Science

  • ScienceSpace

    We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here's what they told us

    Current leaders across the space industry share wisdom and advice as we reflect on the achievements of women in space during Women's History month.

    18 min read
  • ScienceCNN

    ‘It’s a dolphin!’: Researchers uncover unusual ancient fossil in the Amazon

    This week, meet an ancient dolphin that was twice the size of a human, learn how to photograph the total eclipse, uncover George Washington’s relatives, and more.

    5 min read
  • ScienceThe New York Times

    Heat Waves Are Moving Slower and Staying Longer, Study Finds

    When heat waves swept across large parts of the planet last summer, in many places the oppressive temperatures loitered for days or weeks at a time. As climate change warms the planet, heat waves are increasingly moving sluggishly and lasting longer, according to a study published Friday. Each decade between 1979 and 2020, the rate at which heat waves travel, pushed along by air circulation, slowed by about 5 miles per day, the study found. Heat waves also now last about four days longer on aver

    4 min read
  • ScienceSpace

    This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You

    On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.

    2 min read
  • BusinessSpace

    Spaceflight doubleheader! SpaceX launches 2 rockets in 4-hour span (video)

    SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets today (March 30) from Florida less than five hours apart.

    2 min read
  • ScienceSpace

    Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case

    New observations provide an intriguing window into what happens when a slumbering black hole awakens to devour a star.

    6 min read
  • ScienceCNN

    Why some clouds vanish during solar eclipses

    While watching the upcoming solar eclipse, see if you can spy any puffy, shallow clouds before the marvelous natural phenomenon wipes them from the sky.

    9 min read