Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test
Chinese space company reveals Raptor 3-like engine design. The Chinese launch startup Space Pioneer, which has raised nearly…
Polar vortex strengthens over Arctic, very strong El Niño supports mid-winter weakening signal
The Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex returned to westerly circulation over the Arctic in late August 2026 and…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could last more than twice as long as planned
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may be able to operate for far longer than originally expected. An…
Scientists are about to test Einstein’s gravity with exotic matter
Does gravity affect every type of particle in exactly the same way? Researchers at ETH Zurich and the…
California sanctuary’s black jaguar rushed to ER after 2 rattlesnake bites
California’s newest fatal rattlesnake bite victim was Samba, a 14-year-old black jaguar rather than a person, a death…
How a team of AIs discovered a promising lung-cancer drug
After examining the results of thousands of clinical trials, a swarm of AI agents suggested that a protein…
Critically endangered Norfolk Island morepork owl faces genetic bottleneck
Researchers are warning a rare owl descended from a single breeding pair on Norfolk Island could die out…
Fueling a return journey from Mars | MIT News
An Oklahoma native, McKinney earned her bachelor’s at the University of Tulsa, where she studied physics and applied…
Researchers Observe First Real-Time Quantum Jump in Sound
Insider Brief Stanford researchers directly observed individual phonons, or quantum units of sound, making discrete energy jumps in…
New tiger cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century | Environment News
Leopardus tilcayo is the first new living cat species named and described in more than a century. Published…
Skywatchers, take note: A brilliant Venus will blaze tonight’s night sky
Skywatchers are in for a treat with a brilliant Venus peak on Sept. 18. Here’s everything to know.…
Yellow-bellied venomous sea snake returns to California beach after 8 years; rare reappearance after 2018 gives scientists clues about the species’ changing Pacific range
Yellow-bellied sea snake Representative image by Canva A yellow-bellied sea snake has washed ashore on an Orange County…