How deep-ocean vents fuel massive phytoplankton blooms

Researchers at Stanford University say they have found an aquatic highway that lets nutrients from Earth’s…

China conducts first sea-based space rocket launch

China launched a space rocket from sea for the first time on Wednesday, its space agency…

NASA's first SpaceX astronauts ready for 'messy camping trip' to space

The first U.S. astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off…

Space Rider: Europe’s reusable space transport system

Initially proposed in 2016, ESA’s Space Rider reentry vehicle provides a return to Earth and landing…

Time for answers: Vega-C

Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Space Transportation, answers questions on Europe’s next-generation launch vehicle, Vega-C.  Vega-C…

Space Rider animation

This animation shows the launch of ESA’s reusable lifting body called Space Rider atop Vega-C. On…

Time for answers: Space Rider

Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Space Transportation, answers questions on Space Rider. Space Rider is a…

Bats have an ambulance in their ears

Anybody who has been passed by an ambulance at high speed has experienced a physical effect…

Researchers identify link between more frequent, intense heat events and deaths in Las Vegas

Over the last several decades, extreme heat events around the world—particularly in the American Southwest—have gotten…

CubeSat plus CubeSat

Technology image of the week: These twin briefcase-sized nanosatellites will fly around each other then dock…