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Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer?
By shifting water to a higher elevation, the giant Three Gorges Dam caused the Earth to spin more slowly.
‘Kitten Space Agency’ is the spiritual successor to ‘Kerbal Space Program’, and they have an ex-SpaceX engineer on the team (interview)
DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the ultimate spaceflight simulator.
We Had a Name for ‘Galaxies’ before We Knew They Existed
Centuries before other galaxies were known to exist, astronomers called them “spiral nebulas.” Today the defunct term still sparks confusion
A New Kind of Vaccine Offers Hope for Surviving Pancreatic Cancer
From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.
Next stop, not Mars: What’s ahead for NASA’s newly launched ESCAPADE Red Planet probes
NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.
The forgotten women of quantum physics
Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – but there have been so many women who helped shaped the field since its inception
China’s Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth after space-debris scare
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.
5 reasons why Blue Origin’s New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal
The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons. Here's a brief rundown.
Could alien life be found in the clouds of an exoplanet?
It's based on the colorful microorganisms that live in the clouds on Earth.