A real life space botanist comments on the potato garden in ‘The Martian’
In the hit movie, “The Martian,” stranded astronaut Mark Watney famously survives on Mars by creating a potato garden using Martian soil mixed in...
Study: Space your pregnancies to maintain bone health
Many women space out their pregnancies for a variety of reasons. However, some try again after a short interval, or experience an “oops pregnancy”....
SpaceX’s Starship Achieves Historic Flight with Successful Booster Recovery
On October 13, 2024, SpaceX launched its Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, from its Starbase facility in South Texas. This...
Researchers don spacesuits to explore Hawaiian lava tubes as if they were on Mars
Imagine trying to pick up a pebble or scrape microbes off a cave wall in a bulky spacesuit with puffy gloves on, under...
Study highlights the role of green spaces in conflict
Green spaces can promote well-being, but they may not always be benign. Sometimes, they can be a tool for control.
That’s the gist of a...
Lost in Space No More: Wearable Gadgets to Guide Astronauts in the Cosmos
Wearable devices have emerged as a potential solution to prevent astronauts from experiencing spatial disorientation during spaceflight, a condition that poses significant risks. A...
DARPA issues contracts to build hypersonic space plane XS-1
The problem of achieving cheap and reliable access to space has vexed engineers since the dawn of the space age. The recent run of...
Company building ‘SpiderFab’ for NASA that spins space structures like a spider
Space.com reported Monday about a NASA funded concept, called SpiderFab, that promises to combine 3D printing techniques and the way spiders spin a web...
Scientists reveal best image yet of mysterious ORCs in space
Astronomy’s newest mystery objects, odd radio circles or ORCs, have been pulled into sharp focus by an international team of astronomers using the world’s...
Researchers reveal first-ever evidence of a plasma ‘space hurricane’
The first observations of a space hurricane have been revealed in Earth’s upper atmosphere, confirming their existence and shedding new light on the relationship...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
