SpaceX and NASA have delayed Crew Dragon’s fourth operational Commercial Crew launch for the fifth time as four private Axiom Space astronauts begin their fifth day aboard the International Space Sta… [+2867 chars]
Skoltech scientists have proposed a concept for a modular Mars exploration rover. Leveraging the power of cooperative robotics, the new system first described in an Acta Astronautica paper consists o… [+3368 chars]
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill Located 2.8 billion miles away from the Sun, Neptune is understandably chilly. But a new study shows that temperatures on the eighth planet from the Sun might b… [+3368 chars]
If you like meteor showers with glowing streaks, the Eta Aquarids promises a pretty good show. You can catch the peak of this meteor shower on Thursday, May 5, early in the morning. The best time t… [+4371 chars]
While most people think first of atmospheric carbon emissions from fossil fuels when considering climate change, the planet's soil actually stores more carbon and could become a major source of carbo… [+4479 chars]
WASHINGTON—A new global analysis of the last 19 million years of seafloor spreading rates found they have been slowing down. Geologists want to know why the seafloor is getting sluggish. New oceanic… [+5372 chars]
A key instrument on Nasas James Webb Space Telescope that detects infrared light has fallen to its final operating temperature, just a few degrees above absolute zero. The Mid-Infrared Instrument (… [+2927 chars]
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) You can do it quickly, you can do it cheaply, or you can do it righ… [+7353 chars]
Genetic changes known as somatic mutations – occur in all cells throughout the lifespan of an organism. While most of these mutations are harmless, some of them can impair normal cell functioning or … [+2551 chars]
NASA is developing a new spacesuit with a built-in cooling system to help astronauts withstand the unfiltered sun rays on the Moon. In a new video published by NASA, the astronauts were seen spacewa… [+1428 chars]
The following is an excerpt fromHow to Save the World for Just A Trillion Dollars: The Ten Biggest Problems We Can Actually Fix, by Rowan Hooper. Disclaimer: When you purchase products through the B… [+9892 chars]
It's a mystery that has baffled scientists for years why do different animals have such different lifespans? While humans can live to around 80, giraffes tend to die at 24 and naked mole rats at 25,… [+6006 chars]
