Stephen Hawking’s father feared for ‘lazy’ son, diary reveals - The Times
The journals, written in a secret code, offer a glimpse of how Frank Hawking privately felt about his genius son
The Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they've found the scraps - KSL.com
An unusual collection of stars may represent the remnants of a dwarf galaxy that the Milky Way devoured about 10 billion years ago.
Something ‘unprecedented’ is now happening to Earth’s rotation, scientists say - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Climate change is slowing Earth’s spin – and there’s nothing quite like it in 3.6 million years
Mathematicians solve decades-old mystery about the hidden order in high-dimensional randomness - Phys.org
Three mathematicians have laid out proof that solves a long-standing problem in mathematics. Even the mathematician—an Abel prize winner—that first posed the problem didn't believe it would ever be solved. The solution provides insight into high-dimensional r…
In 1990, after years of lobbying by Carl Sagan, Voyager 1 turned its camera back toward home from about 6 billion kilometres away and photographed Earth as a pale blue speck smaller than a single pixel — an image NASA had repeatedly resisted because it - Space Daily
On 14 February 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft turned its cameras back toward the inner solar system and photographed the planets it had left behind. Among the 60 frames was one that caught Earth: a point of light less than a single pixel across, sitting in a …
Voyager 1 is now so far from Earth that a signal traveling at the speed of light takes more than 22 hours to reach it — so when engineers send a command, they can wait nearly two days to know whether the spacecraft responded - Space Daily
Sending a command to Voyager 1 is closer to mailing a letter than placing a phone call. The probe, launched in September 1977, is now roughly 16 billion miles from Earth, heading away from the Sun at roughly 38,000 miles per hour. In November 2026, Voyager 1 …
NASA is forging a nuclear path to Mars - The Hill
In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.
15 sci-fi books you absolutely have to read before you die. - Space
From Isaac Asimov to Andy Weir, we've rounded up the best sci-fi books you have to read.
Evidence of Ancient Life Found Buried Under an Asteroid Crater - ScienceAlert
Somehow, on this beautiful blue marble we call Earth, the astonishing phenomenon we call life emerged long ago, spreading until it covered nearly every corner of the planet.