Science
Astronomers have identified methane in the atmosphere of a temperate gas giant outside the solar system for the first time. The discovery comes from observations of TOI-199b, a Saturn-sized exoplanet located more than 330 light years from Earth. The planet sits in a rare temperature range of about 79......
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found evidence that Nereid, one of Neptune’s most distant moons, likely formed alongside the planet rather than being captured from deep space. The findings support the idea that Nereid may be the final surviving member of Neptune’s original......
Scientists have demonstrated that environmental DNA floating in seawater can reveal both the presence of dolphin species and the genetic health of their populations. The finding marks a major step in marine conservation, offering a non-invasive way to monitor cetaceans without capturing or physically......
An asteroid newly identified as 2026 JH2 is set to pass close to Earth on 18 May, reaching a distance of about 90,000 kilometers from the planet’s surface. That brings it closer than some satellites in higher Earth orbits, though scientists confirm there is no risk of impact. The object was detected......
SpaceX is aiming for 19 May to conduct the first flight of Starship Version 3 from its Starbase facility in Texas. The mission, identified as Flight 12, will mark the debut of the upgraded launch system and the first use of the newly constructed Launch Pad 2, representing a major milestone in the company’s......
NASA has unveiled a new collection of images captured by the Mars rover Perseverance, including a sweeping panorama of a region known as Arbot and the rover’s sixth selfie since landing on the Red Planet in 2021. The visuals were taken during the rover’s farthest westward journey beyond the......
An international consortium of more than 60 researchers has identified 1,785 previously unknown microproteins embedded in segments of human DNA long assumed to be functionally inert. The discovery, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, could expand the known human proteome by nearly 10 percent,......
Primitive microbes were using molybdenum, a metal that was extremely scarce in the oxygen-poor oceans of early Earth, billions of years before it became widely available, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The finding challenges a long-standing assumption that life first depended......
NASA released a two-minute timelapse video on May 1 that compresses six years of the Curiosity rover's journey across Mars. The footage draws from images captured by the rover's right navigation camera between January 2, 2020, and March 8, 2026, spanning Martian sols 2,633 to 4,830. Originally......
A joint NASA and Indian Space Research Organisation satellite has produced new high resolution maps showing rapid ground subsidence beneath Mexico City. Early analysis indicates that parts of the metropolitan area are sinking by more than 2 centimetres per month, highlighting a growing geological and......
Scientists have developed a gene editing technique capable of inserting DNA segments more than 13 times larger than previous limits, opening a path toward replacing entire defective genes in a single therapeutic intervention. The method, known as prime assembly, was published on April 29, 2026 in Nature......
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified a phenomenon in which chaotic laser light can spontaneously reorganize into a highly focused beam inside a standard optical fiber. The finding challenges established assumptions in laser physics and has led to a new biomedical imaging......
Two researchers from the Netherlands have outlined an ambitious geoengineering concept that would involve building a massive dam across the Bering Strait to prevent the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key system of ocean currents that regulates global climate. The strait,......
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