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‘Sonic boom’ rocks New Jersey after rare daytime meteor sighting: NASA confirms Residents in five states were treated to a rare celestial spectacle Tuesday afternoon as a massive meteor streaked through the upper atmosphere, setting off a flurry of reports and ultimately a sonic boom. The event was attended by more than 200 people in…

Forbidden exoplanet TOI-5205 b shocks scientists with ‘unexpected atmosphere’ The James Webb Space Telescope has provided a detailed view of TOI-5205 b, a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a small red dwarf (M-dwarf). The system is often referred to as ‘forbidden’ due to the inexplicable or near-impossible nature of the atmosphere. TOI-5205 b is about the size…

The Threat of Super El Nino Grows Before Summer: What It Means for US States El Nino isn’t going anywhere; in fact, it is turning into a ‘super El Nino’ ​​threat that is likely to intensify by the summer of 2026. The latest forecast from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) suggests that…

The Artemis II crew heads home after breaking the 56-year-old lunar distance record Artemis II astronauts are surrounded by intriguing glimpses as they continue their journey back to Earth after completing a historic moon flight and witnessing a total solar eclipse from their spacecraft. As the journey continued, the spacecraft reached its maximum distance from…

The China-Europe partnership focuses on space weather in a historic joint mission China and Europe, in a rare partnership, are launching a joint space mission aimed at observing space weather and studying the role of Earth’s magnetic field in protecting the planet from dangerous solar radiation. As part of this historic collaboration, a Vega-C rocket…

The NASA Artemis II crew reaches the moon’s sphere of influence ahead of a historic flyby In a major milestone, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission has reached the moon’s ‘sphere of influence’. It is the critical point at which the moon’s gravity is stronger than Earth’s on the spacecraft. The Orion capsule entered…

Genes may be more important than thought in the human lifespan, research shows A new study from the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that genetics and longevity may be more closely linked than previously thought. Research led by Uri Alon shows that genes could be responsible for almost half of the human lifespan, instead of…

Astronomers discover numerous streams of stars at the edge of the Milky Way At the edge of the Milky Way, astronomers have found numerous faint ribbons of stars. Using a new algorithm and using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, scientists have revealed that the number of these ‘stellar streams’ could be four…

NASA Artemis II astronauts fix another toilet malfunction halfway to the moon More than halfway to the moon, astronauts aboard NASA Artemis II faced an unexpected challenge when a toilet malfunction disrupted their otherwise smooth journey. The crew, traveling some 200,000 miles from Earth in their Orion capsule, suffered a system failure due to a…

Scientists discover 72-million-year-old dinosaur eggs and titanosaur remains Paleontologists in southern France have made an astonishing discovery. According to Musée-Parc des Dinosaures de Mèze Director-Curator Alain Cabot, paleontologists have stumbled upon remarkable dinosaur breeding grounds at the Mèze fossil site, discovering hundreds of fossilized eggs dating back almost 72 million years. During the winter evacuation,…

Artemis II: Major Milestones in NASA’s Return to the Moon NASA’s Artemis II mission is successfully rewriting the history books, marking the first time a manned spacecraft has traveled to the moon in more than 50 years. After a precision launch from Kennedy Space Center, the Orion capsule and its four-person crew are currently pushing…

NASA Artemis II crew breaks Apollo 13 distance record The NASA Artemis II mission is on track to set a new record, aiming to surpass the distance traveled by Apollo 13 astronauts who flew to space in 1970. The Orion spacecraft carries astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy…