Just in May of this year, the Soviets struck a ground target from orbit. Never mind that they didn’t intend to; in fact, never mind that there are no ‘Soviets’ anymore. A piece of Cosmos 482, a rocket intended for Venus that broke up during…
Infertility affects about one in six couples, and male factors account for roughly half of all cases-often because sperm don’t swim well. Researchers from the University of Osaka uncovered a key component of the “switch” that keeps…
Social hierarchies are everywhere-think of high school dramas, where the athletes are portrayed as most popular, or large companies, where the CEO makes the important decisions. Such hierarchies aren’t just limited to humans, but span the animal…
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion) James Webb Space Telescope. There had not been such a leap forward in telescope technology…
We’re inching closer to the New Moon, which means for the next few nights the moon is going to look smaller and smaller to us. This is because of where we are in the lunar cycle, a series of unique…
Today in the history of astronomy, Charles Messier spots the first known spiral galaxy.
With its sweeping arms, the Whirlpool Galaxy is a…
University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development – including the production of blood stem cells.
Human…
It has long been understood that tiny Antarctic krill play a vital role in the food chain, providing essential nourishment for everything from fish and sea birds to seals and whales. However, recent research has highlighted another increasingly…
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.
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SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, striving to make it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time.
Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built —…