Science & Engineering
August 2026
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Space & Missions
NASA's first Space Shuttle launch lost 16 heat shield tiles and damaged 148 more…
Science & Engineering
AI actually flying on spacecraft today is a narrow fix for one physical problem…
Space & Missions
Mars is no longer one grand mission: Perseverance has driven a marathon, sample…
Science & Engineering
A child who can see 250 stars today may see fewer than 100 from the same place at…
Science & Engineering
The Mission Robotic Vehicle launched on July 21 with two seven-jointed arms meant…
Universe
Titan is never the same distance from Earth twice
Science & Engineering
Mercury is the Solar System’s smallest planet, but its metallic core fills about 85…
Science & Engineering
Saudi Arabia sits on the world's largest sand desert and yet imports construction…
Universe
Voyager 1 is down to two working science instruments, and the fix that just bought…
Universe
In 1868, French astronomer Pierre Janssen pointed a spectroscope at a solar eclipse…
Human Behaviour
A full calendar does not guarantee closeness
Human Behaviour
Quote by Carl Jung: The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely
Science & Engineering
The Greenland shark grows about one centimetre per year and does not reach sexual…
Science & Engineering
In 1994, a bushwalker rappelling into a sandstone canyon 150 kilometres from Sydney…
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