NASA Taps SpaceX’s Starlink to Deliver Artemis III Imagery from Orion

Could eating lots of chili peppers affect your cancer risk? Scientists have been debating that question for years, and the answer remains far from simple. While chili peppers contain compounds that have shown anti inflammatory and even anticancer effects in laboratory experiments, some human studies have linked very high consumption to a greater risk of…

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Titan in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths, as captured by the Cassini probe in 2004 NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute A strange substance is hiding on the surfaces of both Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and researchers aren’t sure what it is. Titan’s thick atmosphere means it is extremely difficult to study its surface, so identifying this compound…

Hi everyone, We're a team of structural engineers and contractors working throughout Southern California. We put together a weekly collection of interesting structural findings we come across during assessments. The Imgur album contains the full photo set along with additional context for each image. https://imgur.com/gallery/things-seen-this-week-during-structural-assessments-oGuWCCD If you have questions about any of the photos shown,…

The China National Space Administration’s asteroid probe Tianwen-2 successfully reached the asteroid Kamo’oalewa, which orbits the Sun in a path nearly identical to Earth’s. After undergoing multiple orbital adjustments in deep space, it first detected Kamo’oalewa on June 6, 2026. On July 2, it successfully captured the first-ever images of Kamo’oalewa from a distance of…

Back to Article List Today in the history of astronomy, the most prolific comet-discoverer of all time gets his start. With a remarkable memory and a “comet-seeker” telescope, Jean-Louis Pons found more comets than any other observer in history. Credit: Wikimedia On July 11, 1801, French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons made his first comet discovery, c/1801…