Global warming is accelerating faster than at any point on record, study finds
The warming rate has roughly doubled to about 0.35C per decade since around 2015, according to the research.
Sciencedaily · +14 outlets
Patrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' captain Jean-Luc Picard, dies at 86
The actor's portrayal of Picard shaped a generation of space enthusiasts and drew tributes from NASA and fellow cast members.
Space · +14 outlets
NASA asks industry for ideas on servicing or deorbiting the Hubble Space Telescope
The 36-year-old observatory needs either a commercial repair mission or a controlled reentry plan to end its mission safely.
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Meteorite found in Sahara is a 4.1 billion-year-old piece of Mars' ancient crust
The sample offers a rare window into the Martian crust that existed before the planet's major geological reworking.
Ars Technica · +14 outlets
NASA's Swift gamma-ray telescope is set to reenter Earth's atmosphere
Swift's 20-plus years of burst data will keep fueling research long after the spacecraft reenters.
Science News · +14 outlets
Astronomers detect a possible sixth dwarf planet beyond Pluto with the Rubin Telescope
A new large body in the outer solar system suggests more undiscovered dwarf planets may be waiting to be found.
Around Prague · +14 outlets
Study estimates venomous snakebites kill 274,000 to 513,000 people a year
The figures are far above official counts, indicating severe underreporting of a largely neglected public health crisis.
Sciencedaily · +8 outlets
Scientists estimate quantum computers could break Bitcoin's cryptography in 62 minutes
The estimate raises questions about how soon encryption protecting digital assets may need to migrate to post-quantum standards.
Incrypted · +14 outlets
Astronauts install a new solar array on the ISS during the station's 100th US spacewalk
The seven-hour EVA advances NASA's effort to boost the station's power supply ahead of its final array installation.
Space · +14 outlets
Global wildlife trade involves more than 107,000 species, double previous estimates
Researchers warn that data gaps mean the true scale of the trade, and its conservation toll, is likely larger still.
Phys · +1 outlets
Physicists create a miniature universe and watch time emerge without a clock
The experiment with 24,000 ultracold atoms probes whether time is a fundamental property or an emergent one.
Sciencedaily · +11 outlets
New map of 'empty' interstellar space challenges a tranquil picture of the galaxy
3D mapping shows the interstellar medium is far more dynamic than the static backdrop astronomers long assumed.
Quantamagazine · +1 outlets
Hubble observations challenge the standard picture of how the universe emerged from cosmic fog
The finding questions a leading explanation for the reionization of hydrogen roughly 13 billion years ago.
Sciencedaily · +8 outlets
UCLA study: slow stellar collisions in the early universe built supermassive black holes
The model offers an alternative to rapid-collision scenarios for how the earliest giant black holes formed.
DongA Science · +3 outlets
Permafrost degradation is widespread globally, University of Montana study finds
Thawing permafrost is a major potential source of greenhouse gas emissions and infrastructure risk.
University of Montana · +1 outlets
Webb telescope captures the Cat's Head Nebula in new imagery
The infrared portrait of the nebula shows star-forming structures in detail just ahead of Halloween.
Space · +14 outlets
NASA-funded study says rust in the Martian crust may have kept early Mars warm and wet
The idea addresses how a cold planet could have sustained liquid water on its surface billions of years ago.
Newscientist
India launches NVS-03 next-generation navigation satellite on a GSLV rocket
The launch is India's fourth orbital mission from its own soil this year and advances its NavIC constellation.
Space