NASA’s EXCITE mission prepared for scientific balloon flight

EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) hangs from a ceiling at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility’s location…

NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA said Thursday it will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new capsule…

People seen as wise share key characteristics, according to a global study

Study flow. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50294-0 What makes someone seem wise? People view wisdom…

Italian aviation authorities investigate after turbulence injures two easyJet flight attendants

LONDON — Italian authorities have launched an investigation after two easyJet flight attendants were injured when…

Fighting coastal erosion with electricity

An artistic impression of how electricity could be used to strengthen coastlines. Credit: Northwestern University New…

Achieving effective removal of caffeine and painkillers, scientists turn food waste into water cleaners

Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemosphere (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141787 Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in…

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County…

NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA said Wednesday it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at…

Researchers urge bringing them back to Earth

Red hexagons mark the four sites where the Perseverance rover collected rock samples around the sediment…

Balancing technology and governance are key to achieving climate goals, study highlights

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Despite advancements in clean energy, global CO2 emissions continue to rise. IIASA…