ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA has selected Axiom Space for its fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for 2027.
In a statement late Jan. 30, NASA said it signed an agreement with Axiom for the mission,…

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA has selected Axiom Space for its fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for 2027.
In a statement late Jan. 30, NASA said it signed an agreement with Axiom for the mission,…

Microbiologist John van der Oost of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant to further develop a promising CRISPR-based approach to cancer treatment. With funding of €150,000, he and…


When Aryna Sabalenka is really deeply contemplating her Australian Open final rematch with Elena Rybakina, it won’t be that breakthrough success in 2023 that she’ll be dialing in on. It won’t be the other three Grand Slam finals she’s…
When rating amyloid PET scans, don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. This was the message delivered by Margo Heston at the Human Amyloid Imaging meeting, held January 12–14 in San Juan, Puerto Rico….

“Melania,” the Amazon MGM-produced documentary following the typically guarded US first lady as she prepares for her husband Donald’s second inauguration, opened in theatres Friday.
The wide release came a day after a lavish premiere at the…

Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown molecular mechanism by which the transcription of genetic information from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) into…

An asteroid which risks colliding with the moon in just years could produce “the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history”, scientists say.
Asteroid 2024 YR4, which at one point risked smashing into Earth, has the potential…

Originally launched in 1999, the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory has now amassed a catalogue of over 1.3 million individual detections. These detections are available for viewing in the Chandra Source Catalogue (CSC) 2.1 version, which contains…

Even after 32 years, actress Toni Collette still hears, “You’re terrible, Muriel,” from fans!
The phrase originated from the 1994 rom-com “Muriel’s Wedding,” starring Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee and Daniel Lapaine.
When On…