New Advances Bring the Era of Quantum Computers Closer Than Ever
Some 30 years ago, the mathematician Peter Shor took a niche physics project — the dream of building a computer based on the counterintuitive rules
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‘Trust us; you look amazing’: Artemis II crewmembers share first message from space
As Artemis II begins humanity’s first return to the moon in over 50 years, the four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft shared their first message
Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human?
Between 2 million and 3 million years ago, humans appeared in Africa — but identifying them in the fossil record is turning out to be
Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time
High-resolution X-ray offers a new look at an understudied organ: the clitoris.
A new tweak to Einstein’s relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang
A new physics paper proposes modifications to Einstein’s theory of relativity that could solve one of the biggest issues about our understanding of the Big
‘We go for all of humanity’: Artemis II rocket lifts off to the moon — look back at our live coverage
The Artemis II crew have left Earth and are bound for the moon. Take a look back at our live blog’s launch coverage from the
NASA’s Artemis II has left Earth’s orbit, and 4 astronauts now head to the moon
With the last major firing of its engine, the Artemis II spacecraft is now on a path that will take it around the moon and
Big tech’s next move is to put data centers in space. Can it work?
In orbit, power is free. But everything else is expensive.
This week in science: How much exercise you need, flu resistance and fortified food
NPR’s science podcast Short Wave brings us stories on food fortification, why some people don’t seem to get the flu, and a study on how
Artemis II officially leaves Earth’s orbit on the way to the moon
With a successful translunar injection burn, NASA’s Artemis II mission stopped circling Earth and began the first crewed journey toward the moon since the Apollo
Earth’s energy imbalance is much more extreme than climate models show — but scientists aren’t sure why
For reasons that are still unclear, climate models underestimate the growing gap between the amount of energy Earth receives from the sun and the amount
Chinese satellite with robotic ‘octopus arm’ passes key refueling test in orbit — making longer-lived space assets more likely
The experimental Hukeda-2 satellite and its highly flexible robotic arm have passed a major refuelling test in low Earth orbit. The demonstration is the latest
Fossils reveal many complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosion
Hundreds of Chinese fossils from the dawn of animal evolution may change how scientists think of this critical period of prehistory.
Artemis II Astronauts Launch to Moon
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian