February 27, 2026
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The U.S. just surpassed a grim measles milestone
As the U.S. officially breaks 1,000 measles cases in 2026, experts say that the rate of infections is accelerating much faster this year than it…

February 27, 2026
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The U.S. just surpassed a grim measles milestone
As the U.S. officially breaks 1,000 measles cases in 2026, experts say that the rate of infections is accelerating much faster this year than it…

NASA’s path to the moon is taking a detour. The Artemis III mission, scheduled for 2027, will no longer land on the moon as originally planned, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced February 27 in a news conference. Instead, the…

Over 4 billion years ago, an asteroid called Bennu was drifting through the solar system. Three years ago, NASA brought 121.6 grams of that space rock back to Earth. Scientists wanted to see if the sample contained clues about how life began.
What…

The radio ‘howl’ of a lightning-like discharge has been detected at Mars for the first time.
While orbiting the red planet, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft recorded an unusual electromagnetic signal back on 21 June 2015. Researchers have now shown…

Apple TV’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” continues the earth-shattering story introduced in the MonsterVerse movies. Season 2 dives deeper into the clandestine history of the mysterious Monarch organisation and its connection to the Titans –…

February 27, 2026
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NASA spots new signs of lightning on Mars
Two NASA spacecraft—the MAVEN orbiter and the Perseverance rover—have now seen very different signals suggesting lightning on Mars

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won’t be another until late 2028.
The spectacle will be visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and the western part of South America….

More than 200 fossilized eggs belonging to the flying reptile Hamipterus tianshanensis have been unearthed in northwestern China. The discovery includes at least 16 partial embryos, several preserved in three dimensions.
The find,…

Researchers have made a significant step forward in understanding how gut bacteria, and specifically a newly discovered virus, can contribute to colorectal cancer – one of the most common forms of cancer in the developed world.
The…