Science & Space
NASA is set to launch four astronauts on Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission around the moon marking humanity's farthest spaceflight in 54 years and a critical step toward lunar surface landing before China.
India hace historia al convertirse en el primer país en llegar al polo sur lunar
India se convierte en el primer país en llegar exitosamente al polo sur de la Luna con su nave Chandrayaan-3, marcando un hito en la exploración espacial mundi…
HighNASA Rover Discovers New Organic Molecules on Mars, Expanding Search for Life
NASA's rover has detected previously unknown organic compounds on Mars, expanding scientific understanding of the planet's chemical composition and potential f…
MediumSouthern diet linked to 46% higher sudden cardiac death risk, study finds
Research from 21,000 participants shows regular consumption of fried foods, processed meats, and sugary drinks increases sudden cardiac death risk by 46%, whil…
HighByrd Glacier: Antarctica's 800-meter-per-year ice conveyor and the sea-level stakes
Byrd Glacier in Antarctica moves at 800 metres yearly through a deep bedrock trough, draining an area larger than California. Its stability depends on the Ross…
HighStudy finds no link between seafood consumption, mercury levels, and heart disease
New research finds little correlation between seafood consumption and blood mercury levels, contradicting long-held public health warnings about fish-related m…
HighNASA Seeks Public Input on Human Space Exploration Research
NASA is inviting public involvement in research aimed at enabling humans to thrive in space environments, expanding citizen participation in space science init…
MediumWebb Telescope Reveals Scorching Super-Earth as Barren, Airless Rock
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed LHS 3844 b, a scorching super-Earth 48 light-years away with a dark, airless surface resembling Mercury or the Moon…
HighNASA Successfully Tests In-Orbit Refueling Device for Deep Space Missions
NASA has successfully tested a cryocoupler device designed to enable in-orbit refueling for deep space missions, a critical capability for future Mars explorat…
HighVibrant Sea Life Thrives in Great Pacific Garbage Patch Despite Pollution
Recent research reveals diverse surface-dwelling creatures called neustons are abundant in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, suggesting the polluted region func…
HighDark Matter Remains Physics' Greatest Mystery After 40 Years of Failed Detection
Despite comprising 85% of the universe's matter, dark matter particles have never been directly detected despite 40 years of increasingly sensitive experiments…
HighSwedish study finds donor sex, pregnancy history don't affect transfusion survival
A Swedish study of 370,000 transfusion patients found no mortality difference based on donor sex or pregnancy history after accounting for hemoglobin levels, r…
HighMoon's Shrinking Core Triggers Moonquakes Near Planned South Pole Bases
The Moon continues cooling and contracting, creating seismic stress that produces moonquakes near proposed south polar landing sites for human exploration. Eng…
HighCitizen Scientists Spot Rare 'Bow-and-Arrow' Cosmic Shock Wave from Colliding Galaxy
Astronomers and citizen scientists have identified a rare bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy, likely created by a supersonic collision between galaxies producin…
HighPerseid Meteor Shower Peaks Aug 12-13; Moon Glare Limits Visibility
The Perseid meteor shower peaks August 12-13, 2025, with viewing best before dawn in the Northern Hemisphere. A waning gibbous moon will reduce visibility to 1…
HighNASA's CloudCube brings first space-based G-band radar to study clouds
NASA's JPL developed CloudCube, a compact multifrequency radar system using three simultaneous signals to study cloud systems and precipitation with unpreceden…
HighHow Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Transformed NASA's Astronaut Corps
Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols led a 1977 NASA recruitment campaign that increased astronaut applications from 1,600 to 8,400 in four months, directly enab…
HighWebb Telescope Captures First Starlight, Exceeds Expectations in Critical Alignment Test
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully captured its first images and detected starlight using its NIRCam instrument, marking a critical mission mil…
HighBrazilian cosmologist identifies potential 153-day shortcut to Mars
A Brazilian cosmologist identified an unexpected orbital trajectory that could reduce a Mars round-trip mission to 153 days by repurposing preliminary asteroid…
MediumBlue Origin says New Glenn rocket will fly again this year after explosion
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket experienced an explosion during testing, with the company stating the vehicle should return to flight later this year despite la…
MediumPhysicists confirm 'negative time' exists in quantum breakthrough
Researchers have experimentally confirmed the existence of negative time in quantum mechanics, a counterintuitive phenomenon where particles can appear to trav…
MediumMother's Age Leaves Epigenetic Imprint on Offspring, Study Suggests
Scientists discover maternal age effects on offspring are driven by epigenetic changes rather than DNA mutations, with implications for understanding multi-gen…
HighBlue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during test, setback for Bezos
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket experienced a catastrophic failure during a hotfire test on its launch pad in Florida, marking a significant setback for Jeff Be…
HighNASA Spots Rare 'Offset' Black Hole Devouring Star 600M Light-Years Away
NASA identified a wandering supermassive black hole consuming a star 600 million light-years away, marking the first observed offset tidal disruption event and…
HighClear skies expected across half of US for Election Day Blood Moon eclipse
About half of the contiguous US will experience clear skies for the total Blood Moon lunar eclipse on November 8, with the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and parts o…
HighBlood Moon lunar eclipse lights UK skies this Sunday with up to 29 minutes of totality
