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Schools, museums, libraries can apply to receive artifacts from NASA

Science News // 14 hours ago

Schools, museums, libraries can apply to receive artifacts from NASA

June 7 (UPI) -- NASA is giving STEM programs across the country the opportunity to receive historical objects from the agency to be used for educational purposes.

Hurtigruten Norway reveals details on planned zero-emission cruise ship

Science News // 20 hours ago

Hurtigruten Norway reveals details on planned zero-emission cruise ship

Researchers say new AI program can predict majority of hospital readmissions

Science News // 20 hours ago

Researchers say new AI program can predict majority of hospital readmissions

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

Science News // 2 days ago

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

Heat-trapping atmospheric carbon dioxide soars to new record

U.S. News // 2 days ago

Heat-trapping atmospheric carbon dioxide soars to new record

June 5 (UPI) -- Heat-trapping carbon dioxide hit record levels in May, peaking at 424 parts per million and blowing past levels not seen in more than 4 million years, NOAA scientists announced Monday.

SpaceX launches space station resupply mission after weekend delays

Science News // 2 days ago

SpaceX launches space station resupply mission after weekend delays

June 5 (UPI) -- SpaceX successfully launched its Crew Resupply Mission 28 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida late Monday morning after scrubbing the liftoff twice over the weekend.

SpaceX fails attempt to launch 2 missions in a single day

Science News // 3 days ago

SpaceX fails attempt to launch 2 missions in a single day

June 4 (UPI) -- SpaceX has failed an attempt to launch two missions in a single day after scrubbing a cargo mission scheduled for Sunday afternoon "due to high winds."

Weather delay moves SpaceX resupply mission to same day as Starlink launch

Science News // 4 days ago

Weather delay moves SpaceX resupply mission to same day as Starlink launch

June 3 (UPI) -- Weather in Florida has delayed the launch of the SpaceX Dragon cargo mission, which is now slated to lift off Sunday, the same day the company also plans to send a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.

Safety concerns force Boeing to delay Starliner spacecraft mission again

Science News // 5 days ago

Safety concerns force Boeing to delay Starliner spacecraft mission again

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 2 (UPI) -- Starliner, the spacecraft Boeing designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, will not fly any time soon because of problems related to the parachutes and wiring insulation,

Loaded with science, supplies, SpaceX freighter ready for launch to space station

Science News // 5 days ago

Loaded with science, supplies, SpaceX freighter ready for launch to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 2 (UPI) -- A freighter carrying solar panels to boost the International Space Station's electrical reserves for scientific activities and equipment to collect data on solar storms is ready for launch Saturday from Florida.

Infant boys make more vocalization sounds than girls in first year, study shows

Science News // 6 days ago

Infant boys make more vocalization sounds than girls in first year, study shows

Girls have long been thought to have a language advantage over boys as infants. But new research finds that boys make more vocalization sounds than girls do in the early months of life.

June's short nights to bring plenty of stargazing opportunities

Science News // 1 week ago

June's short nights to bring plenty of stargazing opportunities

June has the shortest nights of the entire year across the Northern Hemisphere, but there will still be plenty to see in the sky this month after the sun has set.

NASA hearing on UFOs disappoints public, frustrates devotees

Science News // 1 week ago

NASA hearing on UFOs disappoints public, frustrates devotees

May 31 (UPI) -- The long-awaited NASA hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena Wednesday in Washington lacked any revelations, disappointing many viewers on YouTube and frustrating devotees of exploring the unknown.

Pterosaur bones found three decades ago are Australia's oldest, researchers say

Science News // 1 week ago

Pterosaur bones found three decades ago are Australia's oldest, researchers say

May 31 (UPI) -- Fossilized bones from pterosaurs, flying creatures that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs, discovered three decades ago are the oldest ever discovered in Australia, according to a new research paper.

Study: Scientists use X-ray to identify single atom for first time

Science News // 1 week ago

Study: Scientists use X-ray to identify single atom for first time

May 31 (UPI) -- For the first time, scientists have taken the first X-ray signal of a single atom, with such detection having the potential to revolutionize areas of science like quantum information, nanotechnology, and environment.

Oldest known plague cases identified in 4,000-year-old skeletal DNA

Science News // 1 week ago

Oldest known plague cases identified in 4,000-year-old skeletal DNA

Researchers have identified the oldest cases of plague in Britain to date, with DNA that is 4,000 years old.

SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom crew splashes down off coast of Florida

Science News // 1 week ago

SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom crew splashes down off coast of Florida

May 30 (UPI) -- The SpaceX Dragon crewed spacecraft returned to Earth late Tuesday night, successfully splashing down off the coast of Florida following 10 days in space.

Spain becomes 25th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords

Science News // 1 week ago

Spain becomes 25th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords

May 30 (UPI) -- Spain on Tuesday became the 25th nation to sign NASA's Artemis Accords, a set of principles that guide space exploration among nations that join the U.S. agency's ambitious plan to return man to the moon.

China launches manned mission to Tiangong Space Station

Science News // 1 week ago

China launches manned mission to Tiangong Space Station

May 30 (UPI) -- China on Tuesday successfully launched a manned mission into space with a final destination of its newly completed orbital space station, China's space agency said.

SpaceX successfully launches Saudi satellite

Science News // 1 week ago

SpaceX successfully launches Saudi satellite

May 27 (UPI) -- SpaceX confirmed Saturday it successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and later deployed Saudi Arabia's Arabsat Badr 8 communications satellite into orbit.

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