A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth

by News Feed Editor | Mar 12, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Stars similar to our sun formed a mass migration from the center of the Milky Way, occurring approximately 4 billion to 6 billion years ago. | Credit: NAOJOur sun and...

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket reaches orbit on 1st launch since explosive accidents last year (video)

by News Feed Editor | Mar 11, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Firefly AerospaceTexas-based Firefly Aerospace is celebrating today (March 11) after successfully launching its Alpha rocket for the first time in nearly a...

NASA spacecraft makes an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth

by News Feed Editor | Mar 11, 2026 | Science

A large space probe plummeted into Earth’s atmosphere early Wednesday — years earlier than expected. And while most of the spacecraft was expected to disintegrate in a flaming blaze during reentry, a few components could have survived, according to NASA.The odds that...

1,300-pound NASA satellite re-enters Earth’s atmosphere after 14 years in space

by News Feed Editor | Mar 11, 2026 | Science

A 1,300-pound NASA probe re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, nearly 14 years after it was launched.The U.S. Space Force confirmed the Van Allen Probe A, which was launched in August 2012, re-entered the atmosphere at 6:37 a.m. ET on Wednesday over the...

Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth

by News Feed Editor | Mar 11, 2026 | Science

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on Wednesday.The U.S. Space Force said the Van Allen Probe A came in west of the Galapagos Islands.NASA expected some of the 1,323-pound...

Mosquitoes evolved to prefer human blood. The shift could reveal when and where early humans lived

by News Feed Editor | Mar 11, 2026 | Science

Mosquitoes haven’t always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans.Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to human blood could provide a novel window into the spread of early...