Category: 9. Sci-Tech

A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream of extracting resources from asteroids.

Researchers are taking a closer look at asteroids to figure out which of these…

Nathalie Cabrol is no ordinary scientist. The astrobiologist holds two records for the highest-altitude scuba dives. She achieved them unintentionally while exploring the lake at Licancabur, a nearly 6,000-meter-high volcano on the border between…

Want to know when each planet will be at its best or when you can catch eye-catching planetary pairings in 2026?

This guide breaks down the major planetary events of the year, from conjunctions to oppositions to close planet-star encounters.

Binoculars are an amazing tool for stargazing, and they are especially useful for beginners, as they often don’t need as much astronomy knowledge as you would need for operating a telescope. They do require a steady hand, though, for detailed…

Saturn and Neptune lie close together in the evening sky. Use the brighter ringed planet to point the way to the more distant world.

For 10 years, the scientist and photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk has been observing pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses) on the fragile North Sea archipelago stretching along the Dutch, German and Danish coastline. A remainder of the

From the International Space Station, astronauts gaze upon a vast sea of stars, the view almost entirely unencumbered by Earth’s atmosphere. Their perspective on outer space, as it turns out, extends beyond the Milky Way.

Located about…

January 1, 2026 | By Scott Jenkins

Several situations, including when takeaway capacity is limited at remote oil-well sites, result in methane flaring. To avoid wasting that resource, several strategies have been…