Category: 7. Science

After its most recent successful New Glenn mission, Blue Origin is announcing propulsion upgrades to its star rocket, and plans for a larger “super-heavy class rocket” that puts the company in even closer competition with SpaceX.

Blue Origin says…

Over 4.5 billion years ago, a giant body smashed into Earth in a cosmic collision that birthed our planet’s loyal companion, the moon. Now, new research indicates that this body, named Theia, may have actually formed in the inner solar system…

Scientists at Texas A&M University say they may have found a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular energy production.

Their approach uses engineered particles to push stem cells into producing extra mitochondria, which then move…

In 1845, Michael Faraday showed that light and magnetism are linked. He passed a beam through glass inside a magnetic field and found that its…

Water is weird. When ice cubes float at the top of a drink, they’re defying the norm. Solids are generally denser than liquids, so they sink. But because of its hydrogen bonds, water produces unusual and complex behaviors.

Studying water…

November 20, 2025, Mountain View, CA — The SETI Institute is pleased to open the call for applications for the 2026 Mino Postdoctoral Fellowship. This research program offers an exceptional opportunity for talented early-career…

The most detailed supercomputer simulation ever of our Milky Way galaxy has been created by combining machine learning with numerical models. By running 100 times faster than the next most detailed models, the program gives astronomers the…

A collaboration between the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC) and Earth to Sky (ETS) – an exciting, growing partnership between NASA, the National Park Service, and other federal, state, and local organizations – is…