The world’s first commercial space station is getting closer to launch
The International Space Station (ISS) is one of humanity’s greatest achievements, providing a habitat in orbit that has been occupied...
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What is the heliosphere? A new mission could unravel the mysteries of this complex cosmic environment
Created by the solar wind, a constant flow of charged particles that stream away from the sun, the heliosphere acts as an...
Black hole collision confirms decades-old predictions by Einstein and Hawking
Astronomers have detected a collision between two black holes in unprecedented detail, offering the clearest view yet into the nature...
Once celebrated, an inventor’s breakthroughs are now viewed as disasters — and the world is still recovering
Facing a crowd of journalists, inventor Thomas Midgley Jr. poured a lead additive over his hands and then proceeded to inhale its...
Why axolotls seem to be everywhere — except in the one lake they call home
Scientist Dr. Randal Voss gets the occasional reminder that he’s working with a kind of superstar. When he does outreach events...