Two NASA astronauts are set to conduct a six-hour, 35-minute spacewalk on Thursday to refresh the International Space Station's power supply and relocate a communications antenna. Expedition 73 flight engineers Anne McClain and Nicole Ayers are scheduled to depart the…
A Firefly Aerospace rocket launched from California has crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica after failing to deliver a Lockheed Martin satellite into low Earth orbit. It was the latest Alpha rocket failure for the privately held Texas-based…
Scientists have discovered that echidnas may have evolved from an aquatic ancestor in an unusual evolutionary event. (Photo by Kristian Bell/Getty Images) Some of the most unusual mammals on Earth just got even more mysterious. Echidnas – the spiky, beaked,…
An illustration of a magnetar radiating energy and possibly creating heavy elements. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Scientists have finally identified the source of gold in the early universe. A new study has found that powerful flares from neutron stars with intense…
The exact location where the craft will re-enter the atmosphere has not yet been determined, but it will likely land in the ocean. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Part of a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft that was destined to land on Venus…
In a new study, scientists detail how they automated an IVF technique known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which is often used to treat male infertility. For the first time in history, a child has been conceived through an IVF…