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5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured this view of Mars’ south polar ice cap Feb. 25, 2015. Three years later, the spacecraft detected a signal from the…

High above a storm, a mysterious red ring appeared for a split second. Here’s how one photographer captured the elusive “elve.”

In recent years, governments worldwide have expressed concern over rising inequality, eroding social cohesion, and declining trust in institutions.

How do opinions form and change in large groups of people? That’s not just a sociological question, it’s a mathematical one. Ph.D. candidate Federico Capannoli studied opinion dynamics. He defended his thesis on November 19.

China’s uncrewed Shenzhou 22 spacecraft arrived at the Tiangong space station early Tuesday morning (Nov. 25), giving the three astronauts living there a safe way to get home.

Whether it is a whole friendship group migrating to using iPhones or a swath of classmates wanting the latest Lululemon waterbottle, network scientists have uncovered the hidden mechanics behind social trends.

Global challenges necessitate cooperation beyond national borders. Prosociality—the tendency to share with and value the outcomes of others—can help achieve this objective. While it is well-established that people favor their own compatriots, people also display substantial prosociality toward individuals from…

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If people do not observe inequality, they are less likely to favor policies that redistribute wealth, such as taxation—but they are also more satisfied with their lot, according to online experiments involving 1,440 US-based participants.

This quiz dives into satellites and explores what is orbiting Earth.