Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science, but at a risk

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...

Sacramento students at St. Francis to send science experiment to the International Space Station

Inside the STEM Zone at St. Francis Catholic High School, through trial and error, iteration and adaptation – with equal ...
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Fruit flies in space - Chinese astronauts show experiment on Tiangong station

Chinsese astronauts are conducting experiments with fruit flies and more aboard the Tiangong space station. Credit: China ...
Tech Xplore

It is rocket science: New method to more rapidly evaluate heat shields

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat ...

How Jeff Nippard Became the Face (and Body) of Science-Based Lifting

The bodybuilding YouTuber is nearly synonymous with the science-based lifting movement. Now he’s built a state-of-the-art ...
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Astronaut shares stunning view of Earth from the International Space Station

Astronauts aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) never fail to be amazed by the breathtaking views of Earth from their ...
New Scientist

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...
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AI helps pilot free-flying robot around the International Space Station for 1st time ever

"This is the first time AI has been used to help control a robot on the ISS." ...

One small step for periods in space, one giant leap for research in long-term space missions

It may still be an uncomfortable subject for some, but periods are a real thing that people need to manage. But what do ...

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returns after 8 months in space; here’s what he brought back for humanity

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has returned to Earth after an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station. He ...

Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while launching more missions and increasing the total science return. If ESCAPADE ...
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New Scientific Discovery unlocks real-time insight into quantum behavior

In a major advance for quantum science, an international team of researchers has achieved the first-ever observation of ...