The moon could turn astronauts into 'walking, high voltage capacitors' that accidentally zap spacecraft
NASA is asking for ideas to stop static electricity from zapping astronauts or critical hardware during moon missions.
'Autonomy always begins with something a human hands it': Who's responsible when an AI agent goes rogue?
Hacking incidents by AI agents are creating a legal minefield. The developers and deployers of rogue bots could be held ...
Storm Rachel batters Southern California, brings flooding to Las Vegas
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The 'Halloween Fireballs' are coming. Here's what to expect from the Taurids this year
The Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers will produce occasional bright, slow-moving meteors worldwide during Oct...
On this day in space! Oct. 12, 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the 1st multi-person cosmonaut crew, into space
On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human...
Namibian salt flats look like an alien planet | Space photo of the day for Oct. 12, 2026
The Etosha Pan in northern Namibia, the largest salt flat in the country, looks otherworldly in this satellite photo.
How the impossible geometry of 'Tomb Raider III''s UFO level was made
Bigger on the inside? Where have we heard that before?
1,200-year-old burial in Latvia holds people who died of 'sharp force' injuries, possibly from a Viking raid
A 1,200-year-old burial in Latvia holds the remains of a father, son and four others, a group that may have been victims...
Stinky 'skunk' plant cleared from river
Image source, Affinity WaterImage caption, Affinity Water provides grants of up to £10,000 to support community-led proj...
Appeal for major energy storage system rejected
Image source, Sky UK DevelopmentImage caption, A key risk highlighted was what could happen if one of the battery units ...
What caused a mysterious atmospheric explosion in Siberia in 1908?
Fire erupted in the morning skies over Siberia on June 30, 1908, as an atmospheric explosion occurred that remains unmat...
7 extraordinary Indigenous sites in the US, from Chaco Canyon to Chimney Rock
The Native Americans built impressive sites across what is now the U.S., including Walnut Canyon and Cahokia.