Planet Launches Suncatcher, Tanager-2, and 18 SuperDove Satellites
SAN FRANCISCO, October 01, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights…
Scientists Find Structural Guide to Unusual Magnetism in Quantum Materials
Insider Brief Researchers in Japan found that a crystal’s structural dimensions classified magnetic states more consistently than electron…
Viral video shows massive elk smash car window with brute force in Colorado
Another crazy nature video is going viral. As our loyal readers know, nature content is one of the…
Boeing “incredibly excited” to serve as nation’s only astronaut transportation
Facing a difficult decision With the retirement of Dragon likely by or before 2030, NASA faced a difficult…
Three endangered species are facing extinction after Trump changed federal law
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‘An amazing ride’: SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record | SpaceX
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express…
Meet Liam Desre, the 14-year-old Canadian who proposed a thermodynamic alternative to dark energy; his cosmology project won a €5,000 second prize against 144 young researchers from 37 countries at EUCYS 2026
Liam DesrePhoto credit: youthscience.ca In the grand quest to understand why the universe is expanding faster and faster,…
In 2010, just 66 Christmas Island blue-tailed skinks were saved; 15 years later, 545 were released on a new island | World News
Blue-tailed skinks from four separate populations were brought to Horsburgh Island (Image: Parks Australia) In 2010, the Christmas…
New clues emerge for moon’s ancient magnetic field
An unusual rock buried on the far side of the moon is providing fresh clues for a longstanding…
A major flood threat from a Pacific hurricane is sweeping the US
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SpaceX launches Transporter-18 rideshare mission
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission Oct. 1, carrying a wide variety of spacecraft even as…
Physicists Find a Superconductor That ‘Breaks’ The Symmetry of Time – A First For Its Kind : ScienceAlert
Under certain conditions – such as bone-brittling temperatures lower than that of deep space – superconductors can conduct…