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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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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...
African and Commonwealth nations in Kenya urge quick execution of a key treaty protecting oceans
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — African and Commonwealth nations called Tuesday for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas, warning that despite record commitments to marine conservation, much of the world’s ocean protection still exists only on...
Yes, the universe’s expansion is still accelerating, researchers say
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate - the very observation...
Don’t miss the moon lead a dazzling mini ‘planet parade’ on June 17
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...
Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved
Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility and cloud-computing provider of the emerging space economy. That potential fueled excitement around the long-anticipated initial public offering of SpaceX. Investors are not simply betting on rockets...
Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky
Have you ever been out at night and seen a streak of light blast across the sky and disappear? Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?As the director of the Peters Observatory at Hamilton College, I have seen many similar...