Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its other hemisphere […]
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Can public trust in science survive a second battering?
Public trust in science has shown a certain resiliency, but it is being tested like never before. Public trust in […]
Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
Getting oxygen from regolith takes 24 kWh per kilogram, and we’d need tonnes. Without adjustments for relativity, clocks here and […]
Despite court orders, climate and energy programs stalled by Trump freeze
Chief of the EPA is also trying to claw back $20 billion, citing alleged wrongdoing. President Donald Trump’s freeze on […]
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
That mission, and the 2020 Chang’e-5 robotic mission before it, are the first to return lunar rocks to Earth since […]
AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
Skip to content Enzyme mechanisms can be complex, and getting them to work is tricky. Enzymes are amazing catalysts. These […]
From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion
The waveform of the recording. From SOSUS to wind farms Back in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, this kind of […]
Seafloor detector picks up record neutrino while under construction
Skip to content Neutrino was over 10,000 times over the limits of our best particle accelerator. Optical detection module of […]
Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure
America may not maintain its position as a global leader in biomedical research. Biomedical research in the US is world […]
If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets
The search for extraterrestrial life has always been a key motivator of space exploration. But if we were to search […]