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Greenland sharks can live for more than 400 years — meaning some of the ones ...
The Greenland shark has become a fixture of popular science writing in the way of a small number of charismatic creatures: the immortal jellyfish, the deep-sea tube worm, the bristlecone pine. The story arrives in roughly the same shape each time it is told.
The darkness of a Tasmanian town's night sky could be protected
The northern Tasmanian town of Ross is working to protect its night sky, a years-long process that would see it formally recognised for its darkness and clarity. ...
The two Voyager probes are slowly running out of power, and the engineers keeping them ...
Both Voyager spacecraft are now operating with the smallest sets of active science instruments in their nearly 49-year history. As of May 2026, Voyager 1 carries two: the magnetometer and the Plasma Wave Subsystem. Voyager 2 still has three of the original
8 Most Universally Acclaimed Sci-Fi Movies of All Time, Ranked
There have been an overwhelming number of science fiction
Missions to Ocean Moons Face a Strange Hazard Scientists Didn’t Expect
The frozen worlds orbiting Jupiter and Saturn might be encapsulated in "fluffy ice" that could send landers spiraling down a pit of icy space slush, scientists warn. ...
Get $341 off the limited X edition of the Vaonis Vespera II at Walmart
The Vespera II X edition features a sleek, transparent shell and has internal temperature sensors for optimized deep sky observation. ...
Tidal Wave Auto Spa Celebrates Grand Opening in Melbourne, Florida
Grand Opening Celebrations for Tidal Wave's 30th Florida Location Includes Free Washes, Membership Specials, and Giveback Day THOMASTON, GA / ACCESS Newswire / May 15, 2026 / Tidal Wave Auto Spa, one of the nation's fastest-growing express car wash companies,
Apollo 11’s guidance software couldn’t be patched at the last minute. It was woven with ...
Apollo 11 launched on 16 July 1969 with a 70-pound guidance computer and a flight program that was already physically committed to copper wire. The computer used integrated circuits for its logic, but its flight program was not stored on a modern-style chip.
With the Vespera III and Vespera Pro 2, telescope-maker Vaonis unveils its sharpest optics yet
They boast a new optical design for sharper images and host a bunch of upgraded features to make stargazing a breeze. The Vaonis Vespera III and Vespera Pro 2 are available now. ...
Scientists Detect Weird Anomalies in Clouds of Venus
Mysteries abound on our planetary neighbor Venus, not least of all because it’s permanently shrouded in a thick and nigh-impenetrable layer of clouds. But when the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki space probe visited the steaming
IN-SPACe leads Indian space-tech delegation at Space Meetings Veneto 2026
Nine Indian companies were part of the delegation which strategic engagements with the Italian Space Industry Study Group in Venice, Italy. Three companies sign agreements for collaboration ...
Gemini Space 72 Hour Deadline Alert: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Reminds Investors With Losses ...
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House Republican requests UFO talk from private contractor
Lawmakers have said they believe the Pentagon is using private contractors to conceal UFO-related programs. ...
What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 1: A Wave Function for the Universe
The equations of general relativity
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 210 — ESCAPADES at Mars
On Episode 210 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Robert Lillis of the Mars ESCAPADE mission. ...
UFO Revelations: Epoch Times Readers Weigh In on Disclosures, Implications
The Pentagon has released its first batch of long-discussed files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and
Nogic scores 27 points, Mercury blow big lead before topping Sky 91-83
Jovana Nogic scored 27 points and the Phoenix Mercury topped the Chicago Sky 91-83
May 16, 1925: The birth of Nancy Grace Roman
Nicknamed the “Mother of Hubble,” Nancy Grace Roman spent
New moon of May 2026 brings stunning views of the Milky Way, Venus and Mars
See dazzling planets, the Milky Way and a trio of celestial animals brightening the spring sky around May's new moon. ...
Europe launches a new mission to image Earth’s magnetic shield in 2026 while the operational ...
In a clean room in French Guiana, technicians are preparing a spacecraft called Smile — the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer — for launch. The mission, a joint venture between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will
NASA just put a 30-day clock on a $700 million Mars contract, and the deadline ...
NASA’s Mars relay infrastructure is dying, and the agency just put a 30-day clock on finding a replacement. The Request for Proposal for the Mars Telecommunications Network, posted this week to the federal contracting portal, gives prospective
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?
NASA's Psyche flyby of Mars highlights how gravity assists help spacecraft gain speed, conserve fuel and travel across the solar system. ...
Space-Tech Startup Uses Satellite Data To Help Cities Tackle Heatwaves This Summer
As extreme heat intensifies, accurate temperature intelligence is becoming increasingly vital, and emerging space-tech startups are stepping in with new solutions ...
Psychology suggests stargazing might be better for us than we realize
Step outside on a clear night in rural Ireland and the sky is just there. No app to open, no announcement, no preamble. The road has gone quiet. There is often a fox roaming around close by. And the sky overhead has more stars in it than anywhere I have stood
What Mars Express just photographed in Shalbatana Vallis isn’t just an ancient flood channel — ...
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has returned a fresh portrait of one of the Red Planet’s most dramatic flood-carved regions, revealing a sprawling network of collapsed terrain, sediment-choked valleys and impact scars that record a
Porch Life: Space, privacy and lower prices drive homebuyers to Walterboro
The Lowcountry’s "strategic choice:" Quest for space, privacy and lower prices driving many homebuyers to Walterboro ...
A trajectory study suggests spacecraft may not need to meet Earth-moon L1 exactly — and ...
The neatest route to the moon is not always the one that looks neatest on a diagram. For years, trajectory studies have often treated the Earth-moon L1 region as a convenient mathematical handoff point: one segment of the journey is modeled around Earth,
A solar radio burst that should have faded in days kept screaming for three weeks ...
A solar structure that should have exhausted itself in days kept broadcasting for nearly three weeks — and the implication is that our models of how electrons survive inside coronal magnetic fields may be fundamentally incomplete. A Type IV radio burst
A joint European-Chinese magnetosphere mission launches in 2026 — the same year Brussels closes most ...
At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, a Vega-C rocket is being prepared for flight VV29. Its passenger is Smile, the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, a spacecraft built through one of the most visible remaining science partnerships between