Highly anticipated new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it made its nearest pass to the planet Mars last week have been released by the European Space Agency.| The Debrief
Award-winning headset-free 3D VR display technology, Portalgraph, can turn any TV or computer screen into an interactive VR display.| The Debrief
After half a century, samples collected during NASA’s 1972 Apollo Moon mission are still revealing new secrets about the lunar surface.| The Debrief
Real-world experiments and computer simulations support the controversial idea that the Moai statues on Rapa Nui were walked into place.| The Debrief
This week, new lunar rock samples from the Moon’s far side reveal a 'chilling' discovery, and odd new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have surfaced.| The Debrief
In a boon to human space travel, new research has shown that bacteria essential to our health can survive rocket launches and microgravity.| The Debrief
Researchers working with data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have developed a new understanding of how asteroids tumble.| The Debrief
Scientists believe signs of an ancient hidden language may explain the mysterious disappearance of the people who built Teotihuacan.| The Debrief
New NASA images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS during its closest approach to Mars late last week have erupted in controversy online.| The Debrief
Unauthorized incursions in Lithuanian airspace led to a temporary shutdown at Vilnius Airport over the weekend, according to investigators.| The Debrief
An international team of researchers has developed a novel method of repurposing ultrasound technologies to manipulate neural activity.| The Debrief
New research reveals the Moon’s far side is cooler and more complex than expected, reshaping our understanding of its hidden interior.| The Debrief
An analysis of the ancient Egyptian temple of Karnak suggests the site was selected and its terrain altered to honor the creation mythology.| The Debrief
Researchers have unveiled a new technique for detecting gravitational waves, advancing the precision limits of current instrumentation.| The Debrief
A new forensic investigation technique can recover fingerprints from bullet casings even after exposure to the extreme heat of gunfire.| The Debrief
Physicists predict the universe’s expansion will reverse, ending in a dramatic big crunch about 20 billion years from now.| The Debrief
3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to Mars today, which could offer a chance to capture the clearest images yet of the unusual comet.| The Debrief
An astrophysicist proposes a new model of the universe without dark matter and energy, but is his radical idea based in fact?| The Debrief
New experiments demonstrate how to detect hidden objects like submarines or buried treasure using the power of acoustical physics.| The Debrief
Researchers have discovered how the Venus flytrap translates a physical touch into an electrical signal that quickly closes its trap.| The Debrief
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected the "sign of life molecule" phosphine in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf star.| The Debrief
A fossil discovered in Scotland provides new insights into one of paleontology's most enduring mysteries: the origins of snakes.| The Debrief
The Pentagon is considering new restrictions that would require thousands of employees to sign NDAs and undergo random polygraph tests.| The Debrief
French raid on suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker deepens NATO drone mystery, revealing possible hybrid warfare tactics by Moscow.| The Debrief
A recent study suggests that Mars displays clear geological signs indicating that ancient rivers once emptied into a massive body of water in its northern hemisphere.| The Debrief
Pushing nearer to finding extraterrestrial life, the Cassini space probe observed new organic molecules coming from Enceladus’s ocean.| The Debrief
New questions emerge as an “extremely puzzling" discovery challenges our current ideas about the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.| The Debrief
An international team of archaeologists has discovered several mysterious, 12,000-year-old rock art "road signs" in the Arabian desert.| The Debrief
The source of the Milky Way's strange wobble has finally been revealed, thanks to new data from the ESA's Gaia Space Telescope.| The Debrief
Sam Altman unveils Sora 2, a ‘ChatGPT for Creativity,’ making it fast and easy to turn ideas into videos, art, and other creative projects.| The Debrief
Digital reconstructions of a million-year-old skull uncovered in China could potentially rewrite the origin story of early humans.| The Debrief
AlterEgo, a new MIT-affiliated startup, is unveiling a device that reportedly allows users to communicate silently at the speed of thought.| The Debrief
A 5,000-year-old Spanish tomb is offering researchers new insights into the lives of ancient people through the study of their death rituals.| The Debrief
