NASA’s next ‘Mars’ mission will include fake spacecraft, tighter quarters. Can you handle it?
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On Aug. 12, 2026, skywatchers across the U.K. will experience a rare astronomical double-header: a deep partial solar eclipse before sunset followed, hours later, by the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the path of totality will sweep from Greenland and Iceland to Spain, it will miss Britain entirely. However, the solar eclipse…
Reflect Orbital aims to redirect sunlight into Earth’s night-time zones.Credit: Jesper Klausen/Science Photo Library A risky plan to turn night into day is one step closer to reality. Last week, US officials approved a mission to launch a giant mirror into space, where the device will reflect sunlight onto shadowed parts of the Earth. The…
It’s easy to think of our home galaxy as a relatively stable place, a neatly ordered disk sailing serenely through space like a frisbee – but it may be a lot more turbulent than it looks. According to new simulation research, the entire disk of the Milky Way may have gradually tipped onto its side…
The best part of watching the 1961 film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is seeing the future unfold. As its own piece of pop culture art, it’s hard to say that Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea holds up. Even by the standards of the day, Voyage to the Bottom of the…
CAREER NEWS 01 July 2026 Correction 08 July 2026 The investment provides a ‘special opportunity’ to establish the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute as a world leader in emerging oncology therapies.
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