On this day in space! Aug. 2, 1971: Apollo 15 makes 1st-ever televised liftoff from the moon
On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time. Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott…
Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown | Drought
Half of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be…
Elon Musk’s Mars Folly – Daily Kos
One thing that drives me crazy about everyone’s fascination with Elon Musk’s plan for Mars colonization is that…
Without this protein, damaged muscle turns to fat and scar tissue
A protein traditionally associated with protecting chromosome ends also plays an unexpected role in helping muscle stem cells…
China spent decades moving water across a continent. The world’s largest diversion project now serves 185 million people | World News
Representative Image of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project (AI-generated image) In 2002, China’s State Council formally approved construction…
The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos
To test these new ideas, researchers are exploring the infant universe through simulations. “There’s actually been really remarkable…
There May Be 170 Million Black Holes Lurking in The Milky Way’s Graveyard : ScienceAlert
Black holes are sneaky. Unless they light up their surroundings with a rare feeding frenzy, it’s very difficult…
Binman settles debate on putting batteries in waste bin or recycling
A binman has explained what you should be doing with batteries when they’re all used up. A binman…
From Hardspace to Clearspace: How space salvage games compare to real debris removal
While Hardspace: Shipbreaker does an excellent job of capturing the dystopian perils of unchecked hypercapitalism, the real fun…
‘We’re a bit late on the case, but we are on the case’: Author Fred Pearce on the rise of renewables, a defused population bomb, and letting nature find its own way
Climate change’s impacts are being felt everywhere, from health and food security to extreme weather, sea level rise…
Mysterious Milky Way object accelerates protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts
Scientists have conclusively identified a source in the Milky Way that can accelerate protons to some of the…
Does asteroid Nysa have 3 lobes and a moon?
We’ve seen many asteroids that are made from 2 bodies stuck together, but asteroid Nysa might be the…