Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter
What would it take to run a cable from the ISS to Earth? Depends how fast you want the Earth to rotate.Read More
The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET
This research could represent the first documented case of paracetamol production from plastic waste using E. coli bacteria.Read More
‘They’re Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.Read More
A European Startup’s Spacecraft Made It to Orbit. Now It’s Lost at Sea
The Exploration Company lost contact with its Mission Possible vehicle a few minutes before touchdown in the ocean.Read More
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Alabama Students
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers conducts research operations inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Students attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions. At 12:40 p.m. [...]
What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18)
5 Min Read What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18) What are asteroids? Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor planets.” These space rocks were left behind after our solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Asteroids are found in a wide range of [...]
Scientists Are Sending Cannabis Seeds to Space
The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, researchers will subject its seeds to radiation in orbit and see what happens.Read More
Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements
Explore This Section Science Artemis Mission Accomplished! Artemis… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 5 min read Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements The NASA Science Activation program’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pathways (NESSP) team has successfully concluded the [...]
NASA Intern Took Career from Car Engines to Cockpits
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Some career changes involve small shifts. But for one NASA engineering intern, the leap was much bigger –moving from under the hood of a car to helping air taxis take to the skies. Saré Culbertson spent more than a decade in the auto industry [...]
India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level
Remote-sensing data and artificial intelligence are mapping the most heat-vulnerable buildings in cities like Delhi, in an effort to target relief from extreme temperatures at a granular level.Read More