Science

An international team of researchers say they’ve found a more efficient route from Earth to the moon using advanced computer modeling.

People who smile empathically at someone’s happiness or frown at their suffering become more attractive. Conversely, smiling out of schadenfreude does not make someone any less attractive. Roujia Feng will defend her Ph.D. thesis on May 26, based on research…

SpaceX has stacked its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster at the company’s new Starbase launch pad, ahead of the rocket’s 12th test flight.

The Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge — the fifth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a competition to advance persistent infrastructure for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. NASA Flight Opportunities invites applicants to propose a payload that can be manipulated by…

Academic success at university could depend on the changing interaction between students’ habits over time rather than fixed traits such as intelligence or total study hours. This conclusion is discussed in the International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering in a…

The U.S. military test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 20, 2026.

Imagine taking out a 12-inch ruler and finding that the number 12 is on the left side and the number 1 is on the right side. For most native English speakers, this would be disorienting. We are used to seeing…

Climate change is rapidly destroying cultural heritage sites across the Arctic, as exemplified in a 17th century “whalers’ graveyard” which provides invaluable insights into early whalers’ way of life, according to a study published in PLOS One by Lise Loktu…

Neptune’s moon Nereid might be the only satellite surviving from the planet’s original system, researchers report in a new study.

Many pilots and cabin crew members go to work despite suffering from mental or physical health issues. This is shown in a new doctoral thesis by Filippa Folke at Karolinska Institutet.