Vast raises $500 million for commercial space station development
WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Vast has raised $500 million in its first significant outside investment round.…
Wild macaques don’t abandon babies. So why did Punch’s mother?
Little Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque living in the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has captured hearts on…
New insights into a hidden process that protects cells from harmful mutations | MIT News
Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or…
Pollution, noise and climate stress all pose a serious threat to heart health
In an unprecedented collaboration, the European Society of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon
Space Safety 05/03/2026 1438 views 22 likes Last year, an approximately 60 metre near-Earth object captured global attention.…
Astronomers Using MeerKAT Spot a Cosmic Laser Halfway Across the Universe
The Universe is full of surprises, including a fascinating type of “space laser” known as Mega-Microwave Amplification by…
From litter picking, big things grow | Waste
It is wonderful to see the work of Trish Savill and her Wombles groups being recognised (‘From white…
Enormous solar power array seen from orbit photo of the day for March 5, 2026
(Image credit: ESA) Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission captured this stunning image of south-central Morocco, showing the the…
Publisher demands $500 from impersonated author to retract paper – Retraction Watch
Last year, we wrote about a Walsh Medical Media journal that refused to withdraw an author’s paper unless…
Species Slowdown: Is Nature’s Ability to Self-Repair Stalling?
Nature is slowing down, and its ability to regenerate is failing in the face of climate change, according…
Inside NASA’s X-59 Low-Boom Demonstrator
As the first major piloted NASA X-plane to fly in a generation and the first crewed, purpose-built U.S.…
Scientists Claim They’ve Finally Made the Elusive ‘Hexagonal’ Diamond
In 1962, researchers hypothesized that diamond’s known form—a mostly cubic crystal—wasn’t the coveted mineral at its greatest hardness.…