This Is The First Face Astronauts Will See After a Year in Space
In the event you ever find yourself returning to Earth aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, there are surely a lot of faces you’ll want to see …
Top Army Doctor Leery of Treating PTSD with Marijuana
The Army’s top doctor is skeptical that the first-ever federally-approved study will show that marijuana can help U.S. veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. “It’s …
Why the EPA is Partly to Blame for the Flint Water Crisis
Amid the ongoing fallout from the protracted water crisis in Flint, Mich., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency order Jan. 21 announcing it …
This Company Just Got Permission to Land a Robot on the Moon
Less than a month after the 47th anniversary of Neil Armstrong‘s first steps on the moon, a private spacefaring firm has overcome a major hurdle …
What a 4-Billion-Year-Old Organism Says About Life in Space
You may or may not know someone named Luca, but you owe your life to a Luca all the same. What’s more, so do we …
Watch Astronaut Scott Kelly Play Ping Pong in Space With a Water Droplet
Astronaut Scott Kelly may be in space, but that isn’t stopping him from having a bit of fun. Want proof? On Thursday, Kelly tweeted a …
Gypsy Moth Caterpillars Are Eating Their Way Through the Forests of the Northeast
The impact of a pesky bug in the Northeast U.S. is apparent in satellite images of forest areas taken by NASA. The European gypsy moth …
No, the Apollo 10 Astronauts Didn’t Hear ‘Alien Music’ Behind the Moon
There are two ways to try to get attention on the science blogs and in the space nerd circuit: One, claim that there’s a deep, …
Birds Spotted on Google Doodle for Phoebe Snetsinger’s Birthday
Doctors gave Phoebe Snetsinger a year to live when they diagnosed her with melanoma in 1981, she decided to spend her remaining time birding. In …
Ship Noises Could Hurt Endangered Killer Whales, Study Finds
Low-frequency noises produced by ships could be hurting endangered whale species, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in PeerJ, concludes that smaller …