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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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Home again! SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off California coast
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This screenshot shows SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo spacecraft departing the International Space Station on June 16, 2026. | Credit: NASAA SpaceX Dragon cargo...
Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) — A disorganized cluster of storms that had been plaguing the Gulf Coast for days came together to form Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday — the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Atlantic basin.Flash flooding was the main threat from Arthur, a...
Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have found the oldest known evidence of the plague, which sparked deadly outbreaks dating back about 5,500 years ago — some 200 years earlier than previously thought.The disease has sickened humans for thousands of years and wiped out a...
Oldest evidence of a plague outbreak found in prehistoric graves, rewriting the disease’s history
In prehistoric graves of children in Siberia, scientists have found the world’s oldest evidence of a plague outbreak.The discovery, described in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, rewrites the history of one of the most consequential diseases in human...
The crescent moon joins 3 planets in a beautiful sunset sky show tonight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The moon shines with Venus in the skies above southern Alberta, Canada. | Credit: Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesLook west sky...
Look up! The moon and Venus will stage a rare daytime disappearing act today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on June 17. . | Credit: Jacques Giraud / 500px via Getty ImagesThe...
SpaceX launches 3 huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites from Florida
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the BlueBird 8-10 mission for AST SpaceMobile on June 17, 2026. | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched three giant direct-to-cell...
NASA discussing bold mission to boost Swift space telescope today: Listen live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Artist's illustration of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory orbiting Earth. | Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image LabA bold...
The Milky Way’s black hole is eerily quiet. Scientists have now found evidence of its missing wind
Scientists say they have detected evidence of cosmic-scale wind coming from a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, potentially solving one of the longest-standing mysteries in astronomy.Sagittarius A*, a gigantic black hole with the mass of about 4...
NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A jet erupts from M87*, the first black hole imaged by humanity. | Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. Laval/C. Poitras et al.; IR: NASA/CSA/STScI; Radio:NSF/NRAO/VLA;...
Watch European rocket launch record-breaking mission for Amazon on June 17
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit from French Guiana on Feb. 12, 2026. | Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace-ArianeGroup/Optique Video du CSG-P....
How to see the moon hide Venus in a rare daytime sky show on June 17
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on June 17. . | Credit: Jacques Giraud / 500px via Getty ImagesThe...