Memento Mori: A mosaic from Pompeii of a wealthy man whose dog died in the Mount Vesuvius eruption
QUICK FACTS Name: Memento Mori What it is: Table mosaic Where it is from: Pompeii, Italy When it was made: Circa 50 B.C. The stunning Memento…
On the eve of the ISS’s 25th anniversary, humanity stares down a gap in its presence in space
On Nov. 2, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. On board were Roscosmos…
China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat
HELSINKI — China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications…
First of its kind ‘butt drag fossil’ discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago
Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as “dassies,” are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible…
Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Fresh questions are emerging over Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of German laser communications firm Mynaric as…
SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits Nov. 2, carrying payloads that included…
A toxicologist explains when you can safely cut the moldy part off food, and when it’s best to toss it
When you open the refrigerator and find a wedge of cheese flecked with green mold, or a package of chicken that smells faintly sour, it can be…
Latvia signs Artemis Accords – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60…
We sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million miles away. Here’s how.
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA‘s $10 billion James Webb…
Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal
Comet 3I/ATLAS is extremely irradiated from billions of years of cosmic ray bombardments, new research using observations from the James Webb…