Science
Zooming through the outer reaches of the solar system, A NASA spacecraft just clocked a distance 60 times farther from the sun than Earth. The extraordinary benchmark announced this week … Read More
A rare fungus that acts like the Cordyceps fungus which inspired The Last of Us was recently discovered in a rainforest in Scotland. In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, … Read More
NASA has been on high alert as two massive asteroids – 2024 SD3 and 2024 SR4 – are set to pass by Earth on October 3. The asteroids are being tracked by … Read More
MRC/Nature As beautiful as it is complex, the fly’s brain has more than 130,000 wires with 50 million intricate connections They can walk, hover and the males can even sing … Read More
The Sun has started spooky season with a bang, letting loose on October 1 with a colossal flare and coronal mass ejection headed right for Earth. The flare clocked in … Read More
A strong solar flare is likely going to blow enough solar energy into our atmosphere to produce widespread northern lights in the next few days. The NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction … Read More
If you haven’t taken the time to look at a cool rock today, don’t sweat it: we’ve got you covered. In fact, this particular rock may even be one of … Read More
The Voyager 2 spacecraft’s energy budget keeps dropping by about 4 Watt/year, as the plutonium in its nuclear power source is steadily dropping as the isotope decays. With 4 Watt … Read More
FILE – In this image taken with a long exposure, people look at the night sky towards the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, May 10, 2024, in Estacada, Ore. (AP … Read More
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket is ready for its second-ever liftoff, which is targeted for Friday (Oct. 4). ULA conducted a launch readiness review (LRR) today (Oct. … Read More
