Throughout human history, how we consume and use energy has changed drastically. Over one million years ago, humanity first learned how to control fire. Today, our society is largely powered using fo… [+2467 chars]
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON – A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body… [+3816 chars]
The countdown is on for the release of the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for July 12. But before full science operations begin, each of Webb’s four instruments h… [+2298 chars]
Scientists have identified a star that, they say, survived a massive explosion and ended up being brighter than before. The star is a kind known as a white dwarf. These are very dense objects that h… [+3594 chars]
After five years of work, the team of University of Alberta students building a wildfire-tracking satellite is in crunch mode as the deadline nears to deliver it to the Canadian Space Agency. Ex-A… [+4022 chars]
Our solar system is home to countless asteroids and other forms of planetary debris. With so many asteroids in the solar system, they inevitably collide with the planets from time to time. Every plan… [+2867 chars]
The scientists state that if they can understand unchecked plant growth, they believe they can find a cure for cancer. If scientists can fully understand plant growth, they might be able to find a c… [+3424 chars]
In the 1970s, a rare phenomenon occurred: the outer planets of the solar system aligned together. This alignment was a scientific opportunity that had to be taken. Scientists and engineers built the … [+3166 chars]
The science of spectroscopy is one of the most important areas of astronomy. Spectroscopy is the study of an objects composition by examining the light it emits. Light emitted by an object such as a … [+2959 chars]
[Representation] Washington: New images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter showed a mysterious rocket crashed into the far side of the moon, leaving behind it a double crater. The coll… [+1221 chars]
A stubborn solar array on the NASA Lucy mission might yield enough to allow the mission to continue its asteroid-hunting mandate with few issues, NASA reports. The agency said it has made "significa… [+3147 chars]
Illustration showing the six tails of a comet in the pre-dawn sky There are comets, and then there are great comets. It was certainly the fire that broke out in the sky in 1743 and 1744 One of the n… [+5135 chars]
