4 wild ways animals breed
Valentine’s Day means that love and coupling up is in the air. Yet for the rest of the animal kingdom, it’s just another day. While our idea of romance may…
February 2026
Crew-12 Launches
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack…
Psychologists made people look at spiders. They didn’t like it.
There are plenty of studies examining why humans are so hardwired to detest spiders. However, fewer researchers have spent time investigating just how far we’ll go to avoid even looking…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev…
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry
A solar concentrator is tested as part of the Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project, which aims to produce oxygen from simulated lunar regolith for use at the Moon’s south pole.…
Stonebreen’s Beating Heart
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Stonebreen’s Beating Heart Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions…
NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station
Credit: NASA NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida.…
Humans really don’t need chins
Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker is one of the art world’s most recognizable images. The monumental depiction of a man hunched forward, right hand resting against his chin, is synonymous with…
Elephants are smart. So are their whiskers.
An elephant’s trunk is a wonder of evolution. Gentle, yet dextrous, it can pick up solid items, help them communicate, and be a helpful showering tool. Inside, 1,000 whiskers give…
NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A NASA crew member practices using lunar tools to collect geology samples at NASA’s Johnson Space Center during an…