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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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How the Next El Niño Could Lock in a Hotter Climate
El Niño is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.The Pacific Ocean is a giant climate cauldron, with a powerful heat engine that affects storms, fisheries and rainfall patterns half a world away, and scientists are watching closely to see if...
Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.Bongos, rare antelopes known for their striking stripes, have been declared critically...
NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon is back where its record-breaking journey began.NASA’s Artemis II capsule returned to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, almost a month after blasting off on humanity’s first...
Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s core — and astronomers don’t know why
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Our Milky Way galaxy's spiral disk is about 100,000 light-years wide, but star formation doesn't occur across that entire span. | Credit: A. Ghizzi...
NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he’s fighting for Pluto: ‘I am very much in the camp of ‘make Pluto a planet again’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to...
These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: ‘We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Former NASA astronauts have banded together as part of a new organization called Astronauts for America. . | Credit: NASAA group of former NASA astronauts are banding...
Artemis 3 SLS rocket’s core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Pegasus barge, carrying the top four-fifths of the agency's Artemis 3 SLS core stage, arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf in...
Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Artemis 2 Orion heat shield underwater after splashdown on April 10, 2026. | Credit: U.S. NavyThe Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the...
Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain
Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. Despite diligent global efforts to link uncommon variations in DNA sequences with human disease, progress has been slow, in large part due to...
Most sunscreens harm corals. Here’s what you can do
Every time you go for a swim, some of your sunscreen gets left behind.An estimated 25% of applied sunscreen washes off during recreational water activities, releasing some 5,000 tons annually in reef areas alone, according to a study in Environmental Health...
Greece’s Methana shows volcanoes can slumber a long time before reawakening
By Marta SerafinkoApril 28 (Reuters) - For people living in communities in the shadow of a volcano, a long silence may give the impression that the geological beast is not merely sleeping but has gone extinct. But, as research detailing the life history of one in...
Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist's impression of a young binary star system deep inside a dusty nebula. | Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSFBy peering through thick veils of gas and dust, radio...