ScienceSpaceflight This Nonprofit Wants to Catapult Material From Incoming Asteroids to Protect Earth A new asteroid deflection method would use the space rock's own regolith to alter its trajectory. By Passant Rabie Published June 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals Endangered Orcas in the Pacific Northwest Are Battling a Mysterious Skin Disease New research has found a dramatic increase in skin lesions among Southern Resident Killer Whales since the early 2000s. By Ed Cara Published June 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Wild Webb Telescope Image Uncovers Never-Before-Seen Carbon Molecule in Distant Star System A carbon-based ion—likely an important building block of interstellar carbon chemistry—was spotted in a protoplanetary disk 1,350 light-years away. By Isaac Schultz Published June 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight NASA Wants to Mine Resources From the Moon by 2032 A NASA trial to mine resources on the Moon could further the space agency's Artemis program and boost commercial interest. By Passant Rabie Published June 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals Newly Explored Deep Sea Octopus Nursery Is Just the Third Ever Discovered A recent expedition to the waters of Costa Rica has yielded new discoveries about deep sea octopuses. By Ed Cara Published June 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight King Charles Unveils Jony Ive-Designed Seal for ‘Astra Carta’ Space Sustainability Initiative Astra Carta emphasizes sustainable practices for private space companies, and features a logo designed by Apple's former chief design officer Jony Ive. By Kevin Hurler Published June 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Virgin Galactic Successfully Launches Its First Space Tourism Flight The mission took off on Thursday morning, a week after five passengers on board another extreme tourism venture were killed near the Titanic . By Passant Rabie Updated June 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Breakthrough Gravitational Wave Findings Suggest Supermassive Black Holes Are Constantly Warping Spacetime Pulses from over 100 rapidly spinning neutron stars were timed to spot a phenomenon theorized by Einstein. By Isaac Schultz Published June 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Women Jailed for Refusing TB Treatment Sent Home, Will Have to Take Meds or Else The woman will be allowed to finish her treatment at home while under close supervision, which will include electronic monitoring and health department visits. By Ed Cara Published June 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Decoding Dark Matter and Energy: What You Need to Know About the Euclid Mission Launching This Weekend Dark matter and dark energy are the focus of this cutting edge space telescope. Here's our primer on this historic mission. By Isaac Schultz Published June 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight D’oh: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds an Other Worldly Treat on Mars The intrepid rover found a donut-shaped rock that may be a meteorite which landed on Mars. By Passant Rabie Published June 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Upcoming Orbital Test Could Enable Tracking of Super Tiny Space Debris It’s currently impossible to track space debris smaller than a fingernail, but a pending in-space demonstration is a step in the right direction. By George Dvorsky Published June 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals New Orca Defenses Are in Development Acoustic devices could give humans the upper hand in the orca vs. yacht battle. By Lauren Leffer Published June 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Four Volunteers Have Locked Themselves in a Simulated Martian Habitat for a Year NASA's Mars habitat was created to prepare crews for the physical and mental challenges of living on another planet. By Passant Rabie Published June 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceArchaeology So-Called Pompeii ‘Pizza’ Painting Is Just Flatbread—But That’s Okay It’s well-painted, well-preserved, and very much not an actual depiction of a pizza. Still, flatbread shouldn’t have to apologize for not being as iconic. By Isaac Schultz Published June 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth RSV Vaccines for Older Adults Should Be Here by the Fall The CDC's advisory committee recommended this month that adults over 60 can receive one of two RSV vaccines, setting the stage for wide distribution this year. By Ed Cara Published June 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Ignites Engines Ahead of Next Test Flight The massive rocket still needs to undergo a number of upgrades before its second test flight, which could take place in six weeks. Or not. By Passant Rabie Published June 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceFrom the Lab Janitor Accidentally Destroyed 20 Years of Scientific Research While Trying to Stop ‘Annoying Alarms’ Two decades of research vanished when a janitor turned off the circuit breaker linked to a freezer containing cell cultures, lawsuit says. By Nikki Main Published June 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Malaria Makes a Comeback in Florida and Texas Five confirmed cases across the two states are the first instances of local spread in the United States in 20 years. By Lauren Leffer Published June 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Astronomers Uncover an Entirely New Way for Stars to Die Evidence of gamma-ray bursts emerging from the collisions of stars suggests a previously unknown trigger for stellar explosions. By Isaac Schultz Published June 26, 2023 | Comments (0)
