Sci &Tech

Observing the universe has always depended on dark skies, long exposures, and instruments designed to capture signals that are often barely distinguishable from background noise. This delicate balance is beginning to shift as satellite megaconstellations expand across low Earth orbit, increasing both in number and operational complexity. These networks support global communication services, navigation systems,…

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice, has recently captured striking new observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS. In November 2025, the spacecraft employed five of its scientific instruments to study the comet, collecting crucial information about its activity, structure, and composition. These measurements are helping scientists understand the behaviour and characteristics of this interstellar visitor. Alongside…

Source: Discover Magazine Recent genetic research has uncovered that ancient humans in southern Africa lived in near-total isolation for almost 100,000 years. This long period of separation led to the development of unique genetic traits that are strikingly different from those found in modern populations. The study, which sequenced genomes from 28 ancient individuals, demonstrates…

Mars Express mission has uncovered a remarkable geological formation on Mars that resembles a butterfly. Situated in the Idaeus Fossae region, this unusual crater has intrigued scientists across the globe, providing valuable insights into the planet’s complex geological history. The butterfly shape was formed by a shallow-angle impact, which caused debris to be ejected in…

The earliest stages of the universe are often envisioned as chaotic, filled with young galaxies that lacked order or recognisable structure. Yet recent high resolution imaging from the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a galaxy that appears far more mature than expected for its epoch, offering a rare glimpse into the complexity of cosmic…

A small, rarely discussed bacterium has begun reshaping how scientists think about sterility in high security environments. Tersicoccus phoenicis was first detected in spacecraft assembly clean rooms that were engineered to be almost completely free of biological life. These facilities enforce strict contamination controls because any surviving microbe has the potential to hitch a ride…

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has confirmed a decades-old scientific hunch: tiny electric discharges, essentially miniature sparks, crackle inside Martian dust devils and during regional dust storms. The findings, published in Nature and detailed in Nasa’s article “Nasa Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms”, could reshape understanding of the Red Planet’s atmospheric chemistry, climate…

A major new genetic study has resolved one of archaeology’s longest-running debates, confirming that modern humans first reached Australia around 60,000 years ago. The findings align with archaeological discoveries and long-held Aboriginal oral histories that point to a deep human presence on the continent far earlier than some genetic models had previously suggested.Researchers analysed nearly…

A UBC Okanagan study uses Gödel’s incompleteness theorem to argue simulations fail because the universe contains truths no algorithm can generate/ Image: The Truman Show screengrab For years, the idea that we might be living inside a giant cosmic computer has been one of the internet’s favourite existential spirals. A kind of upgraded Truman Show:…

On 29 July 2025, a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone, generating a Pacific-wide tsunami and providing a rare scientific opportunity. Remarkably, NASA and the French space agency’s SWOT satellite passed over the area at the time, capturing the first high-resolution spaceborne images of a major subduction-zone tsunami. Unlike traditional measurements, which…