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‘Almost blood moon’ to be visible from Southern California this week
Southern California astronomy enthusiasts are preparing to view an almost blood moon this week. This follows a nearly total lunar
topicNASA’s latest mission to map the cosmos takes off
NASA has launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida. The four billion dollar f
topicWas Dark Matter Detected?
Physicists have not yet identified the composition of dark matter. While gravitational effects suggest its existence, recent gamma
topicNew map of a male fly central nervous system includes all 166,000 neurons
Researchers from Google, HHMI Janelia, and Cambridge University mapped 166,700 neurons and 125 million synapses in an adult male f
topicMars astronauts could live in houses made of yeast and jello, say scientists
Researchers in Hong Kong formulated a novel 3D-printable material combining inert sand, a gelatin-based hydrogel, and engineered y
topicNASA, IBM launch new AI model for studying the moon
NASA and IBM Research launched an open-source artificial intelligence foundation model on September 10, 2026, to analyze 17 years
topicSmallest Planet Continues to Shrink
Mercury continues to shrink as its core cools, a process spanning 4.5 billion years. This contraction creates surface wrinkles and
topicFirst-ever adult Tyrannosaurus rex trackway discovered in North Dakota badlands
Ken Hups, a high school teacher, discovered the first known trackway of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the Hell Creek Formation of southwe
Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China
Current intelligence on Denisovan remains in Southwest China remains unchanged. Previous reports established that ancient protein
topicRocket Lab protests NASA award of Mars telecom orbiter contract
NASA has suspended the Mars telecommunications orbiter contract previously awarded to Blue Origin following a formal protest by Ro
topicJames Webb Space Telescope discovers the rings of tiny solar system body Chariklo are changing
The James Webb Space Telescope identified changes in the two narrow rings of the minor planet Chariklo between 2017 and 2022. The
topicSpaceX launches 700th Falcon rocket, carries final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites to orbit for SES
SpaceX reached a milestone of 700 Falcon rocket flights on September 13, 2026. The Falcon 9 vehicle launched from Space Launch Com
topicScientists Just Found a Dino Artifact We’ve Never Seen Before—and It’s Answering a Major Riddle
A newly discovered species of feathered dinosaur from China, named Norellraptor barsboldi, provides evidence that flight evolved i
topic'Really Unique' Amoeba Thrives in California's Hot Springs
Syracuse University scientists discovered Incendiamoeba cascadensis, a eukaryotic amoeba capable of reproducing in geothermal wate
topicCatch 5 planets and the Harvest Moon lighting up the sky this week
Stargazers in October 2026 can view the core of the Milky Way and multiple meteor showers. These astronomical events are visible w
topicIsaacman says NASA ‘dodged a bullet’ with Chinese lunar mission delay
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the U.S. "dodged a bullet" after China postponed its Chang'e-7 robotic lunar mission from A
topicJWST finds early galaxies were already seeding the universe with heavy elements
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected carbon, oxygen, and silicon in the space surrounding galaxies just 500 million years a
topicSee The First Perseids As Solar Eclipse Nears: The Night Sky This Week
August 2026 features four major celestial events, including a solar eclipse and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. The Perseid
topicNew NASA telescope to probe dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is verifying its fine-guidance system to ensure the observatory locks steadily onto targets
topic'There is no conflict between quantum physics and gravity': Physicists sent 20,000 atoms into free fall to prove Einstein's 'happiest thought'
Researchers have developed an "atomic cannon" to determine if exotic matter falls according to the predictions of Albert Einstein'
topicScientists Detect Strange New Structures Deep Inside the Earth
Scientists are using seismic data and geoneutrino detectors to map the Earth's volatile interior, revealing a complex system of un
topicHave scientists discovered a dark matter particle?
Scientists have not yet formally discovered a dark matter particle, but a signal recorded by the LUX-ZEPLIN detector in South Dako
topicHere’s where a massive solar storm could take down the US power grid
A scientific study warns that a rare 'Blackout Arc' event, occurring once every 250 years, could leave 5 million Americans without
topicYour Perception Of Time Is, In Fact, Warped
Time distortion occurs when a significant discrepancy exists between objective time and a person's subjective experience. This phe