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Why love really is a drug
On this Valentine's Day, watch a video about certain chemicals - including dopamine, oxytocin and vasopressin - making you feel good around someone you love.
February 14, 2023
Chuck Yeager – personification of the ‘right stuff’ – born 100 years ago
Chuck Yeager, a military test pilot, became the first to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. Afterwards, he was dubbed "the fastest man alive."
February 12, 2023
Sundog obliterated by a rocket 13 years ago
On February 11, 2010, a solar observatory that launched into space ripped apart a sundog and created a new ice halo that amazed scientists.
February 10, 2023
Starship fires (almost) all her engines
SpaceX performed a successful full-duration static test fire of the Starship Heavy Booster on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
February 9, 2023
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 37,000
The Turkey-Syria earthquake of February 6, 2023 - a 7.8 magnitude earthquake - has wreaked devastation on the area. Images, links and updates here.
February 9, 2023
US military retrieval of Chinese balloon
The military used underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels to retrieve all pieces of the Chinese balloon shot down in early February, 2023.
February 8, 2023
Is a space junk disaster inevitable? Another close call
Two large pieces of Soviet-era space debris narrowly missed colliding in a space junk disaster on January 2023. Is a collision inevitable?
February 8, 2023
Chinese spy balloon shot down off U.S. coast
Sky observers saw an alleged Chinese spy balloon cross the U.S. Then - on Saturday - the U.S. military shot it down off the coast of South Carolina.
February 4, 2023
Dinner on Mars will transform food on Earth
The technologies needed to plan for dinner on Mars will also help us transform how things are done here on Earth, where 1/3 of all food is thrown away.
February 3, 2023
NASA, DARPA: Nuclear rocket to Mars and beyond
NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket to Mars. An uncrewed prototype could launch as early as 2027, they said.
January 25, 2023
