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A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago
A study suggests a fragmented asteroid in the main belt may have sent debris toward Earth, the Moon, and Mars approximately 800 million years ago, potentially affecting climate and life.
Astronomers find the first atmosphere on a rocky world in the habitable zone
Astronomers detected an atmosphere around a rocky, Earth-like planet in another star’s habitable zone for the first time, marking a major breakthrough in the search for potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system.
Scientists just discovered a lost branch of Australia’s marsupials
Researchers have identified three previously unknown marsupial species that may represent an ancient, previously unrecognized order, suggesting Australian marsupial evolution was more complex than previously understood.
Pembrokeshire space radar plan to be considered by Welsh government
Welsh government ministers will decide on Ministry of Defence plans to build 27 large radar dishes at a Pembrokeshire barracks as part of a trilateral AUKUS security partnership with the US and Australia.
New programmable photonic chip can control how fast light moves
Researchers at Seoul National University developed a programmable photonic chip that can control light speed in real time, potentially solving computing bottlenecks in optical data centers and AI systems.
Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno
Research reveals that fern-dominated landscapes in Triassic Europe became prone to massive wildfires, which may have fueled a destructive cycle during a mass extinction event 201 million years ago.
A strange quantum effect dramatically boosts energy transfer
Researchers discovered a quantum mechanism where proton movement boosts triplet energy transfer efficiency in materials, potentially enhancing solar cells, lasers, and catalytic applications.
David Armstrong obituary
David Armstrong, influential systems psychodynamics scholar who spent over six decades shaping organizational psychology, has died at age 91.
Wally Funk obituary
Wally Funk, pioneering aviator who broke barriers as a military flight instructor and FAA inspector but was denied astronaut status by NASA, has died at 87.
How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary ‘fingerprints’ in the rings around stars
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of the PDS 70 system. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)How do you weigh a planet you can't see from many light-years away? Astronomers may...
Shockwaves from dying stars may sculpt ‘cosmic wagon wheel’ stellar nurseries, simulations reveal
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A simulation shows how shockwaves propagating through a magnetized molecular cloud can carve out spoke-like filaments, funneling gas into a dense central hub where...
Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceFromSpace / © 2026 Planet Labs PBCThe dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space...
Manhattanhenge is back! | Space photo of the day for June 1, 2026
Universal wants you to reshape how you think about its theme parks as it dramatically expands its Destinations & Experiences sector. Following a recent wave of major projects with more to come, a new Universal theme park will open this summer. Universal revealed the...
Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images and the real thing
A peacock feather in sunlight shifts from blue to green to bronze as you turn it. Photograph it, and this shimmer collapses into one angle, one exposure, one compromise.A digital image is not a record of what your eye sees. The standard color space that most digital...
3 bright planets light up June’s night sky — Here’s where and when to look
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Your hands held out at arm's length can be a useful tool for measuring the night sky. | Credit: Created in Canva ProThis is the month of the "Great Celestial Summit...
Red stripes declared U.K.’s oldest art after being dismissed as a natural phenomenon
LONDON — Dismissed as a natural phenomenon for more than a century, red stripes on a rock in Wales have been found to be the oldest known prehistoric art in Britain and northwestern Europe — created by human fingers 17,100 years ago, according to new research.An...
Astronomers discover a ‘lost world’ of black hole mergers: ‘It’s the astronomical equivalent of uncovering an ancient civilization’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.(Main) An illustration of merging black holes. (Inset) Black hole masses in mergers detected in gravitational waves. | Credit: Robert Lea/LIGO-Kagra-VIRGO/Aaron...
8 crested ibises released in Japan decades after extinction
TOKYO (AP) — Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town, decades after the birds went extinct in the country.The endangered birds took off from each of their wooden cages at a ceremony Sunday in Hakui city in the Noto region,...
A bachelor’s in rare earths? In China, there are schools for that
(Refiles to fix URL to graphics microsite, removes dateline)By Lewis Jackson, Ernest Scheyder, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, Claire Fu and Melanie BurtonJune 1 (Reuters) - Every year, several hundred young adults head to the steppes of northern China to learn about rare...
Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept ‘swim’ through sand on curved wheels (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Marco Schmidt/University of WürzburgA novel approach to scouting the sand dunes of Mars is the Valles Marineris Explorer - or VaMEx. VaMEx is a project of the...
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.“While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step...
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