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.
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule undocks from the International Space Station today and will splash down in the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, carrying research samples including bioprinted tissues and cancer treatment materials.
New research from the Open University in the Netherlands challenges the assumption that pet cats reduce stress, finding that intense cat interactions may actually worsen stress responses in owners.
H2 Interactive's puzzle platformer 'THANKS, LIGHT.' joins Steam Next Fest with an expanded free demo featuring Chapter 3 and enhanced gameplay mechanics ahead of September launch.
The Moon will pass in front of Venus on June 17, 2026, creating a rare daytime occultation visible across North America. This marks the first of three lunar occultations of Venus occurring in 2026.
Giant Games released a major content update for 'Supernatural Ops Team' featuring Divine Beast-themed costumes, collectibles, and rewards including new character skins and customization items.
Giant viruses (Nucleocytoviricota) act as biogeochemical engineers in polar ecosystems, regulating nutrient cycles and microbial communities through host cell breakdown and metabolic gene modulation, with virophages adding complexity to these interactions.
La megaconstelación Starlink de SpaceX, tras su histórica salida a bolsa de 2,1 billones de dólares, financiará la expansión a un millón de satélites, agravando la contaminación lumínica orbital, el riesgo de síndrome de Kessler y la destrucción de la capa de ozono.
Researchers studying long-lived families identified rare genetic variants, particularly in the CGAS gene, that may extend healthspan by reducing harmful inflammation while maintaining immune function.
University of Exeter researchers caution that newborn genome screening risks overdiagnosis because disease risk estimates from existing studies are often higher than actual population risks.
A multicenter study of 1,333 drivers with migraine found 70.6% experienced headaches while driving, occurring in 13% of trips and impairing attention, increasing accident risk, and potentially leading to driving cessation.
Nutrition experts recommend seasonal winter fruits like kiwifruit, citrus, and tamarillos as affordable immune boosters rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, offering better value than commercial cold remedies.
BMW X3 named Australia's best mid-size luxury SUV in 2026 CarExpert Choice Awards, beating Genesis GV70 and Volvo XC60 with fresh redesign and advanced iDrive 9.0 technology.
Research across 30 sub-Saharan African countries shows that when armed groups directly target children through recruitment or sexual violence, school enrollment drops far more severely than in general conflict, with girls disproportionately affected.
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, selected as pilot for NASA's Artemis III mission, recalls witnessing Australia's devastating 2020 bushfires from the ISS and urges global climate action. He leads a crew preparing for a late-2027 lunar mission.
El astronauta italiano Luca Parmitano fue presentado como piloto de la misión Artemis III de la NASA prevista para 2027, bromeando sobre llevar comida italiana al espacio e destacando la cooperación internacional.
Planetary scientists propose that a moon-sized impactor striking Venus early in its formation likely triggered the planet's unusual 248-day retrograde rotation, with models suggesting the collision occurred within 50 million years of Venus' birth.
Astrobotic unveiled its Griffin-1 lunar lander ahead of environmental testing in California, marking a critical milestone for the Pittsburgh-based company's NASA Moon Base mission.
Russian drillers breached Lake Vostok in 2012, a subglacial lake sealed beneath Antarctic ice for 15 million years, recovering DNA from organisms that evolved in total darkness and offering insights into potential extraterrestrial life.
Scientists have mapped Earth's underground arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks for the first time, discovering 110 quadrillion kilometers of fungal filaments that play crucial roles in carbon cycling and ecosystem health.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will host Explore JPL on October 10-11, offering public access to the facility and its space exploration programs.
BBC explores helium-3's potential as a clean energy source and examines the feasibility of extracting it from the moon's surface.
Asteroid 2026 LV, measuring 47 feet across, will pass within 748,000 miles of Earth on June 16, 2026. NASA confirms the near-Earth object poses no threat to the planet.
Radboud University research shows children apply lessons from films like Moana to their own lives, gaining insights about perseverance, identity, and social issues including climate change.
University of Hawaii researchers report the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults have reached unprecedented stress levels in 1,000 years, raising seismic risk across Southern California's densely populated regions.
