SpaceX found unexpected ‘erosion’ to its spaceship’s heat shield after its first NASA astronaut mission, so it revamped the system Morgan McFall-Johnsen 30 sep 2020
Astronauts just named SpaceX’s newest spaceship ‘Resilience’ ahead of a major launch Morgan McFall-Johnsen 30 sep 2020
Scientists detected a set of salty lakes on Mars, hidden below the glaciers of its south pole Morgan McFall-Johnsen 28 sep 2020
The aurora borealis didn’t cause the Titanic’s crash, contrary to a new theory — but it may have affected rescue efforts Morgan McFall-Johnsen 27 sep 2020
NASA’s Hubble space telescope captured the ribbon of a supernova blast that ancient humans saw about 15,000 years ago Morgan McFall-Johnsen 21 sep 2020
A scientist’s quick animation reveals that Earth has two types of day. Humans use the one that’s 4 minutes longer. Morgan McFall-Johnsen 18 sep 2020
Wildfire smoke is likely to leave millions of people more vulnerable to flu and the coronavirus this fall Morgan McFall-Johnsen 15 sep 2020
A shocking image from space shows a record 5 tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin at the same time Morgan McFall-Johnsen 15 sep 2020
An ominous map shows the entire West Coast with the worst air quality on Earth as historic wildfires spew smoke Morgan McFall-Johnsen 11 sep 2020
Only satellites can capture the horrifying scale of the fires raging across the West Coast — here’s video from space Morgan McFall-Johnsen 10 sep 2020