NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will lift off one month from today (July 29), if all goes according to plan. The agency is working toward an Aug. 29 launch for Artemis 1 , which will use a Space Laun… [+3164 chars]
Feature Remember Skylab? How about SMEAT? Fifty years ago, a trio of US astronauts took part in 56-day simulation of a Skylab mission that would prove critical to the success of the US's first crewed… [+4489 chars]
Two skyscraper-size asteroids are zooming toward Earth this weekend, with one making its closest approach on Friday (July 29) and the second whizzing by on Saturday (July 30). The first asteroid , … [+2654 chars]
Fatty acids and their derivatives are promising raw materials for manufacturing advanced biofuels, detergents, lubricants, surfactants and so on. The current supply of fatty acids is mainly through e… [+2257 chars]
,Holes in sea ice provide the perfect hunting ground for polar bears looking to catch their main food sourceseals. So when rising temperatures cause sea ice to melt, polar bears' existence is threate… [+5218 chars]
Radio waves from space flow through our atmosphere every day, but the fast, steady and repeated bursts that were detected in 2019 and recently released to the public are unusual and mysterious. Kiy… [+830 chars]
Morning rocket launches can create a glow, and we're not just talking about the liftoff event. A new study links increased rocket launches to noctilucent clouds high in Earth's atmosphere, bumping u… [+3989 chars]
With faster speeds and the ability to run multiple algorithms at one time, quantum computers will be able to help solve some of the biggest technological issues our society faces. Because quantum com… [+3308 chars]
A new device splits and recombines a laser beam as it passes through a gas to collect information about the chemicals in that gas. Breathe in the vapors wafting from your morning cup of coffee and y… [+5133 chars]
Many people dream about owning their very own piece of history, but what about owning your own dinosaur? That dream came true for one anonymous buyer who purchased a rare, ancient Gorgosaurus skelet… [+2323 chars]
Using an innovative microscopy method, scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT observed how newborn neurons struggle to reach their proper places in advanced human brain ti… [+6321 chars]
Lunar scientists think they've found the hottest places on the Moon, as well as some 200 Goldilocks zones that are always near the average temperature in San Francisco. The moon has wild temperatur… [+4150 chars]
