NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon

The blood-brain barrier surrounds the blood vessels that run through the brain, letting in oxygen and nutrients while keeping out toxins and pathogens. It’s an absolutely essential line of defense that protects the brain from damage. Researchers now believe they have discovered a significant threat to this barrier and its stability – and from something…

NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The annex to a reimbursable Space Act Agreement signed earlier this month highlights NASA’s commitment to working…

The Submillimeter Array (SMA), an 8-telescope radio interferometer located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawaii, reached an important milestone early this year. On January 26th, 2026, scientists from the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) demonstrated this new alert system’s ability to rapidly respond to astronomical phenomena identified by space telescopes. Within minutes…

Scientists have proposed a new way to describe black holes that could overcome a major limitation in one of Stephen Hawking’s most influential ideas. The research introduces an updated approach to black hole thermodynamics that works even when black holes are changing over time, potentially offering new insights into how they form, merge, and slowly…

EZQuest’s Pro Series USB 4 Dual Display 8-in-1 hub pros and cons Pros Advanced features such as Fast Role Swap make this a reliable unit. It doesn’t require an AC power brick. Its design is super compact and lightweight. Cons If you lose or forget the input cable, the dock is useless. It doesn’t have…

Global Tropical Cyclones https://global-tropical-cyclones.com Brand new website in collaboration with Roger Pielke Jr. (The Honest Broker) using our combined research and decades of experience on the science of hurricanes. We’ll be updating it with new features as long as they add value, and help inform the public about the intersection of climate science with global…