SScience Read More ‘Blood moon’ lunar eclipse expected on March 3 in Hong KongFebruary 20, 2026 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s…
NNew Zealand Read More Norsewood tradesman Tony Saunders crashed van while blinded by sun, coroner findsFebruary 18, 2026 Saunders was pinned inside his van. Multiple people tried to help him, emergency services were called, but he…
SSpace Read More What to know about Elon Musk’s merger of SpaceX with his AI companyFebruary 10, 2026 Elon Musk recently announced what seemed like an odd pairing of his companies: SpaceX was acquiring xAI, the…
SScience Read More Proposed New Mission to Create Artificial Eclipses in Space to Stop The Sun From Destroying Our TechFebruary 3, 2026 Credit: NASA. When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that’s vital for our daily lives.…
SScience Read More New Nanomaterial Design Could Help Solar Tech Harness More SunlightFebruary 3, 2026 By using gold nanospheres engineered to capture light across the solar spectrum, researchers at Korea University took a…
SScience Read More Rare Cosmic Lineup Gives Hubble Close Look at 3I/ATLASJanuary 28, 2026 On January 22, 2026, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS nearly perfectly aligned with…
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SScience Read More Magnetic Avalanches Ignite Solar Flares, New Solar Orbiter Observations RevealJanuary 22, 2026 New high-resolution observations by ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission show that solar flares are driven by cascading magnetic reconnection…
SSports Read More Lulu Sun v Linda Fruhvirtova: Kiwi out in Australian Open first round after injury comeback faltersJanuary 20, 2026 The 20-year-old Fruhvirtova, ranked 132 in the world, looked more comfortable on court, having played three three-setters in…
SScience Read More Natural sunscreen found hidden in hot springs bacteriaJanuary 17, 2026 Algae or cyanobacteria, in a pond. Image by Tim Sandle. Microbiologists from Meijo University, studying cyanobacteria from hot…
SScience Read More NASA’s IMAP Reaches Orbit to Start Study of Heliosphere and Space WeatherJanuary 12, 2026 After a three-and-a-half-month journey, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has finally reached its destination, a strategic…
NNew Zealand Read More Parts of road surface on $1.25 billion Transmission Gully highway melt in summer sunJanuary 9, 2026 “When there are higher temperatures and slow traffic, there is always a risk of bitumen sticking to tyres…