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The rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon is rolling to the pad for its historic mission, which could lift off just a few weeks from now.
Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems are prioritized, how evidence is translated into practice and who ultimately benefits from scientific advances. For researchers whose communities have not…
At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic world of quantum mechanics a century ago, they weren’t trying to build better medical tools or high-speed internet. They were simply curious about…
Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be flaked to the desired shape and form.
Researchers have turned artificial intelligence into a powerful new lens for understanding why cancer survival rates differ so dramatically around the world. By analyzing cancer data and health system information from 185 countries, the AI model highlights which factors, such…
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On Episode 193 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger Launius about the space agency’s past.
This week, a new analysis of Jupiter’s atmosphere estimated that the gas giant has 1.5 times more oxygen than the sun. Researchers in Brazil identified a protein that allows pancreatic cancer to infiltrate nerves and spread early in the course…
The first solar eclipse of the year will take place on Feb. 17, 2026.