Polar Vortex Split Forecast for February 2025 May Bring Cold to US, Canada
A rare polar vortex split is forecast for mid-February 2025. Sudden stratospheric warming could send Arctic air into North America.
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Solar Eclipse August 12 2026: Path, Times, and Where to See Totality
A total solar eclipse crosses Europe and the Arctic on August 12, 2026—the first totality over mainland Europe since 1999. Path and viewing guide.
NASA Pushes Artemis II to March 2026, Artemis III Lunar Landing to 2028
Artemis II wet dress rehearsal revealed fueling and valve issues; first crewed lunar flyby is now no earlier than March 2026. Artemis III, the first crewed Moon landing since Apoll…
Solar and Wind Surpass Coal Globally as Renewable Capacity Hits Records
Solar and wind generated more electricity than coal for the first time in 2025. Global renewable capacity additions reached 793 GW amid record solar deployment in China, India, and…
Northern Lights 2026: When and Where to See the Aurora Borealis
Aurora activity peaks in 2026. Best months are December–February; best hours 10 p.m.–4 a.m. Here are the top locations in North America and Europe.
Obelisks: New RNA Entities in Human Microbiomes Challenge Definition of Life
Scientists have found obelisks—viroid-like RNA elements—in bacteria across seven continents. They appear in half of oral samples and force a rethink of what counts as alive.
Hydrogen From Bioethanol at 270°C With Zero Direct CO2 Emissions
A new catalyst turns ethanol into hydrogen and acetic acid at 270°C with no direct CO2 release. The process can meet U.S. green hydrogen rules and has been run 100+ hours continuou…
IceCube Search for Extremely High-Energy Neutrinos Narrows Cosmic Ray Mystery
Using 12.6 years of data, IceCube set the tightest limit yet on neutrinos above 10 PeV and used it to constrain the proton fraction in ultra-high-energy cosmic rays for the first t…
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Installs First SPARC Magnets Ahead of 2026 Plasma Target
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has installed the first toroidal field magnets on its SPARC reactor in Massachusetts, advancing toward first plasma by late 2026.
DESI Cosmic Map Challenges Einstein With Dark Energy Shift
The DESI 3D cosmic map of 18.7 million galaxies suggests dark energy may be weakening, challenging Einstein's cosmological constant and standard physics.
SpaceX Shelves 2026 Mars Mission, Pivots Starship to Moon
SpaceX postpones its uncrewed Starship Mars landing to 2028, shifting resources to NASA Artemis lunar deadlines as Starship V3 completes first static fire.