These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed in Bennu samples; these networks solved a mystery that baffled NASA for years. When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft first approached asteroid Bennu in 2018, scientists expected to see smooth, sandy beach-like surfaces. Instead, they…
I wanted to use my Ugreen NAS as a central hub for my homelab—but that required mounting external storage servers to it. For some reason, Ugreen doesn’t let you do this within the operating system, but I found a way around it with just one command. Why would I want to mount a storage server…
Certain types of fungi produce proteins that could, in the future, be used to manipulate the weather via a process known as cloud seeding. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers explain how proteins secreted by members of the Mortierellaceae family can trigger ice formation at subzero temperatures — a process that could be…
The day after indulging in maybe one too many a libation with friends or family, my body seems to instinctually crave a big bowl of pho. The Vietnamese staple’s light but perfectly salty broth, tender slices of flank beef, and crisp bean sprouts and cilantro, along with a generous squeeze of lime and sriracha, does…
The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has pledged to put an extra half a million square kilometres of Australia’s ocean out of reach of fishers and drillers in a step conservationists hope will “right the wrongs” of an Abbott-era downgrade of marine protection. Watt confirmed last year Australia would put 30% of its ocean estate…
Looming over the internet lasers and firestarting phones companies were touting at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month, was a more nebulous but much larger announcement: a pan-European cloud called EURO-3C. EURO-3C’s backers – Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica, dozens of other European companies, and the European Commission (EC) – aim to fill a gap….
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A rendering of Blue Origin’s Blue Ring spacecraft platform, equipped with multiple payloads and components. | Credit: Texas A&M Blue Origin is teaming up with NASA to thwart asteroids that may be on collision courses with Earth. Jeff…
At a potluck, you ate the best chocolate chip cookie—golden-brown, thick and chewy. Unfortunately, you don’t know who made the cookie to get the recipe from, so you decide to recreate it. Using forward design principles, you might randomly choose a recipe from dozens of options, bake and observe the resulting cookies. If they are…
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Today’s top story More heatwaves could be on the way as forecasters predict the onset of El Niño. (Image credit: Kevin Carter via Getty Images) A “super El Niño” is on the cards this summer, and it could supercharge temperatures to make 2027 a contender for the hottest year on record. That’s according to the…
