Moon, Mars & Mercury Alignment – A Rare Evening Spectacle (October 23, 2025) ✨ Stargazers are in for a treat tonight as three celestial bodies — the Moon, Mars, and Mercury — come together in a rare and mesmerizing alignment. On the evening of October 23, 2025, just after sunset, the western sky will host… Read More »
Australia has lost another piece of its natural heritage. In October 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) officially declared the Christmas Island shrew extinct — marking the end of a species found nowhere else on Earth. This tiny, insect-eating mammal, once rustling through the rainforest floor, has vanished forever. For decades,… Read More »
On October 23, 2025, skywatchers around the world will be treated to a rare and beautiful alignment as the Moon, Mars, and Mercury come together in the western evening sky just after sunset. This stunning event, known as a planetary conjunction, happens when celestial bodies appear close to each other from our viewpoint on… Read More »
When we look up at the night sky, it’s easy to feel small — but the truth is even more humbling than most imagine. Our Milky Way, home to hundreds of billions of stars, planets, and nebulae, is just one tiny member of a vast cosmic family known as the Laniakea Supercluster — one of… Read More »
Scientists in China have achieved a major leap in nuclear fusion research — taking one step closer to nearly limitless, clean energy. The device known as the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), often dubbed China’s “artificial sun”, sustained high-performance plasma for 1,066 seconds (about 17 minutes and 46 seconds). This sets a new world record,… Read More »
Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, is one of the most fascinating and mysterious worlds in our solar system. Bigger than the planet Mercury and nearly half the size of Earth, this icy moon continues to surprise scientists with its incredible secrets. What makes Ganymede truly extraordinary is what lies beneath its frozen surface — a massive… Read More »
Astronomers have flagged a distant world, Kepler-442 b, as potentially more hospitable than our own planet — at least according to a new habitability rating system. Discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope, this rocky exoplanet lies some 1,200 light-years away and orbits within the habitable zone of its star. By one index, it earns a… Read More »
For the first time in recorded history, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland, a milestone that leaves only Antarctica as the world’s last mosquito-free continent. The discovery shines a stark light on how a warming planet is reshaping even the most unlikely ecosystems. In mid-October 2025, amateur naturalist Björn Hjaltason noticed a strange insect trapped… Read More »
Humanity’s dream of living on Mars may still be within reach — but the clock is ticking. According to a recent study published in the journal Space Weather, prospective astronauts visiting the Red Planet should limit their total mission duration to about four years. Beyond that, accumulated exposure to cosmic and solar radiation could become a… Read More »
A fascinating scientific discovery is shedding new light on how cosmic events may have influenced Earth’s environment millions of years ago. A team of international researchers, led by Dr. Dominik Koll, has uncovered evidence of a mysterious radioactive isotope spike deep within the Pacific Ocean — one that could trace back to a nearby supernova… Read More »