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Image of the Ring Nebula highlighting the newly discovered bar of super hot iron gas across its center.

After observing it for years, astronomers discover a strange structure in an iconic object, and now everyone is wondering how it is possible that it had not been seen before

By ECONEWS
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March 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
James Webb Space Telescope image of distant galaxy MoM z14 at redshift 14.44

James Webb discovers (once again) the most distant galaxy in the universe and breaks its own record

By Adrian Villellas
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March 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Thermal image of triangular aircraft spotted over Area 51 on January 14 2026

On January 14, 2026, a “triangle” without lights is captured over Area 51, and the shadow matches the mysterious sightings of 2014

By Adrian Villellas
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March 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Exterior of a Wendy’s restaurant in the United States amid plans to close hundreds of underperforming locations.

Wendy’s plans to close between 200 and 350 restaurants in the US

By ECONEWS
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March 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The Treasure of Villena, a 3,000 year old Bronze Age hoard from Spain containing meteorite iron artifacts

In 1963, a 3,000-year-old “treasure” appeared in Spain: we now know that it contains material that is not from our world

By Adrian Villellas
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March 2, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Amazonian anaconda species whose fossils show maximum size reached 12.4 million years ago during the Miocene

Amazon anacondas reached their current size 12.4 million years ago and have barely changed since, fossils from Venezuela show

By ECONEWS
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March 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Paola Peña inside a deep sea submersible during her 7,592 meter descent into the Atacama Trench

Chilean geologist Paola Peña dives 7,592 meters into the Atacama Trench to study the origin of earthquakes and tsunamis

By Adrian Villellas
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March 2, 2026 at 6:50 AM
67,800 year old red hand stencil cave painting discovered in Liang Metanduno cave, Sulawesi, Indonesia

The world’s oldest cave painting: a 67,800-year-old hand stencil found on Muna Island, Indonesia

By ECONEWS
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March 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Microscopic image of Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a minimal genome archaeon discovered by Japanese scientists

It’s not a virus, it’s not a bacterium… it’s something stranger: Japanese scientists discover a life form that doesn’t fit into any known biological category

By ECONEWS
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March 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup truck parked outdoors, model facing sales decline and multiple recalls in 2025

Forbes calls the Cybertruck “the new Ford Edsel” as sales fall and recalls pile up

By Adrian Villellas
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March 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Two brightly colored poison frogs on rainforest leaves, showing how their toxic diet powers their chemical defenses

They measure between 2 and 6 centimeters, but their skin can hide one of the most lethal toxins on the planet, which is why the “poison dart frog” is so fearsome

By ECONEWS
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March 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Submarine fiber optic cable system used for earthquake and whale detection beneath the ocean

The cables that carry 99% of the internet could become a giant microphone for detecting earthquakes, tsunamis and even whales

By ECONEWS
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March 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Construction work on Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor rail line across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Mexico pulls a “land-based Panama Canal” out of its hat: 303 km across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to connect the Pacific and the Gulf without passing through locks

By ECONEWS
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March 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Aerial view of the Lianghekou hydropower dam on the Yalong River in Tibet, rising 295 meters above the valley.

China has just launched a hydroelectric “beast” in Tibet that generates 11 billion kWh per year, and whose dam, at 295 meters high, is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower

By Adrian Villellas
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March 1, 2026 at 7:32 AM
NASA radar image revealing Camp Century, a Cold War nuclear base buried beneath Greenland’s ice sheet

It was buried under 30 meters of polar ice and had been missing since 1967: NASA unexpectedly finds an old secret nuclear test site in the middle of the Arctic

By Adrian Villellas
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March 1, 2026 at 6:29 AM
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier at sea, the Navy’s newest carrier facing ongoing sewage system failures

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s vacuum toilets keep clogging, and each acid flush costs about $400,000

By ECONEWS
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March 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Ukrainian air defense system preparing to intercept drones using AI guided autonomous technology

Ukraine wants to move from being a “human shield” to a shield that thinks for itself: in the next six months, it will deploy an artificial intelligence-based air defense system capable of predicting Russian attacks and launching autonomous interceptors before you can blink

By ECONEWS
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February 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Illustration of the solar system passing through the Radcliffe Wave, a giant filament of gas and young stars in the Milky Way.

It wasn’t just a simple stroll through the galaxy: 14 million years ago, the solar system passed through a colossal wave of gas and stars that may have triggered the great Miocene glaciation

By ECONEWS
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February 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Amazon Leo internet satellites in low Earth orbit reflecting sunlight and creating bright streaks in the night sky.

Amazon Leo satellites shine brighter than astronomers recommend, a study of nearly 2,000 observations finds

By ECONEWS
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February 28, 2026 at 11:57 AM
TROPOMI satellite data showing reduced nitrogen dioxide levels over California as zero emission vehicles increased.

A European satellite confirms what many doubted: between 2019 and 2023, California added hundreds of zero-emission vehicles per area, and the TROPOMI satellite detected a measurable decrease in pollution from space

By ECONEWS
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February 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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