On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test
On Sept. 6, 1947, a V-2 rocket launched from an U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time. Here's why it mattered.
AI's water use is a problem, but shifting from electricity to solar or wind power could help
It depends. Though water consumption by data centers pales in comparison to that of some other industries, it's a proble...
Ancient Egyptian tomb holding the king's 'keeper of secrets' unearthed at Saqqara
The tomb of a pyramid-age official has been found at Saqqara in Egypt.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 6), sending them up from California's...
Feel the Force with these 10 out-of-this-world Lego Star Wars starships
Whether you're a Jedi or a Sith, if you love Star Wars' iconic vessels you'll want to own these ten Lego Star Wars stars...
Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog
A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago.
'Extreme' transistor can withstand heat of 1000-plus F — priming it for use in Venus-bound probes
The silicon carbide transistor is designed to avoid low controllability and current leakage, which typically become prob...
NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert
The new antenna will boost capacity on NASA's increasingly strained deep-space communications network as Artemis and oth...
James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globule — Space photo of the week
A dazzling new James Webb Space Telescope image reveals about 70 newborn stars buried inside a strangely shaped cloud in...
The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew li...
How small can a transistor get?
How small can a transistor actually get? And is smaller even still the goal?
Litter pick collects 50 bags of rubbish from river
Image source, City of Durham Parish CouncilImage caption, The Durham City Riverscape Community carries out monthly litte...