Mysterious spectral data from Mars reveals a previously unknown mineral, indicating a dynamic past capable of supporting life.| The Debrief
The White House wants to slash NASA's budget. Space agency whistleblowers say that poses major safety risks, and could potentially endanger astronauts.| The Debrief
This week, unidentified drones disrupting airports and military sites across Europe have sparked fresh fears of “hybrid warfare," and much more.| The Debrief
Unidentified drones disrupt airports and bases across Europe as NATO scrambles to counter a surge of mystery incursions testing its defenses.| The Debrief
Could humans find ourselves in conflict with AI? A new study explores the risk of violent conflict between humanity and AI.| The Debrief
Closing in on the nature of dark matter, experiments conducted in an underground cavern help resolve one of the leading candidates.| The Debrief
Ancient copper smelters in Georgia may have accidentally paved the way for the Iron Age, providing new insights into human innovation.| The Debrief
Wisconsin's historic Yerkes Observatory reveals a place where Edwin Hubble, Carl Sagan, and many pioneering women of astronomy once explored the cosmos.| The Debrief
Archaeologists have unearthed a 4,000-year-old limestone Egyptian statue that's unlike any previously discovered.| The Debrief
North American mammoths interbred more often than previously believed, suggesting hybrids were surprisingly common in the past 400,000 years.| The Debrief
Strange ‘Raindrops’ of Molten Rock That Witnessed Jupiter’s Birth Reveal Clues to the Solar System’s Mysterious Origins | The Debrief
A Tatooine-style planet with two suns like Luke Skywalker's home in 'Star Wars' has been spotted in its host star's habitable zone.| The Debrief
Scientists believe they may be closing in on a mysterious, unseen "Planet 9" that could be lurking in our solar system.| The Debrief
An exoplanet with a peculiar orbit 336 light-years from Earth may shed light on the search for the long-sought Planet Nine.| The Debrief
If interstellar travel agencies were to sell tickets for a ride on these relativistic planets, I would be first in line to board them.| The Debrief
The search for a ninth planet could soon come to an end, thanks to a hypothesis calling for modifications to our current ideas about gravity.| The Debrief
A binary star system about 150 light years from Earth, right on our cosmic doorstep, is on track to collide as a type 1a supernova.| The Debrief
After 20 years of hard work, engineers at the DOE's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have finally finished the world's largest digital astronomy camera ever.| The Debrief
A major discovery is offering clues to the mysterious formation of planets, thanks to new observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.| The Debrief
70 rogue exoplanets, or planets not bound to a host star, have been discovered wandering through the Milky Way galaxy. Described as a “breakthrough| The Debrief
The mysterious comet 3I/ATLAS is "anomalously massive" compared to past interstellar objects observed in our solar system, a new study suggests.| The Debrief
An executive order issued by the Trump Administration last month declares that NASA will now operate as an intelligence and security agency.| The Debrief
Australian astronomers have discovered a hydrogen gas bridge linking two dwarf galaxies, offering new insights into galactic interactions.| The Debrief
New research reveals a psychedelic mystery involving how two types of mushrooms evolved to produce psilocybin on separate occasions.| The Debrief
New research reveals a plant that mimics the scent of injured ants to attract flies, enabling an unusual pollination strategy.| The Debrief
Discarded World War munitions and shipwrecks are unexpectedly contributing to new undersea ecosystems, a pair of new studies reveal.| The Debrief
Scientists reveal unprecedented ability to "side-step" the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle by simultaneously measuring location and momentum| The Debrief
A new study suggests that the people of ancient southern China and Southeast Asia practiced mummification by curing bodies over low, smoky fires.| The Debrief
Cataclysmic events, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, may be triggered by supercritical fluids, according to researchers.| The Debrief
The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a vast hidden telecom network this week, which could have crippled communication across New York City.| The Debrief
Scientists say 3I/ATLAS, one of the rarest comets ever seen, likely isn’t alone and that more interstellar objects may soon be on the way.| The Debrief
New research reveals how human brain evolution may explain autism’s high prevalence, highlighting genetic trade-offs in cognition.| The Debrief
Mysterious Bronze Age figures produced by Sardinia’s Nuraghe culture have finally had their material origins revealed.| The Debrief
Scientists studying the ability to distinguish between voices speaking simultaneously have identified a culprit beyond poor hearing.| The Debrief
