DNA from mammoth remains reveals history of last surviving population
DNA from mammoth remains reveals history of last surviving population
Larger / An artist’s conception of one of Wrangel Island’s last mammoths. Beth Zaiken A small group of woolly mammoths became stranded on Wrangel Island about 10,000 years ...
This Week’s Space Podcast: Episode 117 – A House on the Moon
This Week’s Space Podcast: Episode 117 – A House on the Moon
In episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Isaac Arthur chat with ICON Build’s Evan Jensen about 3D printing habitats on the Moon and one day on Mars. For ...
US ‘on schedule’ in race with China to land men on Moon, NASA chief says
US ‘on schedule’ in race with China to land men on Moon, NASA chief says
After another Chinese spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface earlier this month, this time to take samples from the far side of the moon, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson praised a ...
The book that could have killed me
The book that could have killed me
It’s funny how sometimes things you think are bad turn out to be good in retrospect. Like many of us, as a child I was fascinated by science of all kinds. As I got older, I became ...
Earth’s mysterious deep-dwelling microbes are only just beginning to be understood
Earth’s mysterious deep-dwelling microbes are only just beginning to be understood
Eventually, over many years of research, Boston and other scientists discovered that the microbes in Lechuguilla do much more than excrete a little dirt. Lechuguilla is encased in thick ...
Chang’e-6 heads for Earth with the first samples of the far side of the Moon
Chang’e-6 heads for Earth with the first samples of the far side of the Moon
HELSINKI – China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft is on its way to Earth to deliver samples collected from the far side of the Moon. The Chang’e-6 service module is likely ...
The family claims NASA space debris exploded through the house after falling from orbit
The family claims NASA space debris exploded through the house after falling from orbit
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Two large asteroids safely pass Earth just 42 hours apart
Two large asteroids safely pass Earth just 42 hours apart
Safety in Space 24/06/2024 5516 view 12 like Two large asteroids will safely pass Earth this week, a rare occurrence timed to commemorate this year’s Asteroid Day. None of them ...
The Webb Telescope Discovers Stunning Stellar Jets in the Serpentine Nebula
The Webb Telescope Discovers Stunning Stellar Jets in the Serpentine Nebula
In this image of the Serpentine Nebula from the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found a cluster of protostellar outflows lined up ...
The Perseverance Rover team returns the critical instrument in the hunt for life on Mars
The Perseverance Rover team returns the critical instrument in the hunt for life on Mars
A key instrument on NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has been revived after six months of inactivity, renewing efforts to search for evidence of ancient microbial life on the Red ...
Eumetsat moves weather satellite from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9
Eumetsat moves weather satellite from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9
WASHINGTON — European weather satellite operator Eumetsat has moved the next launch of a weather satellite from an Ariane 6 to a Falcon 9, a move that surprised and irritated European ...
A breathtaking 3D Journey through the pillars of creation
A breathtaking 3D Journey through the pillars of creation
This image is a mosaic of visible light and infrared views of the same frame from the Pillars of Creation visualization. The three-dimensional model of the pillars created for the ...