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A hot-fire test of Astrobotic's Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, showing a bright, stable exhaust plume.

A rocket engine that burns fuel with spinning shock waves just ran longer than expected, and NASA’s Moon plans are watching closely

May 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A close-up of natural uranium concentrate, known as yellowcake, being prepared for transport in an industrial facility.

India locks in a $4 billion uranium deal with Kazakhstan, and the quiet fuel grab says more about power than electricity

May 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A collection of used iPhones and Samsung Galaxy smartphones piled inside a wooden storage drawer.

Old phones sitting in drawers are becoming cash again, and big retailers are turning forgotten iPhones and Samsungs into a new market

May 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
An aerial view of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge stretching across the Pearl River Delta, showing the transition between bridge spans and artificial islands.

A 34-mile bridge cuts across the sea for 40 minutes, and the engineering behind it feels closer to a floating city than a road

May 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A rows of glowing blue server racks inside a massive, high-tech industrial data center.

China blocks Mark Zuckerberg’s $2 billion AI deal, and the move exposes the new war over startups trying to escape Beijing

May 7, 2026 at 10:35 AM
An offshore oil rig platform in the North Sea undergoing decommissioning procedures.

A 51-year-old North Sea oil field is being dismantled while its crude nears $150 a barrel, and Britain’s energy dilemma gets harder

May 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A microscopic image showing translucent, crystalline structures of the rare lunar minerals Magnesiochangesite-(Y) and Changesite-(Ce) found in Chang'e-5 soil samples.

China has discovered two rare minerals in lunar dust, and the crystals are so rare that there is no exact match for either of them on Earth

May 7, 2026 at 7:45 AM
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Izumo featuring its newly modified squared-off bow designed for F-35B operations.

JS Izumo reappears with a squared-off bow for F-35B jets, and Japan’s quiet carrier comeback is no longer easy to hide

May 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A small, coffee-mug-sized CubeSat deploying its massive, origami-inspired fold-out membrane antenna in low-Earth orbit.

A satellite the size of a coffee mug just unfolded like origami in orbit, and JAXA says the trick could unlock cheaper space missions

May 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A close-up view of the Japan-developed Terra A1 electric interceptor drone in flight.

Japan sends a 300 km/h anti-Shahed drone into Ukraine’s war, and the move reveals Tokyo’s new bet on unmanned warfare

May 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A microscopic view of an artificial pancreas implant featuring a protective crystalline shield for insulin-producing cells.

Scientists develop a living artificial pancreas that monitors blood sugar and releases insulin by itself, raising hope for millions of diabetics

May 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An advanced electrochemical zero-carbon direct coal fuel cell system being tested in a laboratory setting in China.

China says coal can make electricity without being burned, and the trick is an electrochemical plant that traps CO2 at the source

May 6, 2026 at 10:35 AM
A complex, state-of-the-art superconducting magnet system housed inside the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility in Beijing.

China has just activated a 35.6-tesla magnet 700,000 times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field, and it can remain stable for more than 200 hours

May 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A leaked schematic diagram outlining the technical specifications and jet-drone body of the Russian Banderol missile.

Russia’s new “Banderol” missile appears in leaked diagrams, with a jet-drone body and a speed that could reach 500 km/h

May 6, 2026 at 7:45 AM
A cross-section diagram of a hollow steel cylinder filled with solid metal spheres and a central rod system designed to absorb seismic vibrations

Scientists create a steel cylinder filled with spheres that reduces earthquake damage in buildings and bridges without needing electricity

May 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
An entrance to an abandoned coal mine shaft in Cumberland, British Columbia, now flooded with water.

Canada looks deep inside old coal mines and finds a clean energy alternative that could turn abandoned fossil fuel sites into part of the post-oil future 

May 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The S2000 Stratosphere Airborne Wind Energy System, a massive blimp-like flying wind turbine, hovering high above the ground.

China launches a flying wind turbine 2,000 meters into the sky, generates power for the grid and promises energy at one-tenth the cost of conventional wind 

May 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A sleek Boom Supersonic Overture passenger jet soaring high above the clouds in the upper stratosphere.

America’s Concorde successor is now two years from production, promises 1,122 mph flights and could bring back supersonic travel after more than two decades 

May 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Fresh mackerel on display over ice at a seafood market, illustrating the need for real-time freshness tracking technology.

Japan creates a mathematical system to know in real time whether fish is still fresh, and the food industry may never look at seafood the same way again 

May 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Illustration of the NASA Galileo spacecraft plunging through the turbulent, fiery atmosphere of Jupiter.

NASA’s Galileo spacecraft plunged into Jupiter’s hellish clouds after becoming the first human-made object to orbit an outer planet, and what it revealed still sounds impossible 

May 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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