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An Object From Another Star System Just Passed Through Ours
In 2025, astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS -- only the third object ever identified as having originated outside our solar system. Like its predecessors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, it was spotted moving through our solar system on a trajectory that could not...
New Fremont, California Pedestrian Accident Study
Fremont, a city known for its amusing history and beautiful vistas, has many walkable neighborhoods. Nevertheless, pedestrians in the city are still at risk of accidents, especially when crossing busy intersections, because of careless drivers. A recent study takes a...
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 216 — Dark Matter Intelligence
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: TWiT[embedded content]On Episode 216 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with physicist Dr. Daniel Whiteson about other intelligences is...
Does outer space end – or go on forever?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] is beyond outer space? – Siah, age 11, Fremont, CaliforniaRight above you is the sky – or as scientists would...
Blue Origin plans to fly New Glenn rocket again this year despite massive rocket explosion (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Blue Origin / Spaceflight NowBlue Origin is hard at work at its Cape Canaveral launch pad, collecting debris and repairing the damage after an explosive...
NASA used a drone to deliver a human kidney. Is this the future of transplant transport?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA researchers conduct the first-of-its-kind organ transport drone test with a human kidney on June 5, 2026 at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. | Credit:...
Strange glowing ‘bow-and-arrow’ structure may be a giant cosmic shock wave created by a supersonic galaxy c…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The RAD-BAARG radio galaxy. | Credit: Hota et al. (2026) and the RAD@home CollaboratoryA bizarre radio galaxy discovered by a citizen scientist has left astronomers...
There’s a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas
DALLAS (AP) — Drop thousands of Argentina fans into Texas for the World Cup and the debate is inevitable. It's not about who has the best team or whether Lionel Messi is the best player at the tournament. It's about who produces the best, most succulent steaks, and...
Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fishermen in Greece are getting cash payouts to catch toxic fish migrating north into the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change.The silver-cheeked toadfish is a torpedo-shaped species with prominent, humanlike teeth. Its skin and organs contain...
Watch a ‘Potentially hazardous asteroid’ the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Inset: Gianluca Masi, Virtual Telescope Project. Background: NASA, ESA and AURA/Caltech. Created in Canva by Anthony Wood.[embedded content]A giant asteroid...
Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Auroras from space dazzle in this image captured from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot. | Credit: ESA/NASA/S. AdenotIf you've ever seen...
AI helps decode new secrets from scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius
A University of Kentucky project using artificial intelligence to help decode an ancient Roman mystery has led to a major discovery, researchers announced Thursday.In 79 A.D., the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman city of Pompeii and the nearby town of...
Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
A papyrus scroll that was burned and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago has been virtually unrolled and partially deciphered with the help of artificial intelligence.The scroll — named PHerc. 1667 — is one of hundreds from the ancient Roman...
Watch live: Rocket Lab launching ‘Ten Owl of Ten’ mission for Synspective today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Rocket Lab[embedded content]Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch another Strix satellite for Japanese company Synspective's imaging constellation, in orbit above...