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Cygnus cargo ship delivers cheese, candy and science gear to space station astronauts

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Tuesday (Feb. 18) to make a special delivery of cheese, candy and science gear for NASA. The uncrewed Cygnus NG-13 spacecraft was captured with a station robotic arm by ...

Avoiding space debris might require new legal framework, US lawmakers say

To stop dangerous space debris, the U.S. government must work together with private companies and international partners. Shares. An artist's concept of the orbital debris field around Earth, based on real data from the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office.

SpaceX will fly space tourists on Crew Dragon for Space Adventures

SpaceX just inked its first deal to launch space tourists into orbit on a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The private spaceflight company founded by billionaire Elon Musk has signed an agreement with the U.S. space tourism company Space Adventures to launch up ...

Meet the unknown female mathematician whose calculations helped discover Pluto

Ninety years ago today (Feb. 18), astronomer Clyde Tombaugh gathered the data that proved the existence of what would eventually be dubbed Pluto — but it wouldn't have been possible, astronomers have since realized, without the calculations of a ...

Ariane 5 rocket launches satellites for Japan, South Korea into orbit

Arianespace's third flight of 2020 saw a rocket boost a Japanese telecommunications satellite and a Korean oceanography satellite into orbit from the Guiana Space Center. The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off flawlessly into a dark sky from Kourou, French Guiana at ...

BBC News

Neanderthal 'skeleton' is first found in a decade

BBC News

Researchers have described the first "articulated" remains of a Neanderthal to be discovered in a decade. An articulated skeleton is one where the bones are still arranged in their original positions. The new specimen was uncovered at Shanidar Cave in Iraq ...

First Solar Orbiter instrument sends measurements

Data collected with the Magnetometer (MAG) instrument during the deployment of the instrument boom of ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft show how the magnetic field decreases from the vicinity of the spacecraft to where the instruments are actually deployed.

Correcting the jitters in quantum devices

Labs around the world are racing to develop new computing and sensing devices that operate on the principles of quantum mechanics and could offer dramatic advantages over their classical counterparts. But these technologies still face several challenges, ...

Sky & Telescope

What's in the New Proposed NASA Budget

Sky & Telescope

The latest 2021 budget request for NASA would push hard for human lunar exploration at the cost of several key programs. Bridenstine. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses the 2021 budget proposal during a State of NASA address on February ...

Cool Butterfly Effect: Insect Equipment Could Inspire Heat-Radiating Tech

Scientific American

Scientific American

Devising better cooling materials has become a pressing issue as the climate warms, and some scientists are turning to nature for ideas. Small creatures with low body mass, such as insects, have to deal with the fact that they warm up much faster than large ...