This ‘perfect invader’ is spreading across the world. It’s costing economies billions
The polyphagous shot-hole borer is laying siege to tree populations across South Africa and far beyond.
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admin NASA astronaut Mike Fincke leaves agency months after medical emergency in space
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is stepping away from his role at the space agency months after a medical issue cut…
Fishermen find ancient Roman shipwreck off coast of Sicily
Italian spear fisherman and diver Giacomo De Mola couldn’t believe his eyes when what he thought was an underwater rock…
Sky-gazers can look forward to a stunning meteor shower peak this week. How and when to see it
The Perseid meteor shower will peak on Thursday, the same week as a solar eclipse.
A rare sunset total solar eclipse will occur for millions of people on Wednesday
The total solar eclipse of 2026 is here. Learn everything you need to know about how and when to see…
An eerie phenomenon occurs around eclipse totality. Scientists are trying to unravel the mystery
Solar eclipse viewers often witness a phenomenon known as shadow bands just before and after totality. An upcoming eclipse offers…
A mission to save NASA’s falling observatory spun out of control. What happens next
A satellite spun out of control ahead of its rescue mission to boost a falling NASA observatory. But the team…
This year could mark a space-race tipping point. Here’s what to know about China’s secretive program
China’s space program is having a landmark year, and clues to which nation is pulling ahead in the new moon…
‘Big Bang fix’ could be buying more time for the farthest spacecraft from Earth
A clever swap has extended the historic Voyager 2’s mission in interstellar space. Engineers are hoping to do the same…
Supersonic flight is making a comeback decades after the Concorde. But one big hurdle remains
Fifty years after a US ban, the door is cracked open again to faster-than-sound travel over land. And experts think…