Antimatter Starships Are Farther Away Than You Think
On August 10, Universe Today asked whether antimatter might come to the rescue of interstellar travel. The question is irresistible. Matter-antimatter annihilat…
RFC 10030: Network Time Protocol (NTP) over the Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
This document specifies a transport for the client-server and symmetric modes of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) that encapsulates NTP messages in messages of t…
Rare belching disorder could be treated with singing, study hints — but not everyone is convinced
People with a rare disorder that causes excessive burping may benefit from an unlikely treatment: singing therapy.…
Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery
"We're not just studying astronomical objects anymore; we're using them to test the laws of nature."…
This scientist is helping build a missing map of childhood
In 2017, Deanne Taylor attended a presentation at the University of Pennsylvania, just a short walk from her office. A researcher was there to unveil the Human …
World’s first superconducting quantum heat engine could help unlock massive quantum computers
A tiny superconducting engine has successfully converted heat near absolute zero into useful work, demonstrating the first cyclic quantum heat engine of its kin…
The Death of Dark Energy Is a False Alarm
A 2025 study by South Korean researchers caught the attention of the astronomy community when it suggested that the evidence behind dark energy could be wrong. …
'The lance head was still inside the pelvis': Mass grave found in Austria may hold casualties of unknown ancient Roman battle
BERLIN — A Roman-era mass grave discovered underneath a soccer field near Vienna holds the skeletons of young men from all over the Roman Empire. And many of th…
Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk
Cards Against Humanity isn't done with its scorched-Earth campaign against SpaceX and Elon Musk, and is planning to erect an "Elon Musk is a Sad Little B----- w…
Job titles of the future: Space travel agent
Roman Chiporukha has long turned wild travel dreams into reality. Over two decades as co-owner of the luxury lifestyle firm Roman & Erica, he has orchestrated e…
Scientists detect a nuclear reactor’s ghostly afterglow for the first time
Nuclear reactors may go dark, but their fuel continues producing a faint antineutrino “glow” long after shutdown. Researchers have now detected that residual si…
'If this is the new normal, then we are in very deep trouble': Brazil's drying aquifers could have ripple effects across the world
New research suggests some of Brazil's most important aquifers, located beneath major agricultural regions, aren't being replenished. What does this mean for th…
6 space board games to channel the political drama of 'For All Mankind' and 'Star City'
'For All Mankind' was pretty good, wasn't it? Sadly, the show's run has finished now, and while we've got spin-off 'Star City' picking up the mantle, it's still…
Cloning could be used to save species—or make human “organ sacks”
This week I spoke to scientists who have found a way to turn male mouse embryos female. They’ve developed a CRISPR-based approach to essentially cut out the Y c…
Immune cells flood into the aging brain, Stanford scientists discover
Scientists have discovered that the aging human brain may be far less isolated from the rest of the body than once believed. Stanford researchers found that lar…
Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?
We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.…
Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse…
US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab $397 million to manufacture a new fleet of "Flatellites" designed to detect and track airborne threats from space.…








