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Space Exploration 9 hours ago

What happens to the human body in deep space?

Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment—these are just a few of the challenges space travelers face on long-duration missions, even before considering the psychological toll of isolation.

Astronomy 11 hours ago

European star-gazing agency says Chile green power plant will ruin its view

Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert—home to the world's darkest skies—will spoil its view of the stars and threaten its science mission.

Environment 17 hours ago

The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War, for good reason

In 1957, Hollywood released "The Deadly Mantis," a B-grade monster movie starring a praying mantis of nightmare proportions. Its premise: Melting Arctic ice has released a very hungry, million-year-old megabug, and scientists ...

Optics & Photonics 22 hours ago

Scientists unlock new dimension in light manipulation, ushering in a new era in photonic technology

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have made a discovery that could pave the way for a transformative era in photonic technology. For decades, scientists have theorized the possibility of manipulating the optical properties ...

Plants & Animals Mar 17, 2025

Spelunking for spiders in Nullarbor's hidden caves

The vast expanse of the Nullarbor Plain, on traditional Mirning land, is an enigmatic and captivating landscape.

Planetary Sciences Mar 17, 2025

NASA's EZIE launches on mission to study Earth's electrojets

Under the nighttime California sky, NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:43 p.m. PDT on March 14.

Astronomy Mar 17, 2025

Pallas family asteroids reveal unique blue spectroscopic profiles

Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different spectroscopic profile than Psyche, for example. So it might come as no surprise that another of the main ...

Space Exploration Mar 17, 2025

Building a solar power satellite from moon dust

Solar power satellite (SPS) advocates have been dreaming of using space resources to build massive constructions for decades. In-space resource utilization (ISRU) advocates would love to oblige them, but so far, there hasn't ...

Astronomy Mar 17, 2025

How radiation from black holes could have a nurturing effect on life

At the center of most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, sits a supermassive black hole. Interstellar gas periodically falls into the orbit of these bottomless pits, switching the black hole into active galactic ...

Space Exploration Mar 17, 2025

Radioisotope generators—inside the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the sun for the electricity needed to run ...

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