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NASA’s Artemis astronauts enter final preparations for Moon mission
By Joey RouletteWASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The four astronauts selected for NASA's Artemis II mission were due to arrive in Florida on Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in more than five decades.NASA...
Scientists train to dive beneath polar ice as climate change warms the Arctic and Antarctica
KILPISJÄRVI, Finland (AP) — As bubbles rippled across the frigid Finnish lake, diver Daan Jacobs emerged from a hole carved out of the thick, crackling ice.The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) beneath the surface, where sunlight filtered through the Arctic ice...
Satellite observations offer insight into a tsunami’s early stages
March 27 (Reuters) - Observations made by a satellite operated by the U.S. and French space agencies shortly after a strong earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula last year are giving scientists a better understanding of how tsunamis originate and...
Hitting the brakes: Hubble Space Telescope watches doomed comet reverse its spin
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist's impression of a jet of gas and dust blasting out from comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák. | Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Ralf Crawford (STScI)The Hubble Space...
Arctic sea ice just dropped to an alarming new low
Right now, the Arctic is maxing out on sea ice – the cold of winter has built up over months of darkness, and ice has spread as far south as it will all year. It’s the North Pole’s sea ice maximum, except this year, it’s alarmingly low.There is roughly half a million...
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how
The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects present another evolutionary front: Insects themselves can evolve resistance to the...
Sharks in Bahamas test positive for caffeine, painkillers, cocaine
Sharks in the Bahamas are consuming substances including caffeine, painkillers and even cocaine, according to a new study by marine scientists who say it could potentially impact the animals' health and behavior.The research team, made up of marine biologists and...
When a sperm whale gives birth, the mother gets help from her friends
March 26 (Reuters) - When a mother sperm whale gives birth, it is a remarkable team effort. Marine biologists have documented how multiple adult female sperm whales surrounded the mother as the whale gave birth, then collectively hoisted the calf out of the water as...
NASA’s make-or-break moon shot
The 322-foot-tall rocket stands ready on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. Fueling tests are done. The four astronauts it will send on a journey around the moon are waiting in quarantine.NASA is making final preparations for its Artemis II mission, which...
Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves
It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies and our food, water and air.Yet finding and identifying microplastics is extremely challenging, especially given their small size. One...
NASA’s Artemis II mission will take an astronaut crew around the Moon – a space policy expert describes the long road to launch
NASA is once again shooting for the Moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket to send a crewed spacecraft, called Orion, into orbit. From there, the crew...
Who is Artemis? Meet the Greek goddess who inspired NASA’s return to the moon
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The "Diana of Versailles" or "Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt", a marble statue of the Roman goddess Diana, known as Artemis in Greek mythology, in the Musée du Louvre...