Apple TV+’s sci-fi saga ‘Foundation’ is getting a Season 4: ‘We look forward to continuing the epic’
“It’s been fantastic to watch ‘Foundation’ become such a global phenomenon, with fans tuning in from every corner of the world.”
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NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) It’s been 30 years since the discovery of the first planet around another star like our Sun. With every new discovery, scientists move closer to answering whether there are…
Songs for Littles: The research that explains YouTube sensation Ms Rachel
For many parents of babies and toddlers, there is one YouTube channel that is a household name. Ms Rachel and her Songs for Littles has attracted nearly 17 million subscribers, offering a colorful, playful space where music, movement and early…
Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it’s been a tasty tradition for thousands of years
Billions of people regularly eat insects. In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, chapulines—toasted grasshoppers—stand out as a beloved seasonal treat that follows the start of the rainy season, a period that runs from late May through September.
NASA Rideshares Integrated Ahead of Launch
Technicians completed integrating NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite to an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter ring at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near NASA’s…
Listen closely: Research suggests lie detection is more accurate when based solely on audio
A recent study by the University of Portsmouth has found that focusing on audio alone improves the performance of the interviewer during interviews, particularly in criminal investigations.
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Annual Low
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Daily images of ice cover in the Arctic Ocean (left) and around Antarctica reveal sea ice formation and melting at the poles over the course of two years (Sept…
Don’t miss the beautiful summer Milky Way next week as the new moon goes dark on Sept. 21
The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum week to check out the beautiful summer Milky Way.
Study explores enduring effects of sexual violence during Rwandan genocide against Tutsi
A study led by McGill University researchers offers insights into intergenerational memory and the experiences of children born of conflict-related sexual violence and their mothers in post-genocide Rwanda.
Watch an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument zoom past Earth live on Sept. 18 (video)
Watch live as a potentially hazardous asteroid makes a close flyby of Earth on Sept. 18.