Pregnancy in space: studying stem cells in zero gravity may determine whether it’s safe

Avoid while pregnant or trying to conceive: smoking, drinking, space travel.

Emmanouil Karteris, Reader in Biomedical Sciences, Brunel University London • conversation
Sept. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Team gauges moon’s shadowed side for future landings

New information about the surface properties of the moon's permanently shadowed region will help to identify suitable locations for future lunar missions.

Franziska Schmid-ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 2, 2022 ~5 min


MIT’s MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars

Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 31, 2022 ~7 min

Some sand on the Red Planet is actually green

Rocks on Mars that date back nearly 4 billion years are composed of large grains of olivine, which tints Hawaiian beaches green back on Earth.

Brian Huchel-Purdue • futurity
Aug. 30, 2022 ~7 min

Do humans really need other species?

People wouldn’t last long without the countless other species we depend on for survival.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Aug. 29, 2022 ~9 min

NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth's orbit – here's what to expect and why it's important

When the Orion Crew Capsule orbits the Moon there will be no one on board. But the mission will mark a key step in bringing humans back to Earth’s dusty sidekick.

Jack Burns, Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Aug. 26, 2022 ~8 min

Artemis 1: maiden flight of spacecraft set to take humans back to the Moon – here's what needs to go right

Will humans be back on the Moon by 2025? It depends on how well the imminent launch of Artemis-1 goes.

Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Aug. 25, 2022 ~8 min

Black hole collisions may clarify how fast the universe is expanding

A new technique may provide a unique window into the "teenage" years of the universe that are hard to study with other methods.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
Aug. 22, 2022 ~7 min


War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies – especially in times of conflict

Private satellite companies have boomed in recent years, and many experts have wondered what role they would play in a conflict. They have proved to be invaluable to Ukraine in recent months.

Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Aug. 15, 2022 ~9 min

Webb images reveal one of the earliest galaxies ever found

Images from the James Webb Space Telescope show what might be one of the earliest galaxies ever discovered, researchers report.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
Aug. 9, 2022 ~7 min

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