Category: 7. Science

The records keep rolling in for SpaceX.

One of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Oct. 25) at 10:20 a.m. EDT (1420 GMT; 7:20 a.m. local time), carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites…

Astronomers have discovered a peculiar ‘moon’ shadowing Earth as it moves through space. Known as a quasi-moon, it doesn’t orbit our planet directly but stays nearby as both travel around the Sun.

According to new research published in…

For centuries, the moon has captivated our imagination, serving as a celestial companion and a canvas for scientific discovery. But beyond its silvery glow lies a rugged, crater-pocked world filled with fascinating features that tell the story…

Each year, mosquito-borne diseases claim hundreds of thousands of lives. While scientists have long relied on chemical pesticides to fight back, these methods are losing power as mosquitoes evolve resistance.

Now, researchers have turned to an…

• Sharper views from a single telescope: Normally, astronomers link multiple telescopes together to get the clearest images of distant stars and galaxies. A UCLA-led team has now achieved record-breaking detail of the star beta Canis Minoris…

• Sharper views from a single telescope: Normally, astronomers link multiple telescopes together to get the clearest images of distant stars and galaxies. A UCLA-led team has now achieved record-breaking detail of the star beta Canis Minoris…

On Saturday, a huge chunk of what is almost certainly space junk was found lying in the middle of a desert road in Western Australia, according to the Australian Space Agency. Its exact origins aren’t clear yet, but it appears to be a…

On Saturday, a huge chunk of what is almost certainly space junk was found lying in the middle of a desert road in Western Australia, according…

On Saturday, a huge chunk of what is almost certainly space junk was found lying in the middle of a desert road in Western Australia, according to the Australian Space Agency. Its exact origins aren’t clear yet, but it appears to be a…

The accurate identification of quantum states represents a fundamental challenge in quantum information science, and researchers continually seek to understand the limits of this process. Nathaniel Johnston from Mount Allison University,…