Edward Anders, Who Duped Nazis and Illuminated the Cosmos, Dies at 98
Edward Anders, Who Duped Nazis and Illuminated the Cosmos, Dies at 98
Scientists Say They’ve Found a Dwarf Planet Very Far From the Sun
Scientists Say They’ve Found a Dwarf Planet Very Far From the Sun
At Chile’s Vera Rubin Observatory, Earth’s Largest Camera Surveys the Sky
At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is the world’s largest digital camera. About the size of a small car, it will create an unparalleled map of the night sky. The observatory’s first public images of the sky are expected to be released on June 23. Here’s how its camera … Read more
The Universe’s Darkest Mysteries Are Coming Into Focus
The Universe’s Darkest Mysteries Are Coming Into Focus
SpaceX Loses Control of Starship, Adding to Spacecraft’s Mixed Record
SpaceX Loses Control of Starship, Adding to Spacecraft’s Mixed Record
SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes Before Test
SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes Before Test
Europe must stand without the US – but the latest war in the Middle East shows it has no idea how | Nathalie Tocci
The rupture in the transatlantic relationship has left European leaders struggling to know how to think, let alone act, with any autonomy. Europe most urgently needs a mind of its own on the Middle East. Tragically, EU governments were just beginning to turn the page after a year and a half of complicity with the … Read more
Iranian regime collapse would be serious blow for Russia | Russia
When a group of Russian and Iranian foreign policy officials arranged to meet in Moscow for a conference titled “Russian-Iranian cooperation in a changing world”, they probably did not anticipate just how timely that phrase would turn out to be. Seated around a table on Wednesday at the President hotel near the Kremlin, officials from … Read more
As anti-tourism protests grow in Europe, we need a rethink – but that’s no reason to stop travelling | Leah Pattem
After coordinated protests across Europe last weekend, it’s easy for the ethically conscious tourist to feel uncertain. Across southern Europe – and particularly in Spain, Italy and Portugal – there are headlines blaming visitors for everything from overcrowding to housing shortages. In gentrifying neighbourhoods, slogans such as “Tourists go home” have appeared on walls and … Read more