New Horizons Watches the Solar Wind as it Slows Down
Where does the Solar System end and interstellar space begin? That’s a question scientists have been working to…
The race to unlock hundreds of billions to pay for life on a hotter planet
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The World Cup From 250 Miles Up
In summer 2026, sixteen stadiums across North America hosted matches as part of the FIFA World Cup. Over…
Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business
TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead…
China’s great green wall: Over 60 billion trees are growing faster than natural forests — here’s the secret behind that growth
If one had to pick a few things to know China by, the Great Wall of China would…
SpaceX president gifts $320M in company stock to fund new Trump Accounts
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Nebulae, Comets, and Aurorae, Oh My! See the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist — Colossal
769 photographers and astronomers around the world, representing 66 countries, submitted more than 4,000 images to this year’s…
NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft discovered a “super-Jupiter” with a new method.
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Webb reveals why star formation halted in quenched galaxies- Earth.com
Astronomers have found hidden signs of past upheaval inside distant galaxies that shut down their star formation long…
China releases first photo of an asteroid some consider Earth’s ‘quasi moon’ – NBC News
China releases first photo of an asteroid some consider Earth’s ‘quasi moon’ NBC NewsChinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first…
In 1610, Galileo pointed a small telescope at Jupiter and saw four moons orbiting it — a direct contradiction of the idea that everything in the universe orbited Earth, and a moment that did more to end one model of the cosmos than any written argument had managed
In January 1610, Galileo Galilei pointed a small telescope at Jupiter and saw something no one had ever…
St Helens Council clamps down on ‘unacceptable’ fly-tipping
Recruitment is underway for two additional fly-tipping enforcement officers, expanding and strengthening the existing environmental action team, as…