When you don’t sleep enough, your brain may clean itself at the exact moment you need it to think. Most people recognize the sensation. After a night of inadequate sleep, staying focused becomes harder than usual. Thinking feels slower,…
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Sleep Deprivation Triggers a Strange Brain Cleanup
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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft at Launch Pad
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will carry the Artemis II crew around the Moon, sits at the launch pad on Jan. 17, 2026, after rollout. It rests atop the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Orion can provide living space on missions for four…
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Partner's spending habits can impact relationship dynamics
There may be a connection between how much a couple spends and saves and how happy they are in their relationship, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The researchers found spouses who see their partners as “savers” tend to…
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Bat viruses in Indochina Peninsula reveal viral diversity, PEDV origins, and spillover risks
Bats, critical reservoirs of viruses with significant cross-species spillover risks, have long been understudied in the Indochina Peninsula. A study led by researchers from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, the Academy of…
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Pink Noise Could be Ruining Your Sleep
New research shows the popular sleep sound could be doing more harm than good
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From Jupiter to Mercury: the brightest planets of February 2026
The two planets that are in prime position for evening visibility this month are, ironically, the two planets on opposite ends of the spectrum concerning size. The solar system‘s biggest planet, Jupiter, is in excellent position for observation…
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Enormous ‘mega-blob’ under Hawaii is solid rock and iron, not gooey — and it may fuel a hotspot
A massive blob deep under Hawaii seems to be solid and iron-rich, new research finds.
This blob — scientifically known as a mega-ultralow velocity zone — may anchor the Hawaii hotspot, an area where hot material rises through the mantle and…
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NASA’s IMAP Active Link for Real-Time Data now Available
After launching on September 24, 2025, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) observatory recently entered orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point. In addition to new heliophysics science observations, five in-situ…
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How Modern and Antique Technologies Reveal a Dynamic Cosmos
Bradley Schaefer, an astronomer at Louisiana State University, focuses on cataclysmic variable stars, objects that vary in brightness over time due to some type of major turmoil. His favorites are recurrent novas — binary systems in which…
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House NASA bill seeks details on lunar lander and spacesuit development
WASHINGTON — A NASA authorization bill the House Science Committee is scheduled to take up this week would require closer scrutiny of lunar lander and spacesuit development for the Artemis program.
The NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026,…
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