SSpace Read More NASA’s Latest Attempt to Resolve Moon Rocket’s Fueling Problems Didn’t Go As PlannedFebruary 17, 2026 A recent test to confirm repairs to the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s fueling system faced problems of…
PPhysics Read More China achieves a plasma density never before reached in fusionFebruary 17, 2026 A Chinese fusion experiment has held a hot plasma steady while packing in far more fuel than operators…
WWildlife Read More Wildlife World Zoo welcomes baby pygmy hippopotamus to ArizonaFebruary 17, 2026 LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ (AZFamily) — Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is welcoming an endangered baby pygmy…
SScience Read More ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse: February 2026 path, visibility over Antarctica and partial eclipse for South AfricaFebruary 16, 2026 A “ring of fire” solar eclipse on Tuesday will mark the first eclipse of 2026, but only about…
EEnvironment Read More Over 90 California Fish Stocks Almost Totally Rebuilt Thanks to Trawling Ban, Other MeasuresFebruary 16, 2026 Getty Images for Unsplash + Over the last 25 years, Californian fishing regulations have seen the dramatic recovery…
SSpace Read More SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech, Bloomberg News reportsFebruary 16, 2026 Feb 16 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secret new…
PPhysics Read More Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chainsFebruary 16, 2026 Researchers at BESSY II have, for the first time, experimentally confirmed that a material can exhibit truly one-dimensional…
WWildlife Read More Air crews search Aussie coast after ‘unexpected’ sighting by tourist boatFebruary 16, 2026 As thick cloud lifts over Australia’s south-east coast, a fixed-wing plane crew will resume their search for a…
SScience Read More Universe may end in a “big crunch,” new dark energy data suggestsFebruary 16, 2026 A Cornell physicist has calculated that the universe may be nearing the halfway point of a total lifespan…
EEnvironment Read More Climate change likely to bring more dust storms, earlier in the year, expert saysFebruary 16, 2026 A Hebrew University expert warned Monday that dust storms like those that carpeted Israel over the weekend are…
SSpace Read More The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix itFebruary 16, 2026 No technology holds more transformative potential for America’s space aspirations than nuclear power. Radioisotopes can safely produce heat…
PPhysics Read More Is Dark Energy Actually Evolving?February 16, 2026 Dark energy is one of those cosmological features that we are still learning about. While we can’t see…