Science
In a cutting-edge milestone for orbital innovation, the U.S. military‘s secretive X-37B space plane has begun advanced aerobraking maneuvers to shift its orbit. Launched on its seventh mission (OTV-7) in … Read More
Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. … Read More
SpaceX will boost the space station for the first time Friday (Nov. 8), as the company prepares to eventually kill the orbiting complex. A Dragon cargo spacecraft docked to the … Read More
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all Notice: JavaScript is required for this … Read More
Credit: Space Lab We have seen a recent surge of interest in whether it’s possible to grow potatoes and other plants in Martian soil, but what is the likelihood that … Read More
When things get tough in adulthood, it might seem appealing to return to simpler times. One bizarre marine creature has taken this approach to dire situations quite literally, regressing its … Read More
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX has delayed a Falcon 9 rocket launch from California on Wednesday, just hours after it … Read More
Topline A group of northern U.S. states may be able to get a look at the northern lights Wednesday night, with forecasters predicting a continuation of Tuesday’s geomagnetic activity that … Read More
Scientists on Wednesday said that they have successfully stirred a strange matter called a “supersolid” – which is both rigid and fluid – for the first time, providing direct proof … Read More
The hungriest known black hole in the early universe has been found, thanks to teamwork between NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Chandra X-ray Observatory. The black hole’s voracious … Read More
