Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine
Energetic particles that arise when cosmic rays hit Earth’s atmosphere could help assess hidden damage to buildings in Ukraine after the war.
By Andrew Jones published
China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit flies, which arrived on a cargo ship on Nov. 15.
By Brett Tingley published
The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe made a close flyby of Mercury on Dec. 1, 2024 and captured an image of the planet.
By Robert Lea published
Years after the collapse of the Arecebo telescope data from the radio observatory has helped SETI scientists probe the characteristics of pulsars, cosmic lighthouses powered by dead stars.
By Olaf Lipinski published
Decoding emergent languages in AI can have many benefits.
By Paul Sutter published
To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill.
By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated
Deals Still live! We gave this star projector five stars in our glowing review and it's currently on offer for Cyber Monday, except it's not a genuine deal, but I'd buy it anyway.
By Ian Stokes last updated
Ever since we were invited to explore the "final frontier" on the USS Enterprise, "Star Trek" technologies have also made their way into our everyday lives.
By Ian Stokes last updated
Ever since we were invited to explore the "final frontier" on the USS Enterprise, "Star Trek" technologies have also made their way into our everyday lives.