‘The Expanse’ at 10: the outer space drama that should have been as big as ‘Game of Thrones’
It’s one of the 21st century’s best sci-fi shows. If only “The Expanse” had found the audience it deserved.
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Natural compound supercharges treatment for aggressive leukemia
Forskolin, a plant-derived compound, shows surprising potential against one of the most aggressive forms of leukemia. Researchers discovered that it not only stops cancer cells from growing but also makes them far more vulnerable to chemotherapy by preventing them from…
December’s overlooked meteor shower peaks next week — will the Ursids surprise us?
December’s faint Ursid meteor shower returns under dark skies, offering a small chance of unexpected activity.
Astronomers watched a sleeping neutron star roar back to life
Astronomers tracked a decade of dramatic changes in P13, a neutron star undergoing supercritical accretion. Its X-ray luminosity rose and fell by factors of hundreds while its rotation rate accelerated. These synchronized shifts suggest the accretion structure itself evolved over…
Webb finds a hidden atmosphere on a molten super-Earth
Webb’s latest observations reveal a hellish world cloaked in an unexpected atmosphere: TOI-561 b, an ultra-hot rocky planet racing around its star in under 11 hours. Despite being blasted by intense radiation that should strip it bare, the planet appears…
Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?
Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the dawning of a new era?
‘Fiddler on the Moon’ documentary explores how Judaism might adapt as humanity reaches out into space
‘No matter what your traditions are, someone is going to break them.’
Orion and the Ocean of Storms
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Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites before making 550th SpaceX landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. The first stage then made the company’s 550th landing.
Seven in ten women in public life report online violence; increase in offline harm experienced by women journalists
Online violence is spilling offline: 4 in 10 women journalists, activists, influencers, and defenders of human rights report experiencing offline attacks connected to digital abuse.