NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is falling out of space. NASA has a daring plan to save it with a spacecraft built by Katalyst Space. (Image credit: NASA) WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — For over 20 years, NASA’s Swift space observatory has been conducting prolific science in orbit, hunting for signs of gamma-ray bursts — theContinue Reading
The first study dedicated to researching menstruation in microgravity will be launched by Virgin Galactic. (Image credit: Virgin Galactic) One new mission is setting out to study menstruation in microgravity for the first time ever. Forty-six years ago, NASA engineers asked Sally Ride if 100 tampons was the right amount to send with her forContinue Reading
If this narrowing of the K is sustained, one explanation could be job growth broadening into more blue-collar sectors such as leisure and hospitality, construction and manufacturing…Continue Reading
Rohit Goeptar was born into a poor family in Suriname, South America, the kind where both parents work three jobs and they still can only provide food and shelter for their family. At around age six, his family moved to California to start a new life…Continue Reading
Australia’s World Cup is far from over. But after a timid performance in which both goalscorers from the previous game started on the bench, coach Tony Popovic needs to be bolder…Continue Reading
Researchers have created a new way to reconstruct the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes by analyzing genetic traces left by transposable elements. The technique revealed that modern strawberries were assembled through multiple ancient genome-merging events, shedding new light on how major crop species evolved., Read MoreContinue Reading
Iranian deputy foreign minister says Iran ‘ready to move forward’ on diplomacy with US, but war must end on all fronts., Iranian deputy foreign minister says Iran ‘ready to move forward’ on diplomacy with US, but war must end on all fronts. Smoke rises following Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon,Continue Reading
Biden, a former Democratic president, argued that releasing the recordings would violate his right to privacy., A United States judge has denied a petition from former Democratic President Joe Biden arguing his right to privacy would be violated should recordings he made for a memoir be made public. On Friday,Continue Reading
The administration formally accepted a luxury jet from Qatar last year, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government., Read MoreContinue Reading
Panelist Ana Navarro noted that the vice president seemed “strategically prepared to disarm us with niceness,” but added, “It didn’t work on me.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor spent $14m on a Reflecting Pool that now features green algae blooms, chemical treatments and peeling paint Published June 19, 2026 2:30PM (EDT) Despite the renovation finishing earlier this month, the Reflecting Pool is already showing some major issues — green algae bloom require chemical treatments and vaccumming,Continue Reading
African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he’d oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare,Continue Reading