Virtual green space boosts pregnant women’s well-being

Exposure to green space in virtual reality has health benefits for pregnant urban women, including lower blood pressure.

Brianna Aldrich-UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 18, 2022 ~5 min

Space experiments could shed light on osteoporosis

Researchers sent experiments to the International Space Station in order to learn more about bone density loss in space and back on Earth.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 14, 2022 ~7 min


Study of ‘polluted’ white dwarfs finds that stars and planets grow together

A team of astronomers have found that planet formation in our young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 14, 2022 ~5 min

Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety

After its fourth delay, the Artemis 1 launch is now scheduled for Nov. 16, 2022. NASA has a history of missing launch deadlines, but the private sector is slowly making launches more reliable.

Michael Dodge, Associate Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 ~8 min

Model explains two mysteries about planet size

New research explains two puzzles about the size of planets, one known as the "radius valley" and the other called "peas in a pod."

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Nov. 11, 2022 ~5 min

X-rays reveal details of hot stuff around a black hole

New observations shed light on the super hot matter in the region immediately surrounding a black hole, researchers say.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 4, 2022 ~6 min

Marsquakes hint volcanoes still shape Red Planet’s surface

Mars has generally been considered geologically dead. But marsquakes indicate volcanic activity still plays a role in shaping its surface.

Marianne Lucien-ETH Zurich • futurity
Oct. 28, 2022 ~6 min

Did climate change kill life on early Mars?

Researchers simulated the conditions hypothetical lifeforms would have encountered on Mars 4 billion years ago.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Oct. 24, 2022 ~10 min


New Harvard and MIT study warns of misinterpreting Webb data

Harvard and MIT researchers warn that opacity models need to be improved to accurately interpret data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Oct. 21, 2022 ~4 min

Signatures of alien technology could be how humanity first finds extraterrestrial life

The technology of an advanced alien civilization is likely to produce many signs that could be detected across the vastness of space. Two astronomers explain the search for technosignatures.

Jason Wright, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State • conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 ~9 min

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