Dec 30th, 2025 - Reading time 10 minutes There were many impressive moments in spaceflight this year, but if the industry had a slogan, it would be "onwards and upwards." So, as 2025 comes to an end, it's time to shift our focus toward the launches and mission milestones on deck for 2026. Over the next year, space agencies and companies will push the limits of exploration further than ever before. Planned missions include the first launch of the most powerful rocket ever built, a lunar landing, and a crewed flight around the Moon—and that's just the beginning. Without further ado, here are the 11 most ... [Read More]

Dec 29th, 2025 - The site is located near to where pilgrims once entered the Temple Mount Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000‑year‑old Jewish ritual bath beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem that bears ash and destruction debris from the Roman conquest of the city in 70 C.E., officials said. The find, announced Monday by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, lies just west of where pilgrims once entered the Temple Mount, offering a rare physical link to everyday life in late Second Temple Jerusalem. The mikveh, hewn into the bedrock, measures ... [Read More]

Dec 29th, 2025 - You can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists recently uncovered a surprising 1,400-year-old skull in an ancient village in Mexico — unusual for both its flat top and cube-like shape. Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) announced the find. Officials said the skull was found in the Balcón de Montezuma Archaeological Zone, in the Northern Huasteca region of Tamaulipas. The skull belonged to a man who lived between 400 and 900 A.D. He was over 40 years old when he died, officials said.  The man had a peculiar tabular erect-type skull ... [Read More]

Dec 29th, 2025 - For the longest time, the universe was thought to be constantly expanding, propelled by a mysterious force known as dark energy. However, a new finding, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , has challenged this long-held concept. A study conducted by a South Korean research team has argued that, instead of accelerating, the universe's expansion is actually slowing. "Our study shows that the universe has already entered a phase of decelerated expansion at the present epoch and that dark energy evolves with time much more rapidly than previously thought," lead ... [Read More]

Dec 29th, 2025 - Slovenia sits at the heart of classic karst terrain, where limestone bedrock creates distinctive landscapes both above and below ground. The term "karst" itself derives from the Kras Plateau in southwestern Slovenia, where early scientific study of these formations occurred. Understanding karst processes adds dimension to hiking in Slovenia's mountain regions, where surface features connect to hidden underground worlds. Slovenia sits at the heart of classic karst terrain, where limestone bedrock creates distinctive landscapes both above and below ground. The term "karst" itself derives from ... [Read More]

Dec 28th, 2025 - Follow Earth on Google Astronomers are used to neat, flat disks when they look at young stars. Most planet-forming disks behave themselves. They spin, settle, and build planets over time. A new set of images reveals a disk so large and unruly that it has forced scientists to rethink what a planet nursery can look like. Instead of calm layers of dust and gas, this system looks stirred up, uneven, and restless. Material shoots far above and below the disk, and it does not do so evenly. Dracula's Chivito is massive The object, known as IRAS 23077+6707, is located about 1,000 light-years from ... [Read More]

Dec 28th, 2025 - On the other hand, pure-play quantum computing stocks can be highly speculative, early-stage companies whose stock prices are often volatile and tied to technological breakthroughs and future potential rather than current profits, but which could deliver higher returns if successful. Alphabet , through its Google Quantum AI division, is a leader in developing quantum computing technology focused on creating a large-scale, error-corrected quantum computer for solving problems currently impossible for classical supercomputers. Its recent work has led to significant breakthroughs, including the ... [Read More]

Dec 28th, 2025 - You can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York State Department of Health reported a record surge in influenza activity, with 71,123 positive flu cases recorded statewide during the week ending December 20. Health officials said the figure represents the highest number of flu cases ever reported in a single week since influenza became a reportable disease in New York in 2004. State health data show the weekly total reflects a 38% increase from the previous reporting period, signaling a rapidly intensifying flu season. There have been 189,312 reported positive flu cases so far this ... [Read More]