Category: 7. Science

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might matter, according to new NASA research.

NASA aeronautics has worked for years to enable new air transportation options for…

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The early Universe was a busy place. As the infant cosmos exanded, that epoch saw the massive first stars forming, along with protogalaxies. It turns out those extremely massive early stars were stirring up chemical changes in the first…

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Iowa State’s Aaron Rossini has…

Robots are beginning to enter one of the most personal spaces in our lives: the home. As people grow older, the pace and rhythm of daily life often shift. Tasks that once felt effortless can become genuine challenges.

Carrying a glass of water….

Scientists are increasingly focused on resolving the singularities predicted by classical general relativity through the framework of loop quantum gravity. Xiaotian Fei and Cong Zhang, both from the School of Physics and Astronomy, Key…

Scientists may be closing in on the long-missing landing site of the Soviet Union’s Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely touch down on the moon.

On Feb. 3, 1966, Luna 9 descended into Oceanus Procellarum on the western edge of the…

A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the Sun toward Earth. Here, it meets the Earth’s magnetic fields, which shield our planet like a giant umbrella. The Space Umbrella project needs your help investigating this…

A single unusually warm year can significantly affect the health of Arctic animals. A new study shows that Arctic ringed seals are facing a double threat: climate-driven nutritional stress and a buildup of harmful contaminants in their bodies….