‘Starry Night’ telescope photo captures some of the oldest stars in the universe — Space photo of the week
The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud and the Chandelier Cluster. (Image credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) Quick facts What it is: The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud Where it is: 430 light-years away, in the constellation Corona Australis When it was shared: July 16, 2026 Latest Videos From Live Science Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletterContinue Reading
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982–4987: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members Aug 23, 2026 By Allison Dries-Padilla, Missions Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 This week of Curiosity Mars rover operations takes us back to our “regularly scheduled programming.” After taking a slight detour to investigate the “erosional surface” we are backContinue Reading
Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 22 people
Heavy rains wash over the site, triggering a landslide that buries several shacks., DEVELOPING STORY, Heavy rains wash over the site, triggering a landslide that buries several shacks. A mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, killing at least 30 people, according toContinue Reading
Photos: Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day
People observe a minute of silence for those killed in war to mark the holiday established in 2004., Ukrainians have observed a national holiday meant to instil patriotism during the fifth year of their war against Russia. On Ukrainian National Flag Day on Sunday, participants raised the flag, observed aContinue Reading
Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared
An abandoned farm field became a flourishing wildflower meadow within little more than a decade, with plant diversity doubling and thousands of orchids appearing naturally. The discovery suggests that simply giving nature time to recover could be a powerful and inexpensive tool for restoring biodiversity., Read MoreContinue Reading
Scientists Solve Century-Old Feline Mystery
For nearly 110 years, biologists have puzzled over why domestic cats’ kidneys are packed with unusually large numbers of fat-storing structures called lipid droplets. The post Scientists Solve Century-Old Feline Mystery appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…Read MoreContinue Reading
How Fast Is the Universe Really Expanding? | PODCAST: The Joy of Why
One of the most contested issues in astrophysics is our understanding of the Universe’s expansion. Nobel laureate Adam Riess discusses why there is disagreement and what might resolve it. “The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author StevenContinue Reading
America’s $40 Trillion Debt Is a Gift to the Rich
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?Continue Reading
Robots smash human track records, including Usain Bolt’s 100m sprint
Humanoid robots have smashed human track records at the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Among the records broken was Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second 100m, with a robot developed by the Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics finishing the sprint in 9.39Continue Reading
Oxygen runs out as Gaza hospital struggles to keep patients alive | DW News
Health officials at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah are warning of a worsening medical oxygen shortage that they say could have a significant impact on patients across Gaza, particularly premature babies in neonatal units and critically ill patients in intensive care. Hospital officials say only 12 of the territory’sContinue Reading
What Is Spondylolisthesis, the Spine Condition Reported to Plague Luigi Mangione?
This is a MedPage Today story. Luigi Mangione, the person charged with murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly had spinal surgery for chronic back pain caused by spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of place onto the vertebra below, explained Jessica Stark, MD, spine surgeon atContinue Reading
XDC Network Hits All-Time High in Monthly Transactions as Agentic AI Push Accelerates
XDC Network has recorded a new peak in monthly network activity. On-chain monthly transactions reached an all-time high of 27.7 million, climbing 5src percent over the past six months according to data shared by XDC Network and cited by Token Terminal analytics. The milestone signals an accelerating phase of usage as the XDC positions itselfContinue Reading