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Analytical Chemistry May 29, 2025

Rethinking our relationship with CO₂—greenhouse gas could lead to development of sustainable fuels

The goal of carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation is to turn pollution into fuel. This process transforms CO2, one of the main greenhouse gases, into chemical products and renewable fuels. One important product is methanol, ...

Space Exploration May 27, 2025

Aiming for less explosive end, SpaceX targets Starship launch this evening

SpaceX looks to get its developmental Starship back into space, this time with fewer explosions, and for the first time flying with a reused Super Heavy booster.

Space Exploration May 27, 2025

SpaceX set for next Starship launch after fiery failures

SpaceX is set Tuesday for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket—the linchpin of founder Elon Musk's Mars ambitions—after the vessel's last two outings ended in fiery explosions.

Space Exploration May 26, 2025

FAA OK's SpaceX to launch Starship again after last flight's destruction

SpaceX's last two efforts to make progress on its Starship and Super Heavy rocket ended with streaks of debris hurtling across the sky. The Federal Aviation Administration, though, is now satisfied it's safe for SpaceX to ...

Plants & Animals May 2, 2025

Paragliders invade Orlando Wetlands: Birds spooked, birders aghast

Most weekends, the Facebook pages dedicated to the Orlando Wetlands focus on spectacular pictures of nature in action—huge, hungry gators, mischievous otters and a flamboyant array of nesting birds.

Biotechnology Apr 24, 2025

Prairie grass shows benefits for sustainable aviation fuel in studies

Switchgrass has gripped Midwestern soils for millions of years, but soon, the earthbound prairie grass could fly. New studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign identify economic and environmental considerations ...

Environment Apr 16, 2025

Holiday flights could carry fewer passengers as world warms

Rising temperatures due to climate change may force aircraft at European airports to reduce passenger numbers in the coming decades.

Space Exploration Apr 1, 2025

FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin New Glenn booster failure

The Federal Aviation Administration has said that it will allow Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to fly again, following a review of the January mishap in which the rocket made a successful debut launch but crashed during landing.

Astronomy Mar 28, 2025

NOAA's GOES-19 satellite releases new coronagraph data to public

Near real-time preliminary data from NOAA's first Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a powerful solar telescope onboard the GOES-19 satellite, are now publicly accessible. GOES-19, launched in June 2024, began providing the new ...

Environment Mar 26, 2025

NASA demonstrates new wildland fire airspace management system

NASA researchers conducted initial validation of a new airspace management system designed to enable crews to use aircraft to fight and monitor wildland fires 24 hours a day, even during low-visibility conditions.

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