Universe
August 2026
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Human Factors
Thought of the day from Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius
Space & Missions
Mars astronauts would lose Earth's magnetic shield for three years straight
Space & Missions
Georgian choir song reaches a light-day from Earth aboard Voyager
Space & Missions
Two tortoises circled the Moon before any human, aboard Soviet spacecraft Zond 5
Universe
A photon from the Sun's core takes 170,000 years to reach Earth
Space & Missions
Luna 3 revealed the Moon's hidden far side just 56 years after powered flight began
Science & Engineering
Images reveal tiny plasma whirlpools that may explain the Sun's mysterious million-degree halo
Space & Missions
Soviet probe became first human object to reach the Moon in 1959
Universe
The observable universe may hold a septillion stars, yet complex life could still…
Human Factors
Confucius warned against thought without learning 2,500 years ago
Human Behaviour
HSBC paid $2 billion fine after drug cartel money flowed through its system
Human Factors
Sweden gets paid to burn millions of tonnes of imported garbage for home heating
Universe
Nuclear-powered octocopter being built to explore Saturn's moon Titan in 2034
Universe
Spacecraft bounced across Titan's icy surface after billion-kilometre journey
Earth & Life