NASA wants to light a fire on the moon – but it’s for science

NASA wants to set fire to the moon – no, really. If conducted, the experiment would be the first time humanity has set fire ...

NASA wants to light the first fire on the moon. Here's why

NASA plans to ignite a controlled fire on the moon as part of an experiment to better understand how flames behave during ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences, Scientists Caution

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

A new island rose from the sea in Iceland in 1963, but everyone except scientists is banned from setting foot on it: Here's why

A barren stretch of volcanic rock rising from the Atlantic Ocean may not sound like one of the world's most protected places, ...

We Could Seed Alien Life Elsewhere in the Universe—But We’ll Never Undo the Devastating Consequences

Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

Inside the bold science experiment planned for Australia’s first woman in space

Australia’s race to put its first woman in space is blasting towards lift-off, with Katherine Bennell-Pegg at the centre of a multimillion-dollar push that could send homegrown science soaring beyond ...

The coldest place on the ISS isn't space — it's where tomorrow's discoveries are kept

Astronaut and ISRO Gaganyatri Shubhanshu Shukla highlighted the importance of the system in a post on X, explaining why biological samples collected in orbit must be stored at ultra-low temperatures ...

In 1851, a French physicist suspended a metal ball from a 67-metre wire, and it became one of the first direct proofs that the Earth rotates

Most of us accept that the Earth rotates because we have been taught it since childhood. We have seen satellite images, ...

Earth microbes can survive individual martian hazards—and evade astronaut immune systems

Hopefully, we're about to travel back to the moon relatively soon. And while the original "giant leap for mankind" was taken ...

There’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map

A new study has succeeded in mapping, on a global scale, the fungal network that supports plant life and helps regulate our ...

A science festival that once sold only 60 tickets now draws astronauts, Nobel laureates, and politicians, because STARMUS became a test of public trust

What began as an ambitious experiment combining science and music has grown into one of the world’s most influential science ...

In our deep oceans, evolution is supercharged – this diversity of life could help unlock humanity’s greatest challenges

Deep oceans contain microbes with yet-to-be-discovered properties that could drive future innovations in biotechnology.