Science

Science • Jun 15

SpaceX soars with its first launch as a public company, marking a new era

SpaceX executed its first Falcon 9 launch since going public on June 15, a routine yet symbolically powerful Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force...

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Science • Jun 15

Two years, 2 million words: How a brain implant transformed an ALS patient’s life

For the past six years, Casey Harrell's life has felt like a slow-motion car crash. At 42, he began to lose his voice to the neurodegenerative disease ALS,...

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Science • Jun 15

NASA is going to great lengths to keep dirty human fingers off its $4.3 billion space telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is designed to capture enormous images faster than any other space telescope has before. But first NASA must keep...

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Science • Jun 15

1,000 times faster than Hubble: Up close with the NASA space telescope meant to unlock the cosmos

After it launches in August, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to survey more of the sky than any space telescope before,...

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Science • Jun 15

Dazzling display: Fireball streaks across the night sky in over a dozen states

Hundreds of eyewitnesses saw a bright fireball streaking across the night sky in over a dozen states over the weekend. The fireball was captured by three...

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Science • Jun 15

Abstract algebra unlocks distinguishable states for quantum systems

Researchers around the world are racing to develop new quantum-based systems for sensing, communication, computing and control that have the promise of...

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Science • Jun 15

Thermochemical mantle plume identified as the likely origin of Earth's largest oceanic plateau

The Ontong Java Plateau in the western Pacific Ocean is the largest oceanic plateau on Earth, and its formation mechanism has not been well understood.

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Science • Jun 15

Fossils from Chinese Cave Fill Crucial Gap in History of Gigantopithecus blacki

Deep inside a limestone cave in southern China, paleontologists have uncovered an assemblage of thirteen fossilized teeth belonging to Gigantopithecus...

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Science • Jun 15

Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission

Astrobotic unveiled its next lander headed to the moon: Griffin-1, which will carry one of the heaviest payloads ever delivered to the lunar surface.

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Science • Jun 15

Put your name aboard NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

If you missed the chance to get your name in space during Artemis II's historic mission in April, you don't have to wait until Artemis III in 2027 for...

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Science • Jun 15

SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st launch as a public company (video)

SpaceX sent 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on Monday (June 15) — a number that nearly matched the percentage-point jump the company's stock has taken on...

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Science • Jun 15

SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon to Undock from ISS on June 16

After 30 days attached to the International Space Station, SpaceX's Cargo Dragon spacecraft is heading home. The vehicle supporting the 34th Commercial...

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Science • Jun 15

Brain-Computer Interface Empowers ALS Patient with Independent and Precise Communication

In a groundbreaking advancement poised to revolutionize assistive technology for individuals with severe paralysis, researchers have demonstrated that a...

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Science • Jun 15

Brain-computer interface enables independent, accurate communication for man living with ALS

A new study demonstrates that a person with severe paralysis caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can use a brain-computer interface (BCI) at home...

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Science • Jun 15

NASA’s Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions

Over a 14-year period from 2000 to 2014, astronomers pointed NASA's X-ray observatory at the M83 galaxy. They discovered that about half of the X-ray...

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Science • Jun 15

Brain-computer interface: ALS patient uses brain implant for 19 months

An ALS patient has been using a brain-computer interface daily at home for almost two years. The study provides important evidence for its everyday...

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Science • Jun 15

Scientists Built a Tiny “Universe” And Watched Time Emerge From Chaos

Scientists created a miniature universe using 24000 ultracold atoms where time emerges from entropy flow, potentially solving physics' biggest mystery.

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Science • Jun 15

New study assesses Titan's resources and their potential uses

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is a unique environment in our solar system. It is the only moon (or body beyond Earth) to have a dense, nitrogen-rich...

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Science • Jun 15

San Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years

The system is critically stressed, and that physics-based models such as this one give them a clearer picture of the range of scenarios for which to be...

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Science • Jun 15

SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Returns Loaded With Science

Scientists await a big splash in the Pacific Ocean as one of the most research-packed Dragon spacecraft to date returns, completing the 34th SpaceX.

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