ScienceSpaceflight NASA Announces Astronauts Who Will Fly Past the Moon on Artemis 2 The four-person crew will strap into the Orion capsule in 2024 as part of the space agency's ongoing lunar program. By Passant Rabie Updated April 3, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Senator Ted Cruz Will Unfortunately Speak Today at NASA’s Artemis Astronaut Unveiling The presence of the controversial Texas senator will dampen the mood at what will otherwise be a historic day for NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. By George Dvorsky Published April 3, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight This Week in Spaceflight: NASA’s Artemis Astronaut Reveal, Plus a Space Station Shuffle We’ll also be following a pair of important Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX, including the company’s seventh rideshare mission. By George Dvorsky Updated April 3, 2023 | Comments (0)
Science Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Can You Figure Out These Bizarre Words? Word nerds: This challenge of homophones and syllables is for you. By Jack Murtagh Published April 3, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceAnimals 12 Animals That Look Fake but Are Not Happy April Fools' Day. You'd be forgiven for thinking these species are a practical joke. By Isaac Schultz Published April 1, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceConservation In Ukraine, Dead Dolphins Tell a Story of Ecocide and Violence In one national park, staff are collecting corpses of dolphins. They're among the many environmental casualties of Russian missiles. Aliide Naylor Published April 1, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight SpaceX’s Starship Megarocket Slated to Deliver This Wild Lunar Rover to the Moon The agreement with Astrolab marks SpaceX's first commercial contract for transporting cargo to the Moon with its upcoming megarocket. By Passant Rabie Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
SciencePaleontology Sparkly Rock in Museum Turns Out to Be 60-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Egg In a remarkable find, a lustrous mineral formed inside a fossilized titanosaur egg. By Isaac Schultz Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth You Cookie Dough Freaks Just Never Learn In yet another advisory against the consumption of uncooked cookie dough, CDC investigators have linked a current, multi-state Salmonella outbreak to flour. By Lauren Leffer Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Is NASA Done Sending Traditional Rovers to Mars? The space agency's proposed longterm strategy for exploring the Red Planet involves lower-cost missions and paving the way for humans to land on Mars. By Passant Rabie Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Scientists May Have Found the Culprit Behind Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreaks in Kids Three independent teams in the U.S. and UK have published evidence this week pointing to a common virus. By Ed Cara Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Exactly Who Is the Investor Behind Virgin Orbit’s Failed $200 Million Rescue? Matthew Brown left a trail of questionable claims about his business experience. Tim Fernholz—Quartz Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Richard Branson’s Rocket Company Shuts Down for ‘Foreseeable Future’ The company's inability to secure new funding has placed the space venture in serious jeopardy. By Passant Rabie Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth Extremely Unfortunate Things You Can Be Allergic To Some unfortunate folks have rare allergies to things that are nearly impossible to avoid, like water and sunlight. By Ed Cara Published March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight What’s the Difference Between SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb? Starlink and OneWeb both promise global internet coverage, yet there are important differences between the satellite-based service offerings. By George Dvorsky Updated March 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight Watch Live as NASA Reveals the Artemis Astronauts Who Will Fly to the Moon NASA's picks will be the first four humans to fly past the Moon since the Apollo program. By Passant Rabie Updated March 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceHealth How Did a Human End Up Infected by This Rose-Killing Fungus? A man in India is the first person thought to be sickened by a fungus that usually attacks and kills rose plants. By Ed Cara Published March 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
ScienceSpaceflight China Takes a Small Step Towards Improving Its Falling Rockets Problem China is reportedly finalizing a plan to use parachutes to better control falling side boosters, but it's a limited solution to a larger problem. By Passant Rabie Published March 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
Science Plants Yell When They’re Stressed Out Tomato and tobacco plants emit airborne popping sounds when things aren’t going their way, new research finds. By Isaac Schultz Published March 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
SciencePaleontology Sorry, Jurassic Park: T. Rex Had Lips Ferocious theropod dinosaurs had skin that covered their teeth, new research suggests. By Isaac Schultz Published March 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