A total lunar eclipse, known as the Blood Moon, will be visible from the UK on September 7, 2025, with up to 29 minutes of totality visible from eastern Englan…
HighChina's Long March 7A rocket failure disrupts space launch schedule
China's Long March 7A rocket experienced a rare flight anomaly and exploded less than 90 seconds after liftoff while attempting to launch a communications sate…
HighTotal Solar Eclipse August 12 to Darken Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal
A total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 will be visible across Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal, with partial visibility across Europe, Africa and North…
HighOrdinary matter comprises just 4.9% of universe's mass-energy budget
Planck satellite data shows ordinary matter comprises only 4.9% of the universe's mass-energy budget, with dark matter at 26.8% and dark energy at 68.3%, repre…
HighOmega-3 Supplements Show No Cognitive Benefits, Study Finds
Recent research challenges the cognitive benefits of omega-3 supplements, finding no evidence they prevent memory decline or Alzheimer's-related deterioration…
HighSpaceX's Starship V3 Flight Succeeds, Bolstering Company Valuation
SpaceX completed a mostly successful Starship Flight Test 12, with the next-generation rocket demonstrating capabilities that support the company's high valuat…
HighSkin complications emerge in children using glucose sensors and insulin pumps
A multinational study finds that 52% of children using insulin pumps and 30% using glucose sensors experience skin problems, though benefits for diabetes contr…
HighScientists develop methods to detect life in ice grains from Saturn's moon Enceladus
Researchers have demonstrated that spacecraft instruments can detect bacterial cells in ice grains from Saturn's moon Enceladus, which harbors a subsurface oce…
HighChina's Humanoid Robot Set to Build Lunar Base on Moon's South Pole
China has developed a 100kg humanoid robot designed to construct permanent lunar infrastructure at the south pole during the Chang'e-8 mission, scheduled for 2…
MediumEclipse lunar parcial em agosto: como acompanhar no Brasil
Brasil e outras regiões presenciarão eclipse lunar parcial em agosto, com NASA emitindo alertas sobre possíveis impactos. Eventos astronômicos incluem eclipses…
MediumNeanderthals ate carbs: Why paleo diets misrepresent prehistoric nutrition
Research analyzing bacterial DNA from ancient teeth reveals Neandertals consumed significant carbohydrates, challenging popular paleo diet claims and suggestin…
HighScientists Monitor Asteroid 2024 YR4 With 1.3% Impact Risk in 2032
Scientists detected asteroid 2024 YR4 with a 1.3% collision probability for December 2032. NASA and international agencies activated planetary defense protocol…
HighLuna de Sangre: eclipse lunar parcial visible desde México el 27 de agosto
Un eclipse lunar parcial ocurrirá entre el 27 y 28 de agosto de 2026, cubriendo el 93.9% de la Luna y creando el efecto de 'Luna de Sangre' visible desde todo…
HighAncient single-celled organisms still live in human blood, Kyoto study reveals
Kyoto University researchers traced human blood cells back 700 million years to primitive single-celled organisms, revealing ancient biological patterns still…
MediumSpaceX targets second Falcon Heavy launch attempt after weather delay
SpaceX postponed its Falcon Heavy rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast due to unfavorable weather on Monday and is preparing a second attempt this week.
HighSpace station spin from new Russian module requires safety analysis
Russian space officials say a glitch caused the International Space Station to spin unexpectedly when the Nauka module arrived, but experts must study potentia…
HighChina aventaja a EE.UU. en misiones lunares no tripuladas, pero llegará después con humanos
China ha superado a Estados Unidos en misiones lunares no tripuladas, incluyendo alunizaje en la cara oculta y recolección de muestras, pero su programa de vue…
HighGravitational waves reveal black hole horizon's frame-dragging signature
Scientists detected direct gravitational wave signatures from a black hole merger (GW250114) that reveal the remnant's rotation and surface gravity, confirming…
HighBrain transforms painful memories through forgiveness, not erasure, Duke study finds
Duke University research shows forgiveness doesn't erase painful memories but transforms their emotional impact through brain reconsolidation, reducing sufferi…
MediumNASA Eyes Saturn's Moon Titan as Deep Space Refueling Hub
NASA scientists propose establishing a settlement and fuel extraction base on Titan, Saturn's icy moon, to serve as a rest stop for deep space exploration miss…
MediumWebb Telescope Uses Earth as Blueprint to Hunt for Habitable Exoplanets
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope cannot observe Earth directly due to infrared damage risk, but studying Earth's atmospheric fingerprint helps scientists iden…
HighSpaceX Falcon 9 hits record 36th flight as Starlink business accelerates
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket achieved its 36th flight, a record-breaking milestone for the reusable launch vehicle. The achievement highlights progress in SpaceX's…
HighNASA Ends MAVEN Mission After 12 Years Studying Mars Atmosphere
NASA declared its MAVEN spacecraft mission complete after losing contact with the orbiter in December 2025, following over a decade of studying Mars's atmosphe…
HighWebb telescope finds oldest known stars, formed just 500M years after Big Bang
Canadian astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found evidence of some of the oldest known stars, formed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, w…
HighGerman Research Icebreaker Polarstern Hits 2 Million Nautical Miles
The German research icebreaker Polarstern reached two million nautical miles on August 26, 2026, after 44 years of service. The vessel will be replaced by a su…
HighPsyllium fiber activates gut immunity via bitter taste receptors, study finds
Research reveals psyllium fiber strengthens intestinal defenses by activating tuft cells and immune cells through bitter taste receptors, independent of gut ba…
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