How a clothing company is helping innovate in space exploration
This week, Intuitive Machines will launch its IM-1 mission, sending the Nova-C lander barreling towards the Moon in what it hopes will be the first …
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A giant space parasol could help with climate change, but is it a realistic goal?
The idea of putting something between Earth and the Sun to help combat climate change isn’t a new one. In fact, some have suggested using …
NASA probe spots twin volcanic plumes on Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has completed yet another flyby of Io, Jupiter’s highly volcanic moon. Coming eerily close to the moon, the small spacecraft was able …
Earthly bacteria could be the biggest threat to colonizing Mars
A new study examines the threat bacteria could pose to human space colonization. According to the findings, which were published in Astrobiology, Earthly bacteria can …
New data provides alarming insight into just how fast Antarctic ice could melt
The Antarctic ice shelves are in danger of melting. That’s a warning that scientists have spent decades screaming about at the top of their lungs. …
We finally know why blueberries are blue
Why are Blueberries blue? That question might seem crazy, but stick with me for a minute. See, scientists have spent the past several years trying …
Voyager 1 may be lost to us forever
One of the most iconic space probes ever launched could be on its way out the door. The Voyager 1 probe, which has spent the …
A massive, dead satellite will barrel back down to Earth this month
A massive, dead ESA satellite will fall back to Earth later this month. The satellite, which is known as ERS-2, first launched into orbit in …
Why NASA’s PACE mission matters
NASA is getting ready to launch one of its most important space missions of 2024 into orbit. PACE, which stands for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean …
Harvard scientist continues to claim that he found alien tech in the ocean
Pieces of a meteorite may hold evidence of an alien spacecraft, Harvard scientist Avi Loeb continues to claim. A notorious UFO hunter, Loeb has made …
Scientists 3D-printed functional human brain tissue for the first time ever
A group of researchers working with the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have created the first 3D-printed human brain tissue that is actually functional. The …
Intuitive Machines sets Valentine’s Day launch date for next US moon lander
This year has not been a good one for moon landers. Not only did the last US attempt to put a lander on the moon …
NASA discovered a possibly habitable super-Earth just 137 light-years away
NASA says it has discovered evidence of a nearby super-Earth that is located within its star’s habitable zone. Its unique location means that the super-Earth …
MIT scientist ran Doom on E. coli cells in an experiment that sounds like sci-fi
It’s crazy to think of how far video games have come since the original Doom release in 1993. But, as iconic of a game as …
This zombie fern can reanimate its dead leaves to keep itself fed
Researchers have made a shocking discovery. According to a new study published in Ecology, scientists have discovered a “zombie fern” in Panama that reanimates its …
Scientists can use spiderwebs to learn more about environmental DNA
Life on Earth is a rich and beautiful thing. But there’s a lot that is changing and even fraying thanks to the effect that human-caused …
Plastic waste is so bad hermit crabs are using plastic for shells now
Plastic waste is at an all-time high, with reports of tiny plastic falling from the sky even being seen as recently as 2020. But as …
Crazy experiment kept a pig brain alive for hours with no body
In what just might be one of the most horrifying scientific twists of the year, scientists have managed to keep a pig brain alive for …
Climate change is making it harder for trees to ‘breathe’
A new study highlights just how much climate change is affecting our trees. According to new research, which was recently published in Proceedings of the …
Solar maximum could make the 2024 solar eclipse even more astounding
2024’s total eclipse, which will be the last total solar eclipse in the U.S. until 2045, will be quite the spectacle when it happens in …
Scientists find ‘seeds of life’ in samples from asteroid Ryugu
Samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu contain traces of comet particles, which some researchers say could be the “seeds of life.” The samples were originally …
This is the most detailed X-ray map of the universe ever
Space is a really big place. In fact, our universe is more massive and expansive than we can probably ever fully understand. To give us …
3 tools you’ll need to watch April’s total solar eclipse in person
The upcoming April 8 total solar eclipse will be the last total solar eclipse that the U.S. will see until 2045, making it quite an …
Photographer captures shot of rare aurora curls over Iceland
A photographer watching the night sky in Iceland has captured beautiful images of rare “aurora curls,” where the light appears to vibrate along with the …
Confusion, not attraction, draws insects to light, new research shows
For decades, scientists have believed that insects were attracted to bright, artificial light. This has spurred the creation of countless “insect lights” designed to attract …
Astronomers just discovered 18 new black holes gorging themselves on nearby stars
A recently published study in The Astrophysical Journal details 18 new black holes discovered eating away at nearby stars. The black holes were found when …
Hubble hits new milestone in search for water in space
Astronomers have been searching for years to find evidence of water in space. Despite all of that hard work, discovering that evidence has been incredibly …
Webb captures spellbinding images of 19 spiral galaxies
The James Webb space telescope has amassed what the ESA is calling a “treasure trove” of new images of spiral galaxies. While the images themselves …
3 ways Ingenuity has changed how we will explore other worlds
It’s impossible to know the future, and yet, I’m confident that Ingenuity’s impact on how we explore space will be significant. The little Mars-bound helicopter …
Japan’s stranded Moon lander is back online; JAXA shares first SLIM images
After nine days of sitting on its nose on the lunar surface, Japan’s upside-down Moon lander has finally found power. The “moon sniper,” as the …
