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A US military space-plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments. One of these experiments is a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science as …

As winter wraps its chilly arms around us, many of us instinctively reach for our woolly scarves, vitamin C tablets, and that ever-comforting glass of mulled wine by the fire. It’s the season of boosting immunity, dodging cold viruses, and doing our best not to catch whatever bug the kids brought home from school. But here’s the twist: while we’re …

Space might seem like an empty, featureless void, but new research has shown that this is far from true. Scientists have discovered an ‘interstellar tunnel’ that connects our solar system to distant stars. In a new study, scientists at the Max Planck Institute identified two hot tunnels, stretching across vast regions of space. The researchers gathered thousands of measurements of …

As more satellites and space debris populate Earth’s orbit, the risks associated with potential collisions in space are escalating. With over 11,000 active satellites and an estimated 1.2 million pieces of space debris, the challenge of avoiding accidents has become an essential part of satellite operations. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), the increasing congestion in space demands solutions …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Hurricane Erin is poised to bring deadly rip currents to the entire US East Coast, as well as destructive waves and storm surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Meanwhile, Atlantic hurricane season is hitting its stride, threatening to spin up another named storm in Erin’s wake. Erin, a sprawling Category 3 hurricane that exploded in strength …

Last month, astronomers made an exciting discovery, observing an interstellar object — only the third ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system. The object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, has caught the attention of Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, who has a long track record of making controversial predictions about previous interstellar objects being relics from an extraterrestrial civilization. While …

Scientists have discovered a massive hydrogen-rich hydrothermal system beneath the western Pacific seafloor. The system was explored using the crewed submersible Fendouzhe. The system offers a new glimpse into deep-sea serpentinization—a process in which iron- and magnesium-rich rocks chemically react with water to form serpentine minerals and release hydrogen. Scientists from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) …

Last month, astronomers made an exciting discovery, observing an interstellar object — only the third ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system. The object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, has caught the attention of Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, who has a long track record of making controversial predictions about previous interstellar objects being relics from an extraterrestrial civilization. While …

If you like something a little more statement-y, the Fractal Design North ($155) and Lian Li Lancool 217 ($120) both include the wood accents that some case makers have been pushing lately. The Fractal Design case comes with both mesh and tempered glass side panel options, depending on how into RGB you are, while the Lancool case includes a whopping …

A sophisticated social engineering campaign by the EncryptHub threat group that combines impersonation tactics with technical exploitation to compromise corporate networks. The Russian-linked cybercriminals are posing as IT support staff and using Microsoft Teams requests to establish remote access, ultimately deploying malicious payloads through a previously unknown Windows vulnerability. The attack begins with threat actors claiming to be from internal …