Category: 7. Science

The islands of Bermuda are a scientific mystery. Not because of the notorious Bermuda Triangle nearby, but because they’re perched atop a swollen mass of the Earth’s crust that technically shouldn’t be there, at least not according to…

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a “superkilonova,” in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

A kilonova describes the explosion generated when two neutron stars…

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir…

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A pair of companies are teaming up to provide customers with pioneering insurance for spacecraft specifically to cover space debris collision events.

Space insurance underwriters typically offer premiums that are mission-wide and include…

For years, ETH researchers have been investigating a molecular complex that plays a key role in protein synthesis. They have now discovered that this complex also contributes a crucial function in ensuring that our DNA is properly…

Astronomers have discovered a lemon-shaped planet that orbits a tiny star, but that’s not the only weird thing about it.

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered the Jupiter-size planet, named PSR J2322-2650b, which is the…