Category: 7. Science

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Skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere were in for a rare treat as two planets formed a recent conjunction in the night sky. Mars (seen in the upper track) and Venus (lower track) appear to “cross” the open star cluster Messier 44 — better…

China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, has provided groundbreaking insights into the history of water on Mars, showing that liquid water existed on the planet much later than scientists previously believed. According to a recent study…

(CNN) — Four astronauts will return from the International Space Station more than a month ahead of schedule…

Analysis: From a return to the moon to telescope launches, there’s plenty of exciting events to expect from space this year

It’s 2026 and we’re fully into the era of New Space where space agencies like NASA no longer…

DELAND, Fla. — A DeLand operation is quietly doing life-saving work one venomous bite at a time.

Researchers working on China’s ‘artificial sun’ have reported breaking a…

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac) is starting the new year with a new president.

On 1 January 2026, Mary Garson, professor emerita of chemistry at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, took over the…

asteroid: A rocky object in orbit around the sun. Most asteroids orbit in a region that falls between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers refer to this region as the asteroid belt.

basic research: Research performed to gain a…

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory conditions. A critical factor, however, is whether the active substances actually kill the pathogens in the body….