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SpaceX and NASA are ready to launch astronauts. Here’s the 10-year journey it took to get here.
It hasn’t been easy, but human spaceflight never is. Read more…
Growing Anomalies at the Large Hadron Collider Raise Hopes
Recent measurements of particles called B mesons deviate from predictions. Alone, each oddity looks like a…
Unexplained Phenomena Keep Suggesting the Universe Isn’t What We Thought
Two unrelated studies recently raised the same possibility: the laws of physics might not apply everywhere,…
China is officially going to Mars
China’s Mars mission is scheduled for July as the country ramps up its space exploration efforts…
How to watch SpaceX’s rocket launch for its first crewed mission
Later this evening, SpaceX will be launching its Falcon 9 rocket with two NASA astronauts onboard…
Despite corona, pivotal pancreatic cancer study in Israel hits benchmark
Overall survival rate increased from 11.1 months to 19.9 in some trials. The 613 in CPI-613…
How to watch SpaceX launch NASA astronauts to the ISS in historic Demo-2 mission
A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to carry two astronauts from US soil to the space…
Tips to be a better problem solver [Last lecture] | Lockdown math ep. 10
Tips on problem-solving, with examples from geometry, trig, and probability. Read more…
What’s happening to Pluto’s atmosphere
The dramatic fall in atmospheric pressure on Pluto is much larger than astronomers expected. Read more…
Scientists find climate change tipping point for tropical forests
Forests in the tropics will be resilient to global warming as long as we stop temperatures…
Team in Germany observes Pauli crystals for the first time (Update)
A team of researchers at Heidelberg University has succeeded in building an apparatus that allowed them…
Antarctica’s weird green snow set to spread due to climate change, scientists predict
Antarctica’s weird green snow set to spread due to climate change, scientists predict “It’s not grass…
John Horton Conway (1937–2020)
John Horton Conway (1937–2020) “Playful master of games who transformed mathematics.” Read more…
Comet SWAN is coming — and it’ll be visible without a telescope
Comet SWAN is coming — and it’ll be visible without a telescope “A new comet is…
No evidence of an influence of dark matter on the force between nuclei
No evidence of an influence of dark matter on the force between nuclei “The universe mainly…
Europe’s Most Active Volcano Is Sliding Into the Sea
Europe’s Most Active Volcano Is Sliding Into the Sea “Here’s how we know.” Read more…
NASA is looking for participants to isolate in a Russian lab for 8 months
NASA is looking for participants to isolate in a Russian lab for 8 months “With people…
Life Might Be Common In The Universe, But Intelligence Is Likely Rare
Life Might Be Common In The Universe, But Intelligence Is Likely Rare “Extraterrestrial life should arise…
Parts of Siberia are hotter than Washington, with temperatures nearly 40 degrees above average
Temperatures have been warmer in northern Siberia lately than in Washington, part of what one expert…