ScienceSpaceflight Delayed Rockets From ULA and Europe Inch Closer to First Flights Europe's much-needed Ariane 6 and ULA's heavy-lift Vulcan still haven't made it off the launchpad, but there is some rocketry progress to report. By Passant Rabie Published May 12, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Sleep Apnea Linked to Brain Damage, Study Finds Mayo Clinic researchers found a connection between severe sleep apnea and lesions in the brain that could raise dementia and stroke risk. By Ed Cara Published May 12, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Watch Live as Russian Cosmonauts Deploy a Radiator on the ISS NASA will begin broadcasting the spacewalk at 11:30 a.m. ET, and it is scheduled to last for about 7 hours. By Passant Rabie Published May 12, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace NASA’s Perseverance Rover Spots Evidence of a Turbulent River on Mars The river was once one of many waterways that fed into a lake in the now-dry Jezero Crater. By Isaac Schultz Published May 11, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Don’t Look Now, but Mpox Could Make a Comeback Health officials in Chicago are reporting a resurgence of the viral disease formerly known as monkeypox. By Ed Cara Published May 11, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals Hammerhead Sharks ‘Hold Their Breath’ When Deep Diving The sharks close their gills to stay warm while diving to frigid depths. By Isaac Schultz Published May 11, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight China’s Spaceplane Conducted Multiple Maneuvers With a Mystery Object in Orbit The spaceplane landed this week after spending 276 days in orbit. By Passant Rabie Published May 11, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals Newly Identified Deepwater Shark Has White Eyes and Weird Eggs Researchers have named a species of 'demon shark' that lurks off the coast of Australia. By Kevin Hurler Published May 11, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpace Possible Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of New Jersey Home The incident could be related to the ongoing Eta Aquariids meteor shower. By Passant Rabie Updated May 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Mosquitoes Have Mixed Feelings About Soap, Study Finds Scientists have found that soaps can drastically change whether our smell is attractive or repellent to female, blood-sucking mosquitoes. By Ed Cara Published May 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Ambitious Emirati Mission Seeks to Visit 7 Asteroids and Land on the Big Red One The planned UAE Space Agency mission could launch a spacecraft towards the main asteroid belt in 2028. By Passant Rabie Published May 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Crypto Billionaire Wants to Launch First Commercial Space Station With SpaceX Called Haven-1, the compact space station is scheduled to launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket in 2025. By Passant Rabie Published May 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Scientists Are Finally Capturing the Genetic Diversity of Humanity The Human Pangenome Project hopes to establish a better reference genome for research, and scientists are already learning new things. By Ed Cara Published May 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight NASA Built a Creepy Robot Snake to Slither Its Way Around Alien Worlds EELS is designed to slide down narrow vents on icy worlds, including Saturn's moons, and search for signs of habitability in their subsurface oceans. By Passant Rabie Published May 9, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Wild Koalas Are Being Vaccinated Against Chlamydia The bacterial disease can be very dangerous for these marsupials, causing complications like infertility and blindness. By Ed Cara Published May 9, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight There’s a New Plan to Relocate Hubble Space Telescope and Extend Its Lifespan NASA asked commercial providers to find a way to boost Hubbleβs orbit, and now Momentus Space and Astroscale have offered a solution. By George Dvorsky Published May 9, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Scientists Not Happy With NASAβs Plan to Alter Deep Space Mission The future of New Horizons hangs in the balance as NASA seeks to fundamentally change the focus of the mission. By Passant Rabie Published May 9, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight A Real Housewife, UFC Champion, and McLovin Are Competing in Mars Simulation Reality Show Fox's Stars on Mars is set to premiere on June 5 with host William Shatner serving as "mission control." By Passant Rabie Updated May 9, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight NASA Isn’t Giving Up on Troubled Water-Hunting Moon Cubesat A new tactic to fire up the lunar satellite's engines has resulted in "limited success." By Passant Rabie Published May 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Two Private Astronaut Crews Will Head to Space This Month Axiom Space and Virgin Galactic are hoping to launch astronauts to space in late May, but these companies have very different missions in mind. By George Dvorsky Published May 8, 2023 | Comments (0)