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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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Best meteor shower in the Southern Hemisphere peaks tonight
Early birds are in for a celestial treat this week as activity from the Eta Aquariid meteor shower heats up — but they’ll need to keep sharp eyes on the sky.The shower will peak between Tuesday and Wednesday, with prime views before daybreak on Wednesday, according to...
Science gets closer to understanding how a psychedelic trip changes the brain
A single psychedelic trip may cause physical changes in the brain that could explain why some people report psychological benefits from the experience, a small study suggests.The research, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, focused on psilocybin, the...
Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet
Tiny particles of plastic amassing in the atmosphere may be intensifying warming, according to new study.Microplastics shed by synthetic fabrics, rubber tires, plastic bags, bottles, and other goods as they break down have contaminated the world’s seas, soils, and...
Thin atmosphere detected around distant object beyond Pluto
Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object previously thought to be too small to support the presence of an atmosphere.Thousands of frozen, rocky bodies called trans-Neptunian...
Trump’s proposed NASA budget is a ‘horrible threat to our future’ in space, Planetary Society CEO says
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The NASA logo at the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2022. | Credit: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesThe new chief of the Planetary Society...
James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet’s surface for the 1st time: ‘We see a dark, hot, barren rock’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Scientists say this high-resolution photo of the planet Mercury probably resembles the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b, which the JWST just observed. | Credit: NASA/Johns...
Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says
New Horizons spacecraft survives trip 1 billion miles beyond Pluto 02:03A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.Just 300 miles or so across, this...
Astronomers believe they’ve detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created by volcanic eruptions or a comet strike.Just 300 miles (500 kilometers) or so across, this mini Pluto is thought to be...
Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system’s far reaches
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - In the far reaches of our solar system - beyond the outermost planet Neptune - resides a host of icy and desolate celestial bodies. Among these objects, only the dwarf planet Pluto was known to possess an atmosphere - until...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a plastic trash nightmare. It could also be part of a much bigger, hidden problem
Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, they break down into particles tiny enough to be borne aloft on the...
Our Milky Way’s ‘Zone of Avoidance’ holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun’s mass
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared cameras imaged the Milky Way's center to create this portrait of our galaxy. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S. Stolovy (Spitzer...
‘It was quite a light show!’ NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orbital debris — from the International Space Station on April 27, 2026. |...