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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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Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission."Earthset" captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew's flyby of the Moon. | Credit: NASAThe world...
Hubble spies a swarm of stars in a strange, irregular galaxy | Space photo of the day for June 15, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017. | Credit: NASA, ESA, R. Tully (University of Hawaii); Image Processing: G. Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)The...
Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT – here’s how they work
As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is constantly sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with ancient debris from the formation of the solar system. For the most part, our world glides silently through space, shielded by Earth’s thin...
Catch Mercury shining at its best on June 15 before it slips back into the sun’s glare
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Planets shine with the crescent moon in the evening sky. | Credit: Shaunl via Getty ImagesMercury reaches greatest elongation on June 15, placing the elusive planet...
Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans
The time fathers devote to child care every week has tripled over the past 50 years in the United States. The increase in fathers’ involvement in child rearing is even steeper in countries that have expanded paid paternity leave or created incentives for fathers to...
Could aliens ever visit Earth? An aerospace scientist unpacks the challenges of interstellar spaceflight
On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a process that was set in motion back in July 2023, when a group of...
How Jules Verne predicted the Artemis 2 mission to the moon almost 160 years ago
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Émile-Antoine Bayard and Alphonse de Neuville / NASA"From the pages of Jules Verne to a modern-day mission to the moon, a new chapter of our exploration of...
New moon of June 2026 brings stunning views of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The constellation Scorpius glows close to Libra in the spring sky. | Credit: Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesJune's new moon is...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 214 — Moon Man
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: TWiT[embedded content]On Episode 214 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about his past and...
Ever have a scary HR meeting on your calendar? That’s how the Artemis 3 crew found out their assignments
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut and backup crew member for Artemis 3, Bob Hines. | Credit: Space.com / Josh DinnerHOUSTON — Ever had a mysterious meeting with management show up on...
SpaceX’s stock wasn’t the company’s only launch today — It also put 29 Starlink satellites in orbit
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX made history today (June 12) with the largest IPO in history, but for its launch team in Florida, it was business as usual. Just over an hour...
DNA technology solves 25-year-old mystery of human remains found in Olympic National Park
After more than two decades without leads or answers, human remains found in Washington state’s Olympic National Park in 2000 have been identified as Joseph Louis Serrao Jr.According to Othram Laboratory, which specializes in forensic genealogy and assisted in the...