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Watch SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown March 8
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship will leave the International Space Station and splash down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, March 8, 2019. How to watch both events live.
March 7, 2019
Ospreys’ recovery is global conservation success story
Chemical pollution and hunting pushed ospreys - which are large, hawk-like birds - to the edge of extinction. Now they've rebounded and can be spotted worldwide, often nesting on human-made structures.
March 6, 2019
Want cleaner roadside air? Plant hedges
To improve air quality near urban roads, scientists from the Global Centre for Clean Air Research recommend planting hedges that can trap air pollutants.
February 27, 2019
Green dragon aurora over Iceland
Do you see the dragon in this green aurora that appeared over Iceland earlier this month? It's an example of what's called pareidolia.
February 27, 2019
Could cockroaches survive a nuclear apocalypse?
Cockroaches have a reputation for resilience, even when it comes to surviving a nuclear bomb and radiation - but will they really outlive us all?
February 23, 2019
Watch: Aurora borealis over HAARP
Never-before-seen footage of night skies over the HAARP antenna array in remote northern Alaska.
February 20, 2019
Stonehenge mystery solved?
A new study suggests that Europe's ancient megaliths, including Stonehenge, might have stemmed from a single hunter-gatherer culture in what's now northwestern France.
February 17, 2019
Just for fun: Tour alien worlds
Some fun multimedia from NASA, including (free) Exoplanet Travel Bureau posters, cool 360-degree visualizations, and a journey into the life and death of planetary system.
February 11, 2019
Stargazing destinations: Yellowknife
This 3rd episode of an ongoing stargazing video series - called Chasing Darkness - is from Yellowknife, Canada. It features the magnificent northern lights.
February 10, 2019
Weird winter water: Steaming lakes, thundersnow, slurpee waves
An atmospheric scientist explains why water can do some strange-looking things at very cold temperatures, and what's different about snowfalls on Mars.
February 6, 2019
