Science & Space

Orionid Meteor Shower Reaches Peak Activity Across UK Skies

Skygazers across the UK prepare to view the annual Orionid meteor shower as it peaks, with up to 20 meteors per hour expected under favorable conditions.

Japan Launches Historic Spacecraft to Retrieve Samples from Mars's Moon Phobos

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has successfully launched an unprecedented mission to collect surface samples from Phobos, the larger moon of Mars, in an effort to uncover details about the solar system's origins.