Why you canât see space junk in Artemis II photos
The Artemis II astronauts have completed their historic lunar flyby and taken the pictures to prove it. But as skygazers continue enjoying the images of both the moon and Earth,…
April 2026
6 famous people with animals named in their honor
Sometimes it feels like the names of new species can come from just about anythingâfrom regions to a supportive grandmother to a creatureâs short butt. Certain people, however, have received…
Earthset
NASA The Artemis II crew captured this view of Earth setting on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. As the astronauts flew over the Moonâs far side,…
Is âlab-grownâ meat actually safe?
In 2023, the U.S. government approved the sale of âlab-grownâ chicken after it passed food safety tests. Lab-grown meat, also called âcultivatedâ or âculturedâ meat, is meat grown in a…
Giant Jell-O measures crowd volume in wobbles
Sports arenas across the United States could soon have a new, jiggly way to measure the excitement of a game. Jell-O, the company most known for its physics-defying gelatin dessert,…
Drought Parches Florida
Shallow groundwater aquifers are driest in northern and central Florida in this map based on observations acquired on March 30, 2026, by the GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On)…
NASAâs Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight
On Monday, April 6, 2026, six days into the Artemis II mission, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen surpassed…
Mathematicians figured out the perfect espresso
People love a good cup of coffee, but how do you get a perfect brew? Barring philosophical deep dives into the nature of perfection, an international team of mathematicians and…
NASAâs Northrop Grumman CRS-24Â Mission OverviewÂ
NASAâs Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24, will deliver approximately 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. This mission will be…
Rome unleashed an ancient âmachine gunâ on Pompeii
(Left), the axonometric hand drawing of the polybolos, by A.R., was partially colored by V.C. using the graphic post-production software GIMP 3.0.4.; (right), the 3D model by C. Formicola based…