Science & Engineering
August 2026
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Universe
The asteroid belt looks dense in every diagram ever printed in a textbook, but…
Science & Engineering
The Moon does not cross the sky at a steady speed, and the Antikythera mechanism…
Universe
The Sun's corona — the faint halo visible only during a total solar eclipse…
Space & Missions
A 70-kilogram person would weigh the equivalent of about 26.5 kilograms on Mars and…
Science & Engineering
In April 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass just 32,000 kilometres above Earth—inside…
Universe
On August 12, a total solar eclipse is about to plunge Greenland, Iceland, and…
Science & Engineering
Something happening far below the surface of the Earth is quietly forcing airports…
Universe
Europa Clipper is already in space, travelling 1.8 billion miles toward Jupiter's…
Earth & Life
Wildfires in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region nearly quadrupled in four days, from…
Space & Missions
Four astronauts just went farther from Earth than any human in history
Space & Missions
Scientists have blamed sulfur released by the Chicxulub impact for the impact…
Universe
A rocky planet 48 light-years away in the constellation Cetus has become the first…
Human Factors
Russia has committed to a joint lunar power station with China by 2036. Its only…
Universe
Jupiter has no ground to stand on at all
Space & Missions