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Futuristic space concrete uses astronauts’ blood
Scientists in the U.K. have developed a kind of "space concrete" using dust and human blood that could be used for future human habitats on Mars or the moon.
September 23, 2021
Bible story of Sodom revisited. Was it a meteor strike?
The Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah describes ancient cities destroyed for their wickedness. New research suggests a meteor impact instead.
September 22, 2021
U.S. and China: Cooperation or competition in space?
Between the U.S. and China: Will it be collaboration or competition that defines international space science and exploration in the 21st century?
September 19, 2021
What is time, and why does it move forward?
What is time, and why does it move forward? Cosmologist Thomas Kitching of University College London explains how the arrow of time points to the future.
September 19, 2021
Wildfire threatens a SETI telescope in California
Wildfire threatens a SETI telescope. The Allen Telescope Array in California was built specifically for SETI. Scientists and engineers evacuated.
September 11, 2021
Here are the 2022 Breakthrough Prize winners
2022 Breakthrough Prize winners made discoveries leading to Covid-19 vaccines, treatments for neurological diseases, and more precise quantum clocks.
September 10, 2021
Reptiles as pets: dispelling the myths
Increasingly, people oppose owning reptiles as pets, believing they pose a danger to public health or are too cold to love. Why do reptiles get a bad rap?
September 1, 2021
Nuclear fusion ignition: Big laboratory breakthrough
Nuclear fusion ignition was triggered in a lab for the first time, and it could lead the way to clean energy and insights into the Big Bang.
August 26, 2021
ESA screens a record number of astronaut hopefuls
Astronaut hopefuls are being asked for their patience as ESA processes over 23,000 applications to its astronaut recruitment; a number that far exceeds the agency’s most optimistic forecasts.
August 24, 2021
Blockchains work like DNA in cells, scientists say
Blockchains work like DNA, says a new study. Its instructions are replicated across thousands of "nodes," much as DNA is replicated in cells.
August 22, 2021
