in Enceladus’s ocean could be almost as scientifically important as finding it — because a world with liquid water, internal heat, phosphorus and complex organic chemistry but no detectable biology would suggest that the ingredients for life are far easier to assemble than life itself
Most missions searching for extraterrestrial life are imagined as quests for a positive result: a cell, a biological…
Anthropic, SpaceX Hand Google Profit Windfall
At least on paper, for now, Google’s investments inAnthropic and SpaceX have paid off and enabled its parent…
The Red Potato Galaxy and its Stifling Neighbour
Galaxies surrounded by reservoirs of cold gas draw that gas into themselves and convert it into new stars.…
How to safely watch the August 2026 solar eclipse in Portugal
The Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology is urging anyone planning to watch the eclipse to use only certified solar…
Chondritic meteorites may be the remains of escaped moons
The chondritic meteorites that land on Earth most often are the shattered remains of tiny moons that once…
NASA’s MAVEN Illuminates New Understanding of Auroras at Mars
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain…
Satellite spots a ‘hummingbird’ in Antarctica photo of the day for July 23, 2026
A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)…
SpaceX Just Placed a Chokehold on AI Infrastructure Beyond the Clouds
Quick Read SpaceX is reportedly in talks with the Pentagon to supply terrestrial data center capacity, securing a…
Airbus space business takes advantage of growing demand for satellite systems
WASHINGTON — Airbus executives say the turnaround in the company’s space business came just in time to tap…
The silicon brains steering next-generation antennas
Nestled in the centre of an electronic circuit board lies a miniature black chip. Tiny but mighty, this…
Saturn’s moon Titan has rivers, lakes and rainfall without a single drop of water, and scientists know why |
At first glance, Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, looks remarkably like Earth. Its surface is covered by winding rivers,…