Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance … [+2852 chars]
NASA is developing a new spacesuit with a built-in cooling system to help astronauts withstand the unfiltered sun rays on the Moon. In a new video published by NASA, the astronauts were seen spacewa… [+1428 chars]
The following is an excerpt fromHow to Save the World for Just A Trillion Dollars: The Ten Biggest Problems We Can Actually Fix, by Rowan Hooper. Disclaimer: When you purchase products through the B… [+9892 chars]
After almost 60 years of dressing up like an astronaut, Barbie has launched into space for real. Two of the iconic fashion dolls are now on board the International Space Station (ISS), where they ar… [+4859 chars]
If there was ever any doubt the 2011 discovery by a post-doctoral student was indeed the hottest rock on Earth, new findings from a Western-led research team are putting that uncertainty to rest. El… [+5517 chars]
On Mars, the Curiosity rover narrowly avoided colliding with some razor-sharp rocks. The robotic explorer, which landed on Mars over ten years ago, has spent the last month climbing Mount Sharps Gre… [+4461 chars]
The new Sun plasma ejections are expected to happen as early as Apr. 14. Space experts claimed that massive solar activity could harm Earth and other inner planets. Venus, Mars, and Mercury will a… [+2504 chars]
Phase transitions, such as the boiling of water or the melting of a metal, are commonplace but fascinating phenomena that spur surprises decades after decades. They often occur as the temperature of … [+2396 chars]
The mysterious Antikythera mechanism, thought by some to be the world’s first computer, was first “started up” on Dec. 22, 178 B.C., archaeologists have now found. Discovered by sponge divers in a R… [+4689 chars]
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Barbie is embarking on her first mission to space in the dolls 63-year history. In collaboration with the Internat… [+5307 chars]
In chemistry, there are structures that are particularly stable, such as the so-called "benzene ring" consisting of six interconnected carbon atoms. Such rings form the structural basis for graphite … [+3578 chars]
