Luxembourg’s Bid to Become the Silicon Valley of Space Mining
In 2016, Luxembourg began taking steps toward dominating the asteroid mining industry, and so potentially the flow of cash and…
The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts Only Gets More Beautiful From Here
To understand what will happen next in the ongoing case of the super-energetic fast radio bursts, look to the discoveries…
Month by Month, 2016 Cemented Science’s Sexual Harassment Problem
To hear a story about sexual harassment in the sciences, just ask a person who has been a woman in…
John Glenn, First US Astronaut to Orbit Earth, Has Died at 95
He was also the oldest human to leave the planet. Godspeed, John Glenn. The post John Glenn, First US Astronaut…
NASA’s Power Supply Mistake on the ISS Was Totally Avoidable
Preventable oopses like the backwards installment of capacitors waste time, energy, and taxpayer dollars. The post NASA’s Power Supply Mistake…
How One Composer Turns Science Into Serious Drama
Scientific topics, like love triangles or bank heists, are all about drama, emotions, and humans—and that’s what chords and chromatics…
“Breakthrough Listen” SETI Project Could Miss ET’s Phone Call
A $100 million SETI effort may not be able to verify an intelligent extraterrestrial signal if it catches one. The…
How NASA Will Choose Astronauts for Its Incredible Journey to Mars
When the agency put out its latest application call, it specified that the lucky few might fly in Orion, a…
A Material From Shapeshifting Planes Could Heal Human Flesh
Polyvinylidene fluoride is a material NASA researchers have refined for use in morphing aircraft, which shapeshift in response to their…
Molten Salt Reactors Could Soon Help Power Earth—And One Day Mars
If we get our way and really put humans on Mars in the next two decades, they’re gonna need power.…