Our Sun has traveled from the center of the Milky Way.

Recent research advances the hypothesis that our star may have undertaken a long journey from the galactic core, in the company of numerous similar stars. This perspective challenges established knowledge about the history of our system and the galaxy itself. To retrace the …

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Ringgit, regional currencies end lower vs US$ as geopolitical tensions persist.

The ringgit and other regional currencies continued to weaken against the US dollar on Monday as investors sought safety in safe-haven assets amid escalating tensions in the US-Israel war. At 6 pm, the local currency fell to 4.0280/0350 against the greenback from last Friday…

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Rocket Lab launch of Europe's 1st 2 'Celeste' navigation satellites scrubbed due to weather

Rocket Lab will launch two pioneering navigation satellites early on Wednesday morning (March 25), and you can watch the action live. An Electron rocket carrying the first two satellites for the European Space Agency's (ESA) Celeste navigation constellation is scheduled …

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On this day in space: March 29, 1807: Heinrich Olbers discovers asteroid Vesta.

On March 29, 1807, the German astronomer Heinrich Olbers discovered the asteroid Vesta. Vesta is the second-largest body in the asteroid belt and is surpassed in size only by the dwarf planet Ceres. To look for asteroids, astronomers would draw sky charts every night and loo…

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Incredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light — and it's all thanks to a telescope team-up from Webb and Hubble

Stunning new views of Saturn offer the most detailed portrait yet of the ringed planet, showcasing the combined power of NASA's most advanced space telescopes. Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have …

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On this day in space: March 28, 1963: Last test flight of NASA's Saturn 1 rocket booster.

On March 28, 1963, NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. This uncrewed suborbital flight helped pave the way for astronauts to launch to the moon. After this initial test phase, NASA started launching test flights…

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Leading Chinese hypersonic aviation scientist Yan Hong dies at 56.

Yan Hong, one of China’s leading researchers in hypersonic and high-speed propulsion technologies, has died at the age of 56, according to Northwestern Polytechnical University. Yan, a professor and doctoral supervisor at NPU’s school of power and energy, died on Tuesday at …

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Olympic eligibility for female sports will be based on science

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday that participation in the female category in the Olympic Games will be limited to biological females — a policy that will finally be rooted in science. “I understand that this is (a) very sensitive topic,” Kirst…

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Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find.

For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March 15, Arctic sea ice extent reached 5.52 million square miles (14.29 million square kilometers), very close t…

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Olympic women's sport limited to biological females.

The women's category of Olympic sports will be limited to biological females from 2028. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says eligibility will be determined by a "once-in-a-lifetime" sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differ…

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Daniel Moody Wrestler Paul Bearer's Son Dead At 39.

Daniel Moody -- the son of the late WWE Hall of Famer Paul Bearer -- has died at the age of 39. According to a GoFundMe, Moody went to a hospital in November "for a procedure and suffered a major health crisis and is now in long-term care."  At the time, the page wa…

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NASA to Unveil Complete Roman Telescope, Host Media Briefing.

Media are invited Tuesday, April 21, to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for a look at the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which recently completed construction and is wrapping up prelaunch testing. This will be one of the last opportun…

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Jupiter and the moon take a sunset stroll tonight. Here's how to see it.

Look to the east at sunset tonight (March 26) to see the half-lit form of the waxing gibbous moon shining close to the gas giant Jupiter in the evening sky, as the bright stars of the constellation Gemini twinkle nearby. The moon will make its closest approach to Jupiter at …

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U.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum says.

The Trump administration brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela for U.S. refiners, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said. Burgum traveled to Venezuela earlier this month with oil and mining executives. The U.S. sees a major opportunity to invest in the country’s minin…

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NASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to capture new views of Saturn, revealing the planet in strikingly different ways. Observing in complementary wavelengths of light, the two space observatories provide scientists with a richer, more…

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Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kids.

A Los Angeles ​jury on Wednesday found Meta (META.O), and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, in a $6 million verdict that will serve ‌as a bellwether for numerous similar cases. The jury found Met…

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Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial.

A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark case that accused the tech giants of intentionally addicting a young woman and injuring her mental health. Meta and YouTube were negligent in the design of their platforms, knew their design was …

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The U.S. Military Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp in Ecuador. It Was a Dairy Farm.

As President Trump prepared to welcome conservative Latin American leaders to a summit in Florida in early March, U.S. officials released a video of a massive explosion — capturing the destruction of what they said was a drug trafficker’s training camp in rural Ecuador. The …

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Could our universe exist because black holes ate up all the antimatter ?

One of the most fundamental and curious mysteries in the universe is the fact that anything exists at all. That is because during the Big Bang, equal amounts of matter and antimatter particles should have been created — antimatter being like the "opposite" of regu…

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NASA to Provide Update on Implementation of National Space Policy.

NASA will host a public event at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington to outline how the agency is executing President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and accelerating preparations for America’s return to the surfac…

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The US bans all new foreign-made network routers.

The Federal Communications Commission has released a notice today designating any consumer routers manufactured outside the US as a security risk. The rule states that new foreign-made product models for network routers will land on the Covered List, a set of communications…

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Ted Nichols, Famed Hanna-Barbera Composer on ‘The Flintstones’ and ‘Scooby-Doo,’ Dies at 97.

Ted Nichols, who composed, conducted and arranged music for such beloved Hanna-Barbera cartoons as The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and Josie and the Pussycats, has died. He was 97. Nichols had a long battle with Alzheimer’s and died Jan. 9 in hospice care in Aubu…

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Jury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972 and awards her nearly $60 million.

A civil jury in California found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $59.25 million US. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found Cosby, 88, liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger. The…

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UN expert says world has given Israel ‘licence to torture Palestinians’.

UN expert says world has given Israel ‘licence to torture Palestinians’ A United Nations expert says the world has given Israel a licence to torture Palestinians, with life in the occupied Palestinian territory “a continuum of physical and mental suffering”. Francesca Albanes…

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Saudi Aramco cuts oil supply to Asia for second month in April.

Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, has cut crude supply to ​Asian buyers for a second month ‌in April, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, after the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran ​disrupted trade via the Strait of ​Hormuz. The producer is suppl…

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'Supernatural' Star Carrie Anne Fleming Dead at 51.

Actress Carrie Anne Fleming -- perhaps best known for her roles on shows like "iZombie" and "Supernatural" -- has died. According to multiple reports, Fleming passed away February 26 in Sidney, British Columbia in her native Canada. She reportedly succumb…

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