Science

Noctilucent cloud season 2025 is upon us! Here’s how to spot elusive ‘night-shining’ clouds

The seasonal cloud season is over us! This is what you need to know when to catch the spectral phenomenon…

Scientists find rare double-star system where one star orbited inside the other

Astronomers may have discovered a rare type of binary star system, where a star used to orbit within its partner.In…

Lightning on alien worlds may fail to ignite life’s chemistry, simulations suggest

Life, as we know, may require lightning, since it is one of the few energy sources that a planet has…

Simulating silent supersonic flight photo of the day for May 20, 2025

NASAS X-59 Silent Supersonic Research Aircraft is seen during their "aluminum birds" systems tests, verifying how their systems work together,…

Has Polaris always been the North Star? How Earth’s 26,000 year cycle changes the ‘pole star’

Polaris, also known as 'pole star' or 'North Star', is Arguffy the most famous star body hung in the Western…

SpaceX gets updated Starship launch license but still awaits Flight 9 approval

Spacex still has some boxes to mark before you can launch the ninth test flight of its Starship Megarockt.On Friday…

Moon mining machine: Interlune unveils helium-3 harvester prototype (photo)

We simply have our first look at a prototype for a new moon mining machine."When you are operating equipment The…