Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere

Monika Luabeya Feb 24, 2026 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided the first vertical view of Uranus’s ionosphere in this image released on Feb. 19, 2026, revealing auroras shaped by its tilted magnetic field. Getting a look at the structure of the region where the atmosphere interacts strongly with the planet’s magnetic field is givingContinue Reading

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When a winter storm sweeps across the US Midwest, or a heavy Siberian front dumps feet of powder onto Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport, the primary concern for most travelers is the de-icing of wings and the clearing of runways. However, a more technical question often lingers in the minds ofContinue Reading

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Joe McFadden Health reporter Getty Images Sperm quality is highest in the summer and lowest in the winter, according to a new study. Researchers from the UK, Canada and Denmark analysed semen samples from 15,581 men in Denmark and Florida, all aged between 18 and 45. Their findings show thatContinue Reading

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NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to troubleshoot the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. NASA/Cory Huston The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for NASA’sContinue Reading

The big new Linux release isn’t a big deal

The next major iteration of Linux, Linux 7.0, is now available for you to try…and once again it’s not as significant as its name implies. That’s not unusual. Linus Torvalds, the lead developer of the Linux kernel, acknowledged in announcing the new Linux 7.0-rc1 release candidate that it got itContinue Reading