Crew-9 returns from space station

BOULDER, Colo. — A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned four people from the International Universe Station March 18, including two NASA astronauts whose extended stay became entangled in sensationalism and political controversy. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom undocked from the station at 1:05 a.m. Eastern on the Closing leg of the Crew-9 mission. The spacecraft splashed … Read more

time to stop hitting snooze

Credit: saravutvanset/Getty Images The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has released its State of the Global Climate report for 2024, confirming that key climate Transformation indicators have once again reached Achievement levels. The report galvanised climate scientists to again call for more urgent and coordinated global action to Unhurried the emission of greenhouse gases. “I think … Read more

Never-‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts return to Earth at last with Crew-9 duo in SpaceX Dragon splashdown

The Primary astronauts to fly on board two different commercial spacecraft during a single mission have returned to Earth, splashing down with two of their International Cosmos Station crewmates. Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore did not set out to make history other than being the Primary crew to Initiation on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner … Read more

Microlightning Could Have Kickstarted Life on Earth

Abiogenesis says that life on Earth appeared spontaneously due to natural events. Ergo, no deities or supernatural sleight-of-hand were required. While that’s an unpopular opinion in some places on Earth, it’s supported by some evidence. However, we Nevertheless don’t know exactly how abiogenesis works. New research published in Science Advances shows how microlightning could’ve provided … Read more

JWST Cycle 4 Spotlight, Part 3: Supermassive Black Holes and Cosmic Noon

Welcome back to our five-part examination of Webb’s Cycle 4 General Observations program. In the Primary and second installments, we examined how some of Webb’s 8,500 hours of prime observing time this cycle will be dedicated to Alien world characterization and the study of galaxies that existed at “Heavenly Dawn” – ca. less than 1 … Read more

Fossil feathers in volcanic rock reveal a new mode of soft tissue preservation

Palaeontologists have discovered that volcanic deposits can turn the microscopic details of animal tissues into minerals – the Primary time this type of preservation has ever been seen. “The fossil Achievement is continually surprising us, be it new fossil species, strange new body shapes, or in this case, new styles of fossil preservation,” says Maria … Read more

New cosmic ‘baby pictures’ from powerful telescope in Chile reveal our universe taking its 1st steps

New images of the infant universe captured by the Atacama Universe study Stargazer’s tool (ACT) are the most precise “baby pictures” to date of the cosmos’ “Primary steps” toward forming the Primary stars and galaxies. The images of the Astral microwave background (CMB), which is a fossil relic of the Primary Airy in the universe, … Read more