We can’t launch our trash into the sun. But why?
- Ask Us Anything, Conservation, Environment, SCIENCE
- March 3, 2026

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s a common trope in dystopian sci-fi stories: an evil corporation requires its employees to receive microchip implants in order to constantly monitor their whereabouts. While there aren’t any known instances of the scenario (so far), a pair of
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A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes centre stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for a conjunction, and we celebrate the vernal equinox. March 3: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon) March 8: Venus + Saturn Conjunction March 20: Vernal Equinox A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes center stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for
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The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya David Stuart Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Before the 1970s, ancient Maya history was impenetrable. The civilization’s grand ceremonial buildings and striking art, created in parts of Mesoamerica during the Classic Maya period (ad 150–900) had tantalized foreign visitors since the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in
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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. If you’ve spent any time on the Earth in the last 50 years or so, you might have noticed a lot of trash laying around…with less and less space to, you know, put it. Meanwhile, we’re sending all sorts
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On February 22, 2026, a wildland fire was discovered in Big Cypress National Preserve, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Naples, Florida. The blaze, dubbed the National fire, moved through dry vegetation and sent a plume of smoke billowing over parts of the preserve and nearby communities. The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured
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