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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...
Can Dogs Sense PTSD?
It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...
Recent Deadly Crash Halts Uber’s Progress with Autonomous Vehicles
Following several car crashes and one recent fatality in its testing of autonomous vehicles, Uber has temporarily stopped testing of these self-driving cars. In the most recent incident involving a self-driving vehicle driving in Tempe, Arizona, a Volvo SUV hit and...
Scientists in Sweden has made a material that challenges spider silk as the strongest bio-based material
The challenge of producing a bio-based material that can compete with the strength spider dragline silk has since long been pursued, primarily by trying to make fibers synthetically from silk. Now, by using nanocellulose, the component that makes trees and plants...
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NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Voyager 1, launched in September 1977, is currently exploring the farthest edges of the solar system. | Credit: NASANASA engineers have shut down another instrument...
US regulator orders Blue Origin to probe its second-stage rocket failure
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is ordering Blue Origin to probe the failure on Sunday of the second stage of its New Glenn 3 rocket.The FAA is requiring Blue Origin, owned by billionaire...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.Launches of the huge New Glenn rocket are grounded until Blue Origin and the Federal...
600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceXAt SpaceX, what has gone up has now successfully come down 600 times.The company, which was founded by Elon Musk, marked its 600th successful landing of...
Scientists found a ‘bathtub ring’ on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechA huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet's...
See video of Earthset that an Artemis II astronaut filmed on his iPhone while circling the moon
It’s a view that only a handful of humans have ever witnessed: a distant Earth disappearing behind a huge moon.NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded the Artemis II mission around the moon, posted a spectacular video on X of Earthset from the lunar far side,...
Chimpanzees in Uganda are in a ‘civil war,’ and researchers are unsure how it will end
Aaron Sandel can pinpoint when it all started.The codirector of the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project had been observing a group of apes on June 24, 2015, in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, where the project is located, when he suddenly noticed the chimps fall silent. Several...
Watch the Lyrid meteor shower 2026 online this week with these free livestreams
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Look for Lyrids from the comfort of your own home with these worldwide night sky cam livestreams. | Credit: Created in Canva Pro.The Lyrid meteor shower is currently...
Is the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] the science that we do today truth, likely to be a lie, or is it undetermined? – Nathaniel K., age 15, Hamilton,...
A peek at the far side of the moon | Space photo of the day for April 20, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This image of the moon, showing a sliver of its far side, was captured by NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts during their mission around the moon. | Credit: NASAHave you...
Blue Origin New Glenn rocket puts satellite payload into wrong orbit
Blue Origin launched the company's third New Glenn rocket Sunday, re-flying and successfully recovering a previously used first stage. But the rocket's second stage put the payload, a direct-to-cellphone communications satellite, in an unusable orbit, officials...
Blue Origin lands reused New Glenn rocket booster for first time, ratcheting up SpaceX rivalry
By Chandni ShahApril 19 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin said on Sunday that its New Glenn rocket booster had touched down after launch, marking its first landing of a reused booster and intensifying its rivalry with Elon Musk's SpaceX.The rocket, which had a...