UK launcher Orbex files for administration after failed funding efforts
MILAN — United Kingdom-based launch company Orbex announced that its business is folding after multiple attempts to stay…
Giant magnetocaloric effect and spin supersolid in a metallic dipolar magnet
Xiang, J. et al. Giant magnetocaloric effect in spin supersolid candidate Na2BaCo(PO4)2. Nature 625, 270–275 (2024). Article ADS …
Did you see it? Videos capture fireball meteor light up sky over Ohio
Did you see it?Multiple reports came in overnight of a fireball meteor lighting up skies across Ohio.Viewers sent…
Southeast Massachusetts in ‘Significant Drought’
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs said that the southeast…
Watch Vulcan Centaur rocket launch ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites for the US military early on Feb. 12
Rocket Launch: Vulcan USSF-87 – YouTube Watch On A Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch a pair of space…
Continuous-wave narrow-linewidth vacuum ultraviolet laser source
Kroger, L. A. & Reich, C. W. Features of the low-energy level scheme of 229Th as observed in…
Several Gray Whales Make ‘Unseasonably Early’ Appearance In the Bay
It typically would not be whale-watching season yet in San Francisco Bay, but a few gray whales, possibly…
New study favors ‘fuzzy’ dark matter as the backbone of the universe — contrary to decades of research
Physicists’ top theory about the nature of the universe may be wrong, a new study of strangely warped…
Construction Site Pumping Sludge Straight into Spring Creek
2/11/26 – Based on a tip from a reader, I learned that a large construction site along Spring…
Elon Musk Is Winning His War on Government Oversight
Elon Musk just scored a major win after the nation’s top labor regulator dropped its case against SpaceX…
Maximizing perovskite electroluminescence with ordered 3D/2D heterojunction
Peng, C. et al. Weakly space-confined all-inorganic perovskites for light-emitting diodes. Nature 643, 96–103 (2025). Article ADS CAS …
Mountain Lion vs. Skunk—Who Wins?
A skunk and a mountain lion come face to face in California’s Angeles National Forest—who comes out on…