A July 2026 study in Biological Invasions warns that the long lay-up of commercial ships after the Strait of Hormuz closure could create a rare chance for marine life to hitchhike around the world. The international team, led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, describes a possible bioinvasion super-spreader event if heavily…
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A study in Icarus study used computer simulations to replay the early outer solar system and it points to a startling possibility. One or two extra giant planets may once have orbited near Uranus and Neptune before gravitational chaos expelled them into interstellar space. The research, led by Matthew S. Clement with collaborators including Nathan…
China’s Tianwen-2 mission has reached the near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa and returned the first close-up image of the tiny object, according to a July 6 announcement from the China National Space Administration reported by Xinhua. The spacecraft is now beginning the delicate work of studying a fast-spinning body that shares Earth’s orbital neighborhood and may hold…
A study in Space Weather proposes a bold planetary defense concept for one of modern civilization’s largest natural hazards. The system, called StormWall, would use spacecraft to release material near Earth before a severe solar storm arrives. The idea comes from researchers including Brian Walsh of Boston University and collaborators at the University of Michigan.…
