Artemis rocket heads back to its hangar for repairs as moonshot put on hold

by News Feed Editor | Feb 25, 2026 | Science

NASA on Wednesday is set to roll its enormous Space Launch System rocket back to the hangar for repairs, a move that will delay the launch of four astronauts on a long-awaited flight around the moon by at least a month.The 322-foot-tall rocket has been sitting out at...

World’s largest coral colony discovered off Australian coast by mother-daughter team

by News Feed Editor | Feb 24, 2026 | Science

A mother-and-daughter team of citizen scientists has identified the world’s largest known coral colony, found on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.It spans about 111 meters (364 feet) – roughly the same length as a soccer pitch – and covers around...

Watch NASA roll Artemis 2 moon rocket off launch pad on Feb. 25 to deal with glitch

by News Feed Editor | Feb 24, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/Sam Lott[embedded content]NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket off the launch pad on Wednesday (Feb. 25) to deal with a glitch, and you can watch the...

NASA space telescope gets 1st clear X-ray image of sun-like star blowing a bubble

by News Feed Editor | Feb 24, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/John Hopkins Univ./C.M. Lisse et al.; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STIS; Optical: NSF/NoirLab/CTIO/DECaPS2; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N....

The sun just had no visible sunspots for the 1st time since 2022. Is the end of the current solar cycle near?

by News Feed Editor | Feb 24, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A spotless sun as viewed on Feb. 22, 2026 by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). | Credit: Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teamsThe...

Ivory Coast unsold cocoa stocks set to soar if price standoff persists

by News Feed Editor | Feb 24, 2026 | Science

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast will have accumulated about 200,000 metric tons of unsold cocoa by end-March when its main crop concludes unless the government cuts state-regulated farmer prices in order to ‌unlock sales from farmers to traders, industry...