What can you do if you get your period in space? Scientists are making that question a little easier to answer by testing how well a menstrual cup, a popular reusable period product, holds up against the pressures of space flight.
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Scientists sent a menstrual cup to space. This is how it went
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This experiment could help make space more comfortable and accessible to female astronauts. . | Credit: Westend61/Getty Images
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Two ancient cousins of Lucy walked on two legs in different ways
On the ancient plains of Ethiopia, early human relatives were already trying out different ways of being upright. If you grew up hearing about Lucy as the main star of that era, new fossil finds invite you to picture a busier scene, with at least…
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11 Star Parties For Next Weekend’s Geminid Meteor Shower Peak
On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Geminid meteor shower will peak.
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One of the strongest meteor showers of the year is about to peak during a period of heightened activity for the Northern Lights, but is your night sky dark enough for the rare…
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Where’s the normal matter in our universe?
Mysterious blasts of radio waves from across the universe called fast radio bursts help astronomers catalog the whereabouts of normal matter in our universe. Image via ESO/ M. Kornmesser/ The Conversation (CC BY-SA). The 2026 EarthSky lunar…
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Quantum discovery shocks researchers by breaking rules of physics
Humanity’s understanding of the universe has always evolved with each new discovery.
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Single-molecule water dynamics on h‑BN and graphene interfaces
Researchers from Graz University of Technology and the University of Surrey have examined how subtle atomic-level differences between graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h‑BN) affect the behavior of water on their surfaces. Understanding such…
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A 180-Year Assumption About Light Was Just Proven Wrong : ScienceAlert
Scientists have recently discovered an interaction between an electromagnetic wave and its own magnetic component as it passes through a material, updating a 180-year-old assumption that only accounted for the interaction between light and…
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‘Heavenly rains’: Ethereal structure in the sky rivals famous ‘Pillars of Creation’ — Space photo of the week
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What it is: Emission nebula NGC 6820 and open star cluster NGC 6823
Where it is: 6,000 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula
When it was shared: Nov. 19, 2025
This spectacular image of an emission nebula — a cloud of gas and…
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New moonquake discovery may force NASA to rethink lunar missions
A new study report has been published which demonstrated that shaking from…
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