The mysterious "dragon stones” of Armenia may finally be understood as monuments venerated by ancient water cults, according to new research.| The Debrief
A new study in Nature Physics reveals that ordinary ice can generate electricity when it is bent or deformed.| The Debrief
Scientists have created a catalyst that matches the performance of precious metals in turning carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide.| The Debrief
This week in news from The Debrief, new images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show it has a surprising new feature, and much more.| The Debrief
Mendik Tepe, a Neolithic site recently unearthed by archaeologists in Turkey, could potentially predate the famous temple site of Göbekli Tepe.| The Debrief
An international team of scientists has unraveled the mysterious relationship between gravity, and the growth trajectories of plant roots.| The Debrief
A recent study confirmed the existence of a hybrid bird between the blue jay and green jay species in nature.| The Debrief
Scientists uncover a universal rhythm in human speech, showing that all languages share the same hidden beat.| The Debrief
Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works has just revealed 'Vectis," its new next-generation stealth drone.| The Debrief
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted mysterious structures in Saturn's atmosphere that scientists cannot easily explain.| The Debrief
After 125 years, a mysterious Welsh fossil is confirmed as Newtonsaurus, one of the earliest giant predatory dinosaurs ever found.| The Debrief
Gravitational wave signals from the largest cosmic collision ever seen may alter our understanding of black holes, gravity, and the universe.| The Debrief
An ancient asteroid impact in Australia is revealed in shards of glass created when the giant space rock collided with the Earth.| The Debrief
New simulations suggest Earthlike planets may be much more typical than previously thought whereas water worlds may not.| The Debrief
Hayabusa2 is now facing an unexpected challenge: the asteroid it is targeting for its next visit is much smaller than previously expected.| The Debrief
131 relics discovered between Turkey and Europe suggest ancient humans traversed a currently submerged land bridge during the last Ice Age.| The Debrief
A new study suggests that chimpanzees in the wild are consuming the equivalent of several alcoholic drinks each day.| The Debrief
Astronomers have obtained new images of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS that reveal a new feature: the fastest comet ever observed has now grown a tail.| The Debrief
This week, NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling chemical signatures in Jezero Crater. Could the offer evidence of life on another planet?| The Debrief
Strange “steam worlds” may hold the key to understanding where life could exist beyond Earth.| The Debrief
Humans and bees share genetic traits responsible for social behavior, suggesting that the basic elements of connection transcend species.| The Debrief
Orbital data reveals that rocks transforming deep inside the Earth may be responsible for changes to our planet’s gravitational field.| The Debrief
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics has partnered with Mayo Clinic to advance graphene-based brain-computer interface therapies, expanding into the U.S. while navigating differing European and FDA regulatory pathways.| The Debrief
Scientists are one step closer to seeing the return of the long-extinct dodo, with the latest breakthrough by Texas-based Colossal Biosciences.| The Debrief
A massive space rock that once made its way onto a space agency's warning list for potentially dangerous objects is scheduled to pass by the Earth this Thursday, September 18, 2025.| The Debrief
Scientists are re-examining whether genetic changes remain the primary catalyst of human evolution, or if another factor has become more influential.| The Debrief
The data from the NASA and ESA's XRISM has discovered unexpected disparities between two different types of cosmic winds.| The Debrief
Scientists have revealed that queen ants in southern Europe can produce male clones of a completely different species.| The Debrief
A year after the discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, a signal many believe could be indications of microscopic life, the research team| The Debrief
NASA is heading back to Venus with two new missions with the aim to map and understand the second rock from the Sun.| The Debrief
A chemical model of the atmosphere of Venus suggests some forms of life could potentially live in our neighbor planet's clouds.| The Debrief
Recent observations of Venus could lend weight to controversial past claims involving possible signs of life detected in its atmosphere.| The Debrief
A team of astronomers say they have made a jaw-dropping new discovery with help from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.| The Debrief