A California startup will operate its first astronaut mission next year, if all goes according to plan.
NASA announced on Thursday (Feb. 12) that it has picked Long Beach-based Vast to conduct the sixth private astronaut flight to the
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Hidden bacteria dominate Earth’s deep soils – Sciworthy
Deep beneath Earth’s surface lies a largely unexplored ecosystem known as the Critical Zone. The Critical Zone is a region of soil extending from the ground surface to the bottom of the groundwater zone, and forms a dynamic interface…
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NASA’s SPHEREx telescope produces new 3D map of hundreds of millions of galaxies |
Space observatories tend to work quietly, collecting data long before images reach the public. In March 2025, NASA launched the SPHEREx…
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SpaceX conducts 14th Starlink launch of year – VIDEO
SpaceX began the U.S. President’s Day holiday with an early-morning Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, pushing through difficult weather conditions to carry out the mission successfully….
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‘Dream Engineering’ Can Boost Your Puzzle-Solving, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
We’ve seen dream engineering in blockbuster movies like Christopher Nolan’s Inception, and a new study shows that the science-fiction-style idea may be much closer to science fact than we realized.
A team led by researchers from Northwestern…
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Plasma chemistry: reviving forgotten technology for sustainable ammonia and fuel production
- Scientists are increasingly turning to non‑thermal plasma as a low-energy way to drive chemical reactions, offering an electrified alternative to traditional high‑temperature, high‑pressure processes.
- UK spin-out…
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New Tool May Cut Collision Risk for Earth Satellites
Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions that could help protect the space environment while continuing to deliver vital data for tackling global challenges,…
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The myth that women are more naturally empathetic than men
Girls and women are often said to be more attuned to the faces of others, an important skillset needed for empathy, but results are mixed, and recent research suggests this preference is not something they are born with. A meta-analysis published…
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Temporal Information: Synaptic footprints of time in working memory
From remembering a phone number just long enough to dial it, to keeping track of the steps in a recipe, we move through sequences of items and events without a second thought, instinctively aware of what comes next. Every step seems…
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