Scientists find that “perfect” systems may be surprisingly fragile
Perfection may not always be the best recipe for stability, especially in complex systems such as electrical grids,…
Is it time to rethink the Northeast’s cap-and-trade…
Twenty years ago, a group of Northeastern states signed on to a plan to reduce the greenhouse gases spewing from…
NASA awards SpaceX $946 million for 3 more astronaut missions to the ISS
SpaceX will continue launching astronauts for NASA for at least another four years. The agency just awarded Elon…
Scientists solve a 50-year mystery and discover a new human blood group
More than half a century after scientists first encountered a mysterious marker on human red blood cells, researchers…
Afforestation and reforestation support coupled gains in soil life and carbon storage worldwide
Bastin, J. F. et al. The global tree restoration potential. Science 365, 76–79 (2019). Article CAS PubMed Google…
Space Force eyes mesh network of spy satellites in GEO
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is planning a network of satellites that would continuously monitor activity around…
Methone, a moon of Saturn only about three kilometres across, has no observed craters larger than 130 metres: its porous icy surface may slowly shift and erase impact scars, while Saturn’s tides and the moon’s rotation mould it into a smooth, egg-like shape.
Saturn’s satellite system ranges from Titan, larger than Mercury, to bodies so small that a brisk cyclist could…
Retired wind turbines are being transformed into tiny solar-powered houses and recycled skis by a Swedish company
As much as wind turbines are important, once their blades are decommissioned, all that’s left for them is…
Final ViaSat-3 enters service as SES wraps up O3b mPower launch campaign
TAMPA, Fla. — The third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite has entered service over the Americas, the…
IBM and NASA release Open-Source AI model to support lunar exploration
The NASA‑IBM Lunar Foundation Model turns decades of lunar observations into a foundation for discovery, helping scientists surface…
A 37 percent carpet recycling rate in 1 state stands against 9 percent for the rest of the country, but the pounds it actually collected have been falling for three years
Pick up a three foot offcut of old carpet and the weight is wrong. It feels like a…
Russian cargo spacecraft arriving at ISS today: Watch it live
Progress 96 Cargo Ship Docking – YouTube Watch On Russia’s robotic Progress 96 cargo spacecraft will meet up…