The Propellantless Spacecraft Technologies That Could Help Us Reach the Stars
A Soyuz-FG rocket launches from “Gagarin’s Start” (Site 1/5), Baikonur Cosmodrome. Credit: Bill Ingalls Future spacecraft may travel…
Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar | US economy
As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to…
Quantum teleportation cuts photon loss in long-distance transmission
Quantum teleportation has moved a step closer to practical use after researchers demonstrated that it can transmit quantum…
Earth’s biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate
Scientists have discovered that one of the most extreme volcanic events in Earth’s history did more than build…
How cities are turning their polluted rivers into swimming havens
“Until today, I’d never bathed in my own city before,” Janbon said as she wrung river water out…
Basking shark’s scales could inspire flexible materials
The skin of a basking shark is covered in fang-shaped scales so large and oddly arranged that researchers…
Researchers extracted water directly from lunar soil in July 2025 and used sunlight to convert it into breathable oxygen and rocket fuel — cutting out any need to ship water from Earth, where a single gallon costs an estimated $83,000 to launch
Researchers working with material returned by China’s Chang’e-5 mission reported on 16 July 2025 that they had used…
Wildfire smoke is driving terrible air quality in major cities, but relief is coming
Thick, choking plumes of smoke from wildfires in Canada are pouring into major cities across the Midwest, Northeast…
'Fireball' meteorite that smashed into New Jersey home contains ingredients of life from ancient proto-planet – Live Science
‘Fireball’ meteorite that smashed into New Jersey home contains ingredients of life from ancient proto-planet Live ScienceMeteorite that crashed…
In pictures: How forensic science is helping tackle wildlife poaching
At first glance, Britta Jaschinski’s award-winning photo below looks like an otherworldly portrait of a green turtle drifting…
Sun-like star caught after eating one of its own planets
Astronomers have found strong evidence that TOI-5882, a sun-like star about 1,300 light-years from Earth, may have consumed…
This tiny spider builds webs across rivers with silk more than 10 times tougher than Kevlar |
Spotting a spider web stretching from one side to the other seems impossible, yet this is exactly what…