This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies.
This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies.
(Image credit: Miguel Claro) Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin conducted its third crewed New Shepard flight in just over two months Aug. 3, sending six people to space that included the winner of the auction
Sinus and congestion problems are more than just earthly annoyances, according to new research from Houston Methodist. A newly published study reveals that a staggering 85% of astronauts aboard the
Deep imaging (top) and polarimetric (bottom) maps of 3I from a subset of VLT observations. The colour scale in the imaging maps does not reflect the absolute brightness of the
“Dark dwarfs” may sound like a new race of Sauron-worshipping Middle-Earth dwellers, but it’s actually a new type of stellar body proposed to exist at the hearts of galaxies. The
Best fit results from a joint transit and RV fit using a quasi-periodic GP model to account for the excess RV scatter in the RVs. a) Top: NEID (yellow) and
NASA/Jonny Kim In this June 13, 2025, photo, NASA astronaut Anne McClain shows off a hamburger-shaped cake to celebrate 200 cumulative days in space for JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
SYDNEY, Australia – A Chinese company plans to establish a constellation of 144 space situational awareness (SSA) satellites in low-Earth orbit. Two experimental satellites will be launched in April, followed
Meet a spreading earthmoss known as Physcomitrella patens. It’s frequently used as a model organism for studies on plant evolution, development, and physiology. In this image, a reddish-brown sporophyte sits






