Science

A 9-billion-year-old signal could help explain dark energy

A Canadian radio telescope has detected the faint glow of hydrogen from billions of years ago using only its own observations, proving a long-awaited way to map the distant universe can actually work. CHIME can use this hydrogen signal to trace how matter is spread across space and measure how the universe has expanded over time, offering a powerful new way to investigate dark energy.

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Space Exploration

SpaceFlightNow10/12/2026

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 27 Starlink satellites into orbit from California

Liftoff off of the Starlink 15-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).

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Discoveries

Davar10/12/2026

Beaver tail, duck legs: the ancient creature discovered in China

Researchers discovered a fossil of an ancient animal that swam like a duck, walked sideways like an otter and bore a tail similar to that of a beaver | The fossil, about 165 million years old, was preserved with remnants of skin and fur, and revealed new findings about mammal evolution during the dinosaur era

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Space Exploration

NASA News10/12/2026

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research

NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, advancing research that benefits life on Earth and future exploration. This research supports astronaut health during long-duration missions through […]

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