Category: 9. Sci-Tech

Later today, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, sending astronauts back to the moon (albeit on a flyby mission, no landing) for the first time in decades.

It’s the sort of news story that has media outlets giddy with excitement….

Saturn has a lopsided magnetic field, far different from the mostly even magnetosphere of Earth, new research suggests. The ringed gas giant’s wonky magnetic shield may be the result of its rapid rotation (a day on Saturn lasts just 10.7…

Researchers at the University of Osaka have hit a vital milestone toward creating tabletop X-ray lasers, with the goal of building ultracompact high-energy electron accelerators.

Using high-intensity lasers, researchers have taken an important…

While the notion that we might be approaching Earth’s maximum, or its breaking point, has previously been associated with environmentalism, there is now a growing amount of scientific research to support this notion. With our population…

Thousands of chemical reactions take place in cells every second, and many of them must take place at the correct location on a specific intracellular membrane. An enzyme called VPS34, also known as class III PI3K, has a crucial role in…

When humanity dreams of building homes on the Moon or Mars, the conversation often centers on rockets, habitats, and food supplies. Yet one of the most profound questions remains quietly unsolved: Can life itself begin and thrive beyond…