NASA Heat Shield Tech Contributes to America’s Space Industry
The Varda Space Industries W-5 capsule returned to Earth in Koonibba in South Australia on Jan. 29, 2026, with the protection of a heat shield
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Scientists tracked faint signals from the stars — and may have turned up hundreds of undiscovered planets
A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these celestial objects less random.
Humans are being replaced by machines in the food supply chain — and it’s leading to truckloads of waste
A researcher explores how AI is being used to optimize food delivery, which may not always be a good thing.
‘Exposed Cranium’ leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals new infrared images of the brain-shaped “Exposed Cranium” nebula, the final stages of a dying star.
‘Humans can’t be considered to be separate from the environment’: Award-winning scientist Meha Jain on using satellites and real world experiences to help farmers in India facing a precarious future
Agriculture in India is under threat from extreme weather events linked to climate change. We speak to Meha Jain, an associate professor of geospatial data
Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant ‘sea of light’ near the cosmic dawn
A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a “sea of light” and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on
Science news this week: Cannibal orcas in Russia, oracle bones that reveal climate disaster in ancient China, humming black holes and a barefoot volcanologist
March 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
Can you tie a knot in four dimensions? A mathematician explains
An academic dives into the physics of multiple dimensions and whether it’s possible to tie a knot in 4D.
Hubble Spots Lens-Shaped Galaxy
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy located about 187 million light-years away, features concentric rings of dust and gas
‘It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression’: Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptoms
Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.
‘The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014’: The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever before
A new analysis finds that global warming has significantly accelerated since 2015, but not everyone agrees.
Anthropic collides with the Pentagon over AI safety — here’s everything you need to know
As Anthropic releases its most autonomous agents yet, a mounting clash with the military reveals the impossible choice between global scaling and a “safety first”
Why is mercury a liquid?
Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.
‘City killer’ asteroid will narrowly miss the moon, James Webb Telescope reveals
The “city killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations