Science & Engineering
August 2026
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Science & Engineering
There's a river in Spain that runs deep red and is as acidic as vinegar
Universe
NASA has approved one of its strangest missions yet
Space & Missions
The tidy diagram of our solar system is misleading
Psychology
Shown two everyday objects and asked which one they had seen first, 50 adults…
Human Factors
Spending months in space quietly rebuilds an astronaut's body
Human Factors
Loss of interest is not the same as ordinary sadness, but it can be part of…
Science & Engineering
Venus is almost exactly Earth's size and formed right beside us, yet its surface…
Universe
Astronomers have found a hole in the universe
Spacedaily
In 2022, a NASA spacecraft slammed into a distant asteroid and knocked it into a…
Universe
Chinese rocket scientists have modelled the most effective way to nuke a doomsday…
Universe
China has detailed a plan for its first asteroid-deflection test, a kinetic strike…
Universe
Pluto was expected to be a frozen, cratered relic, but when New Horizons flew past…
Space & Missions
Mars was once covered in rivers and lakes, and the mystery of where all that water…
Space & Missions
In 2026 NASA flew astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over fifty…
Human Factors