Artemis II launch: NASA prepares for Wednesday launch of historic space mission
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Category: Science
Scientists discover potentially huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Great Salt Lake
Researchers have found a layer of fresh water beneath Utah’s Great Salt Lake that reaches up to 2.5 miles deep and could turn out to
Concentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma ‘hat’ in the Sahara — Earth from space
A 2025 astronaut photo shows a massif made of concentric mountain ridges in the Libyan desert. The rocky walls contain ancient artworks and are occasionally
Tasmanian tigers discovered in Indigenous rock art in Australia, suggesting these marsupials lived there much longer than thought
Around 14 new rock-art depictions of thylacines, also known as Tasmanian tigers, have been found in northern Australia.
‘Something really big is going to happen’: NASA’s historic Artemis II mission approved for April 1 launch
NASA has given the 10-day Artemis II mission the green light after its flight readiness review, and the weather outlook remains favorable.
For years, scientists could only prove that DOGS existed for 10,000 years — until now
A new study genetically shows dogs existed almost 5,000 years earlier than scientists could prove.
NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch
On Wednesday, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II could blast off on a mission around the moon and back. No astronaut has ventured out to
Philanthropy is a ‘significant form of power.’ Here’s how Jeffrey Epstein exploited that
A large share of science funding comes through philanthropy, with little legal or public scrutiny. This lack of oversight allowed Jeffrey Epstein to cultivate scientists
Pig semen molecule could deliver chemotherapy to hard-to-reach eye cancer, mouse study suggests
Researchers showed that “exosomes” from pig semen may be used in a potential new treatment for retinoblastoma.
Sendoff for Artemis II Crew
From left to right, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, and
In Expanding de Sitter Space, Quantum Mechanics Gets Even More Elusive
In theory, a universe can come in any shape or size, but scientists prefer to think about three basic kinds of universes: one that’s expanding
Heavy soil tilling for agriculture can do more harm than good
The tiny seismic signals of rainwater moving through the ground show how heavy tilling damage soil.
Quantum physics can confirm where someone is located
The concept of entanglement links far-flung particles. That relationship can prove that someone is in the location they claim to be.
‘We are getting very, very close’: NASA makes final Artemis II preparations as expectation grows for Wednesday launch
NASA’s Artemis II crew is ready to fly around the moon, with promising weather forecasts for a Wednesday launch.