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August 2026
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Universe
Voyager 2 passed Neptune's moon Triton in 1989 and photographed it erupting, a…
Space & Missions
SpaceX shares priced at $135 in June's record-breaking IPO, spiked above $225, then…
Science & Engineering
3I/ATLAS, only the third comet confirmed to come from beyond our solar system…
Space & Missions
The Moon is not airless: its exosphere holds helium, neon and argon at roughly one…
Human Behaviour
Women born in South Korea in 1896 were estimated to average about 142 centimetres…
Human Factors
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius
Science & Engineering
The 2025 astronaut class is NASA's first with more women than men, but another…
Culture
The world's best-selling spirit brand is not a Scottish whisky, a Russian vodka or…
Earth & Life
I watched the sky over a wildfire evacuation near Toledo turn orange, though the…
Human Factors
U-2 spy planes flew so far above anything 1950s commercial pilots had ever seen…
Science & Engineering
NASA has opened its first new wind tunnel in more than forty years, a Langley…
Space & Missions
Flying into space is not mainly about climbing higher
Human Factors
Research cited by Singapore's urban planners suggests shading roads with trees can…
Psychology
In a 1962 Southern textile factory, 62 workers, nearly all women, fell ill with…
Space & Missions