Mummified remains of female dog from Rio Muerto, Peru GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—Phys.org reports that Susan deFrance of the University of Florida and her colleagues analyzed the remains of two dogs whose burials were excavated in southern Peru’s Moquegua Valley. The remains of the dogs, buried some 1,100 years ago by people of the Tiwanaku culture, were…
So, what’s the smallest thing in the universe? Thank you for your question. Take a piece of anything, cut it into tiny pieces, cut the tiny pieces into tinier pieces (at this point you might need a magnifying glass or microscope to see what you are cutting), and continue to cut them into yet tinier…
Space Safety 17/03/2026 4705 views 77 likes A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year. Check out the new Hera mission poster! The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera spacecraft is on its way to the only asteroids in existence whose…
A backup version of Skylab was displayed when the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years ago. After renovation of the building, the artifact is once more on view in a new gallery Carlyn Kranking | Associate Web Editor, Science July 1, 2026 5:30 p.m. An image of Skylab captured by its final…
A controversial idea right after the American Revolution, the First Bank of the United States proved prescient. Visitors can now check out its historic home after a $43 million makeover Michele Debczak | Correspondent July 1, 2026 5:30 p.m. First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia Public domain via Wikimedia Commons A Greek Revival…
Human spaceflight has no consensus driver. The Moon, Mars, low Earth orbit, an asteroid — all priorities are functionally a product of opinion, however passionate. There is no objective reason why one should be the goal over any other. Engineering and cost serve as the primary constraints on near-term human exploration goals. But nothing anchors…
The physiological challenges of a mission to the red planet
Enabling & Support 23/03/2026 6729 views 60 likes No matter how much planning goes into space missions, one must always expect the unexpected. But luck favours the prepared. In July 2025, an unexpected visitor entered our Solar System, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – Juice – happened to be in the right…
Climate change is actually nothing new to our old planet. It has long driven the evolution of Earth’s flora and fauna and good thing, too: Without those major shifts, we wouldn’t be here today. But as human-driven climate change accelerates, looking back at how ecosystems once responded to drastic climate swings could help prepare us…
Who are the Artemis III crew? On June 9, 2026, NASA announced the crew of Artemis III: commander Randy Bresnik (NASA), pilot Luca Parmitano (ESA), mission specialist Frank Rubio (NASA), and mission specialist Andre Douglas (NASA). Randy Bresnik is a native of Santa Monica, California. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from The…