Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) shared the first look at their new module, Nauka, which made headlines last week when it inadvertently fired its thrusters after docking and threw the ISS out of control. Russian space officials said a software glitch and possible lapse in human attention were to blame for the … Read more
Rare fungus that smells like rotting FLESH and looks like a ‘chewed-up dog toy’ pops up in a Berkshire garden in only the sixth time it has ever been spotted in the UK Terry Driscoll and Stephanie Slann spotted the strange fungus in their garden At first, the couple mistook the fungus for a ‘chewed-up … Read more
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman shipwreck dating back nearly 2,200 years stocked with jars used to transport wine and olive oil off the coast of Palermo, Sicily. According to a translated statement from the Sicilian Region, the shipwreck, dated to the 2nd century B.C., was found in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of … Read more
Stand up! Sitting for too long can have adverse effects on mental health – and even outweighs the benefits of regular exercise, study warns Prolonged sitting can have adverse effects on mental health, a study has warned Researchers said sedentary lifestyle even outweighs benefits of regular exercise Study found people spent more than eight hours a … Read more
Two huge red rocks with ‘complex organic matter’ have been discovered in the asteroid belt that shouldn’t be there 203 Pompeja is about 70 miles in diameter, while 269 Justitia is 35 miles across Both of the asteroids were discovered by astronomers back in the 19th century Experts have now found they’re redder than any … Read more
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted an image of the Raptor Engine system part of the Super Heavy booster that will eventually power its massive Starship vehicle into orbit – and it looks like something out of Star Wars. The photograph highlights a maze of connecting fuel lines that one Twitter user suggests looks like Sarlacc … Read more
The International Space Station (ISS) averted a disaster on Thursday after a newly arrived Russian module suffered a concerning mishap. In a worrying episode for NASA, the ISS was thrown out of control when jet thrusters of the 22-ton Nauka research module inadvertently fired a few hours after it docked. Nauka, which is designed to serve … Read more
How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more
Some 4.5 billion years ago, a lump of molten rock began to form in the solar system that eventually evolved into present-day Earth. David A. Roberts, an artist and computer scientist, created the evolutionary story of the planet in a mesmerizing video that puts billions of years of transitions into a four-minute simulation. The epic … Read more
Astronomer finds exoplanet 35 light-years from Earth which has a surface temperature hot enough to bake cookies on at 320 degrees Fahrenheit Researchers have directly imaged an exoplanet to 35 light-years away, the closest one to be imaged COCONUTS-2b orbits its star 6,000 times farther than the Earth orbits the sun At 320 degrees Fahrenheit, … Read more