Category: 7. Science
-

NASA honours astronomers who helped confirm humanity’s first asteroid deflection
Two scientists from Uzbekistan have been recognised by NASA for their contribution to observations that confirmed the first successful attempt to alter the orbit of an asteroid.
ADVERTISEMENT
…Continue Reading
-

ESA Has Lost Contact With One of Its PROBA-3 Spacecraft
Credit: ESA / DTU Space The European Space Agency announced on 6 March that it had lost contact with one of the two spacecraft that make up its PROBA-3 mission.
Both PROBA-3 spacecraft were launched aboard an ISRO PSLV-XL rocket in…
Continue Reading
-

Cellular Aging Atlas Shows How Tissues Decline With Age
Slowing the aging process has become a focal point for scientists looking to reduce the risk of age-related diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and dementia. To develop effective therapies against aging, researchers must first…
Continue Reading
-

Water bears on Mars: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy?
Artist’s concept of a tardigrade, or water bear, floating in space. These creatures are small, about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. But a new study says water bears might help future astronauts adapt to and survive on… Continue Reading
-

Rare Glass Blobs in Brazil Reveal an Ancient Impact, But Something Is Missing : ScienceAlert
Hundreds of glass fragments found in Brazil are traces of an ancient impact that scattered them millions of years ago, scientists have found.
These blobs of material represent spray from melted rock that was liquefied in the impact, then…
Continue Reading
-

Increased aurora tonight – the US States most likely to see Northern Lights displays this weekend
Northerly states in the USA are likely to have increased displays of the Northern Lights tonight, Friday March 6, 2026 and into the weekend.
Several northern US states and Canada are in line for aurora displays this weekend, potentially making…
Continue Reading
-

New computer file could standardise how chemists report MOF syntheses | Research
A computer file that stores information on how scientists synthesise and characterise metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) could standardise the reporting of such materials. These files offer a potential way to reduce the discrepancy between methods…
Continue Reading
-

US lab models lightning from clouds in plastic to study storm physics
The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a massive storm cloud.
But a new modeling study shows mini-lightning can be created and studied inside a small block of plastic.
Penn State…
Continue Reading
-

Granta sets sail with Stephen Battersby’s ‘cosmic story’ on the impact of tides
RightsMar 6, 2026by Cassidy BaileyStephen Battersby © Luca Terminiello
Granta MD and publishing director Bella Lacey has acquired world English-language rights to Universal Tide: How Tides Drive Life and Shape the Cosmos, from Beaches to Black…
Continue Reading
