A Meteorite Spent 19 Days with Microbes on the ISS. What They Extracted Surprised Researchers
Asteroids and meteorites contain the raw materials needed for future space infrastructure, including rare and high-value metals. The…
Researchers stumble upon troubling discovery shedding light on emperor penguins
Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey have made an unexpected breakthrough while examining satellite photographs of the Antarctic…
Tardigrades and water reveal potential for food growth on Mars
Tardigrades have a reputation for being nearly indestructible. These microscopic animals, often nicknamed water bears, can dry out…
From white goods to ‘driver Tizer’: volunteers pick up slack in England’s fly-tipping crisis | Waste
Last Wednesday, in a layby outside Brackley, Northamptonshire, Trish Savill and her band of self-styled Wombles proudly took…
February’s ‘rare planetary alignment’ peaks Feb. 28 — here’s what to look for in the planet parade
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus and Mercury are staring in a “planetary parade” this week, but your ability…
Harnessing Sun To Extract Oxygen On Moon
NASA/Michael Rushing Light shines onto a solar concentrator being tested in this Aug. 7, 2025, photo. The concentrator…
Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal | Water
Sarah Lambert took her usual morning swim for 40 minutes off Exmouth town beach before her volunteer shift…
Webb’s Infrared Vision Reveals Planetary Nebula that Looks Strikingly Like Celestial Brain
The unmatched sensitivity of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in both near- and mid-infrared light sheds new…
4 items to never put in recycling trash or binman warns ‘it won’t be collected’
A binman has warned if you put certain things into the recycling bin, then it won’t be collected,…
SpaceX eyes confidential March IPO filing at potential $1.75 trillion valuation
SpaceX is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering as soon as March and could seek…
The whale graveyards that transform the deep sea
A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales’ bodies lie in the shallows. Had they died naturally, their…
Greece, Cyprus, and France Partner for Revolutionary Laser Satellite Tech
This initiative utilizes a technology that swaps traditional radio waves for high-speed laser beams. Credit: NASA Johnson /…