NASA loses contact with its Voyager 2 probe, in space for 46 years
It only took one small mistake to hijack communications from a 46-year-old space probe. Voyager 2, sent into space in 1977, has not responded...
Euclid: promising first images for the European telescope
A month after its launch, the European space telescope Euclid, soon in position 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, opened its eye to take its...
What is the Sturgeon Super Moon, which will light up the night of August...
Watch the sky if the weather is right. On the night of August 1-2, it's the celestial spectacle of the Sturgeon Super Moon. A...
In the headlines this Wednesday, August 2…
Overshoot day. On August 2, humanity will symbolically exceed the Earth's resource production capacity. Calculated each year by the American NGO Global Footprint Network,...
Liberia ready to grant 10% of the country's land area to an Emirati company...
Liberia is set to grant exclusive rights to 1 million hectares of forest, or about 10% of the country's land area, to a private...
Killer whales: should we fear cetacean attacks on boats?
Sailors have recently testified to being attacked by killer whales. As an explanation of these behaviors, the attractiveness of the game is evoked. But...
When Barbie served as a guinea pig to advance space research
In the 1960s, scientists used Barbie dolls to test methods of removing lunar dust from space suits. Dressed in a custom-made spacesuit, Barbie was...
Weather: red alert for forest fires in the Var
The weather will be calmer over France this Sunday, July 30 compared to the day before, the storms having been evacuated in the middle...
Weather: Snow could fall in the Alps in August
An air of autumn in the middle of summer. Temperatures are expected to drop from Wednesday, and could even drop to 16 degrees on...
Record heat for the North Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean reached a new milestone in its history this Wednesday, July 26. Its waters, located to the north, have recorded a new...
Storms: eight departments of Rhône-Alpes in orange vigilance
This Saturday, July 29 will be characterized in particular by gloomy weather in the center-east of the country with thunderstorms that can potentially be...
Greece fires put ecosystem 'at risk', experts say
Between the regression of forests, that of crops and the overheating of cities, the Greek ecosystem appears to be in danger according to experts....
Scientists resuscitate a worm frozen for 46,000 years
"A major discovery", rejoices Professor Teymuras Kurzchalia, from the University of Dresden. Scientists have successfully resuscitated a worm that had been frozen in Siberian...
The new president of the IPCC wants to be optimistic about the future of...
Recently elected to head the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Jim Skea wants to be realistic and optimistic. Thursday, July 27, he said...
Mars: Was Mount Olympus a Volcanic Island?
Was Mount Olympus, the largest of the Martian volcanoes, a giant volcanic island in the past? The idea may seem surprising, but that's what...
A quarter of French people admit to throwing their waste out of the car...
The results came in this morning: more than one in four French people admit to throwing their waste out the window when driving, according...
Astronomy: August under the stars…
You don't need to be an astronomer or even have any scientific training to appreciate the beauty of the night sky. While the mild...
Aeolus satellite: how ESA wants to limit space pollution
To limit space pollution, the ESA wants to experiment, with the Aeolus satellite, a new process for its end of mission - which was...
Forest fires: red alert in the Var on Sunday
The risk of forest fires will be "very high" on Sunday in the Var, announced Friday Météo France which placed the department on red...
After the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean also breaks its heat record
A few days after the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean also broke a daily temperature record this week, several weeks ahead of its...
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EuroMillions Results: Tuesday’s £140m Lottery Numbers Live
Tuesday night is EuroMillions night, and the excitement is building as the jackpot reaches a staggering £140m. Last Friday, the prize went unclaimed, leading...
