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4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) On Sept. 9, 2025, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the Sun. NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory It looked like the Sun was heading toward a historic lull in…

The issue of citizens’ defense willingness has gained renewed urgency in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. For small and medium-sized states, which rely on whole-of-society defense efforts, such willingness is a prerequisite for a functioning…

The impact of retirement on mental health depends on income level, the nature of the job left behind, and the age at which people leave the workforce, a study suggests.

Firefly Aerospace has completed its investigation into the anomaly that caused its Alpha rocket to a plunge into the sea near Antarctica on April 29.

This quiz invites you to chase comets through time and space, from ancient omens to modern scientific marvels.

Over the next decade, Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire. The Tesla board recently proposed a US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) compensation plan, if Musk can meet a series of ambitious growth targets.

An international team of authors led by Ilka Agricola, professor of mathematics at the University of Marburg, Germany, has investigated fraudulent practices in the publication of research results in mathematics on behalf of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) and the…

Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do—and because of this partisan optimism, their forecasts end up being less accurate.

A new study has found that demand for jobs could be just as important as skill level in how people feel about immigration.

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology experiments.