Infernos devastate forests as Europe’s temperatures rise
Hundreds of firefighters are battling forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred…
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past the asteroid Torifune on Sunday — one of the closest encounters ever attempted…
Scientists Propose ‘StormWall’ To Stop A $2.4 Trillion Solar Storm
Topline A fleet of spacecraft could one day be used to geoengineer space, fortifying Earth’s magnetic field and…
Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge Wall
Over the past five decades, China has planted 66 billion trees in a massive wall that spans the…
China’s Chang’e-4 lander discovers structures beneath the dark side of the moon
Scientists have uncovered billions of years’ worth of secrets buried beneath the surface of the moon. Our celestial…
Who is Neil? The 1-tonne elephant seal and Tasmania’s ‘reigning troublemaker’ winning hearts across social media
A 1000 kg elephant seal named Neil has become an unlikely internet sensation on Australia’s southern coast. Known…
D.C. Facing ‘Code Purple’ Air Quality Following Massive Independence Day Fireworks Display
Topline Washington, D.C. is facing a “very unhealthy” air quality alert for Sunday morning, hours after the massive…
In March 2025, Australia’s new SKA-Low telescope photographed 85 galaxies using just 1,024 of its planned 131,072 antennas — less than one percent of its full power, and the image was already beyond what scientists hoped for
In March 2025, Australia’s new SKA-Low telescope took a picture of the sky dotted with 85 galaxies. It…
Wildlife photographer captures adorable chain of mishaps for unlucky baby bird
A quiet moment for one baby tern that quickly turned into a “family feud” is drawing attention online,…
Cooling a data centre on Earth can consume 10 to 30 per cent of its energy budget and millions of litres of water; in orbit, there is no air, no cooling towers, and no river to dump heat into — only vast radiator panels bleeding waste heat away as infrared light into the blackness of space
Keeping a data centre cool on Earth is a surprisingly large part of the job. Cooling can swallow…
Wildfires devastate forests in Europe as temperatures rise again
Hundreds of firefighters have been battling forest infernos in heatwave-scarred Europe, as temperatures are set to rise again…
Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor…