It May Be Safe to Nuke an Earthbound Asteroid After All, Simulation Suggests : ScienceAlert
Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new…
Flight heritage? It isn’t what you think
In space procurement, there are few phrases that carry more weight than “flight heritage.” Once a supplier claims…
A Whole-planet Model Of The Earth Without Life For Terrestrial Exoplanet Studies
A schematic of the key processes included in our abiotic Earth model. Remotely observable quantities (surface temperature, albedo,…
We’re Nowhere Near Ready to Make Babies in Space, Experts Warn
If humanity truly hopes to colonize the solar system, it must overcome a challenge arguably greater than any…
‘System in flux’: Scientists reveal what happened when wolves and cougars returned to Yellowstone
After wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, cougars — that had only regained a foothold a few…
Space tourism raises ‘urgent’ fertility questions, Nasa says
For decades, space has been treated as a workplace — bureaucratic, rule-bound and strictly professional. But as commercial…
Is tyre pollution causing mass deaths in vulnerable salmon populations? | Pollution
Last week, a district judge in San Francisco, California, presided over a three-day trial brought by west coast…
NASA had 3 years to fix fuel leaks on its Artemis moon rocket. Why are they still happening?
NASA was forced to end a critical fueling test of its giant Artemis 2 rocket early in the…
Grim photo captures polar bear mom and cubs resting in mud in summer heat
A bleak photograph shows a mother polar bear and her three cubs resting on bare ground and moss,…
Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon | Tony Wood for the Conversation
Ten years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australia’s…
How NASA Will Study the Moon—And the Astronauts Going There
Episode description: During Artemis II, four astronauts will see the lunar surface as few humans have—and possibly, parts…
Grizzly Bears Film Their Lives in Remote Arctic
The bears filmed an encounter with wolves, which went off without a hitch. On Alaska’s North Slope, some…