How to start a coin collectionÂ
This year, the Federal Reserve will begin officially “phasing out” the penny. The plucky little copper-colored coin used to be able to fetch you a piece of candy from the…
2026
Radio waves could help driverless cars see around corners
In late January, an Alphabet-owned Waymo self-driving car was cruising near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California, when a young child suddenly darted into the street. Waymo’s LiDAR sensors…
Metal detectorist finds 19th century Japanese coin in Australia
A metal detector hobbyist discovered a centuries’ old coin while scouring an abandoned sports field—and the coin is especially rare for the area. In the southern Australian province of Victoria,…
Downhill skiing’s biggest hurdle? Friction.
Every ski and snowboarding event at the 2026 Winter Olympics is won through a combination of sheer athleticism, quick thinking, creativity, and persistence. But like so many other sports, competitors…
4 wild ways animals breed
Valentine’s Day means that love and coupling up is in the air. Yet for the rest of the animal kingdom, it’s just another day. While our idea of romance may…
Crew-12 Launches
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack…
Psychologists made people look at spiders. They didn’t like it.
There are plenty of studies examining why humans are so hardwired to detest spiders. However, fewer researchers have spent time investigating just how far we’ll go to avoid even looking…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev…
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry
A solar concentrator is tested as part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to produce oxygen from simulated lunar regolith for use at the Moon’s south pole.…
Stonebreen’s Beating Heart
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Stonebreen’s Beating Heart Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions…