Four astronauts are on the brink of a moment that has not occurred in more than half a century. As NASA’s Artemis II mission nears its lunar flyby on Monday, space fans and scientists alike are preparing for an unprecedented spectacle in human space exploration. This crewed journey around the Moon will not only break distance records but also offer sights that have never been seen by human eyes before,…

A new COVID subvariant nicknamed Cicada is quietly gaining ground across the United States and at least 23 other countries. Despite its heavy mutations, health experts confirm that current vaccines still deliver strong protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death. This development comes as global surveillance ramps up, offering reassurance amid ongoing viral evolution. What Makes the Cicada Variant Different The BA.3.2 subvariant, dubbed Cicada for its sudden re-emergence after…

Astronomers have found strong evidence of one of the most violent events in the universe. Massive stars are blowing themselves apart so completely that they leave behind nothing, not even a black hole. This Australian-led discovery, published in Nature, fills a long-standing gap in our understanding of how the heaviest stars die.1 The findings come from ripples in spacetime itself, detected by gravitational wave observatories. The Discovery Shaking Up Stellar…