Can China catch up in the reusable rocket race?
A recent mission by LandSpace, China’s commercial rival to SpaceX, successfully launched a Zhuque-3 rocket and landed its booster safely back on Earth for the first time in the country, though China has yet to reuse a booster multiple times as…
» readA Physicist Explains Why He Gave Up Searching for Dark Matter
The search for dark matter, which makes up 85% of all matter in the universe, has left scientists with no answers despite decades of effort.
» readJournalist Rose George explores the troubled global fishing industry in new book
The global fishing industry faces severe challenges including overfishing, illegal fishing, and climate change, according to journalist and author Rose George in her new book "Every Last Fish: A Deep Dive into the World of Fishes and Fishing.
» readMathematician creates complex polyhedron with nine-sided faces and three holes
A new geometric shape has been constructed by an independent researcher. The object is a genus-3 polyhedron, meaning it has a surface with three holes, made from eight flat, nine-sided faces.
» readDead star's powerful outflow puzzles astronomers with unexpected shock wave
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope have captured a striking bow shock around the dead star RXJ0528+2838.
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