Nightside barrier gently brakes 'bursty' plasma bubbles

The solar wind that pummels the Earth’s dayside magnetosphere causes turbulence, like air over a wing.…

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet—and heal it, too

Intensive agriculture may be nourishing most of the Earth’s inhabitants, but it’s doing the opposite to…

Timer error thwarts Boeing's test capsule mission to space station

A timer error prevented Boeing Co ‘s new astronaut capsule from reaching the desired orbit as…

Kenya backs farming of Monsanto-created GM crop

Kenya has approved the cultivation a GM variety strand created by Monsanto, the president’s office said,…

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft fails to reach ISS due to a broken clock

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched on 20 December, but problems with one of its clocks meant that…

Opinion: Driving home for Christmas (with a ton less carbon dioxide)

It’s that time of year when familiar songs return to the radio—thoughts of Last Christmas, A…

Image: Hubble's close-up of spiral's disk, bulge

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 2051, a galaxy in the southern…

Boeing's Starliner to return to land in 48 hours: Boeing

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will return to land at NASA’s White Sands facility on Sunday after failing…

How tackling 'rape myths' among jurors could help increase convictions at trial

A major review into the low rate of successful rape prosecutions has suggested that there is…

Using light to encrypt communications

Researchers of the UT found a new way to protect data from attacks with quantum computers.…