NASA Wants Your Help Naming Its Mars 2020 Rover
School-age children across the nation submitted essays proposing names for the upcoming rover mission... ...read more
Author: Vishay Singh
This Regenerative Building Material is Made From Sand and Bacteria
Combine sand, gelatin and bacteria, let them rest and watch one brick turn into eight. ...read more
Making Air from Moon dust: Scientists Create a Prototype Lunar Oxygen Plant
Researchers are testing a method for extracting oxygen from imitation moon rocks, which could be invaluable to future lunar settlers. ...read more
Meteorite Impact 2 Billion Years Ago May Have Ended an Ice Age
The Australian crater Yarrabubba is the oldest known on Earth, according to new measurements, and it might be linked to the end of a “Snowball Earth” ice age. ...read more
Small and Rocky or Big and Gassy: The Two Main Kinds of Planets
Latest Crew Dragon Test Moves SpaceX Closer to a Crewed Flight
A successful test of the abort system means the spaceflight company is on the verge of sending humans into space. ...read more
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Astronomers Find Four Strange New Objects in the Center of the Milky Way
The dust-shrouded objects may be binary stars merging as they orbit the supermassive black hole in our galaxy's core. ...read more
My Long and Arduous Journey Across the Frontiers of Fertility Technology
Elizabeth Katkin tried for years to conceive a child. With the help of futuristic fertility tech, she finally succeeded. ...read more
Marijuana Might Impair Driving Abilities Even After the High Wears Off
In a driving simulation, people who started using recreational cannabis prior to age 16 had difficulty following the rules of the road. ...read more