Category: 7. Science

Scientists have found that DNA polymerases can write long, structured stretches of new genetic material without any template to copy.

That finding reframes a long-known but overlooked behavior as a potential way to build DNA at lengths that…

Sorry, but we need to talk about Artemis 2’s space toilet again.

The loo on Artemis 2‘s Orion capsule has gotten a lot of attention since the moon mission launched on April 1, and not just because it’s the first privy ever to fly beyond Earth…

On Monday, after the crew aboard Artemis II made a historic feat by breaking Apollo 13’s distance record, they made the moment even more special by proposing to name one of the craters on the moon “Carroll” in memory of Commander Reid Wiseman’s…

Scientists at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have reached a milestone with the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) experiment. Located deep underground at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory…

NASA has scheduled Northrop Grumman’s next Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, with a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch targeted no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT (10:49pm AEST) on Wednesday, April 8.

The mission, known…

The Artemis II crew has now broken the record — previously held by Apollo 13 — for the farthest distance any humans have ever travelled from Earth. The crew also completed a flyby of the moon’s far side and sent back some amazing…

Got sore, itchy eyes? You’re probably one of the millions of people who spend too much time staring at screens, being bombarded with blue light. Rub your eyes too much and your eyelids might turn a slight, pinkish hue.

So far, so normal. But…

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