NASA tests abort system on astronaut capsule built for moon missions

An unmanned full-scale NASA crew capsule blasted off from a Florida launchpad on Tuesday in a…

Restraint Urged in Response to 2-Meter Reallocation Proposal

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Unmanned aerial vehicles

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are increasingly used for tasks that are too difficult or dangerous…

RUBI – Full Steam Ahead for the ISS

The next supply mission (CRS-18) to be launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will transport a special…

Tweeting while watching TV diminishes enjoyment

Toggling between viewing entertainment and social media lessens a person’s ability to escape reality and enjoy…

Rewilding: As farmland and villages are abandoned, forests, wolves and bears are returning to Europe

Rewilding is often thought of as a fantastical vision of the future. One day we might…

Generation and sampling of quantum states of light in a silicon chip

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Technical University of Denmark have found a promising…

Germany fines Facebook $2.3 million under hate speech law

German authorities say they have issued Facebook with a 2 million-euro ($2.3 million) fine under a…

Atmosphere of Mid-Size Planet Revealed by Hubble and Spitzer

Two NASA space telescopes have teamed up to identify, for the first time, the detailed chemical…

When drought threatens crops: NASA's role in famine warnings

NASA’s satellite imagery and model forecasts regularly help agricultural and aid agencies to monitor the performance…