Scientists describe a tiny, molten metal exoplanet in unprecedented detail
Scientists are getting better at characterizing exoplanets, and that's leading to some surprising discoveries. As Reuters reports, a DLR-led team...
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A Science Lesson for Winter Application
Winter temperatures have arrived in Maine. There's a light coating of snow on the ground. And my daughters and I...
Germ Science Investigation – A Game About Stopping the Spread of COVID-19
Germ Science Investigation is a free online game that is designed to help students understand how to stop the transmission...
‘Squeezed’ light might produce breakthroughs in nano-sized electronics
It's one thing to produce nanoscale devices, but it's another to study and improve on them — they're so small...
3D-printed ‘living ink’ could lead to self-repairing buildings
Never mind 3D-printing organs — eventually, the material could have a life of its own. Phys.org reports scientists have developed...
Scientists used Mars’ ambient noise to map the planet’s subsurface layers
NASA's Mars InSight lander provided researchers with the data needed to give us our first detailed look at the red...
What’s Snoring? – Another Question from my Daughters
For nearly twenty years I've gone to an ice fishing camp every winter with the same group of guys (except...
Simple Wipe-Clean Ice Painting for Kids!
There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. I am so grateful to have activities...
Watch NASA’s asteroid-bound DART launch at 1:20AM Wednesday
In mere hours, NASA will attempt to launch one of its most interesting missions in recent memory. At approximately 1:21AM...
NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope launch to December 22nd
NASA’s oft-delayed James Webb Space Telescope has suffered yet another setback. While it was most recently scheduled to lift off...
My Big List of Resources for Teaching & Learning About American Thanksgiving
American Thanksgiving is later this week. All month long I've been sharing Thanksgiving-themed resources and ideas. This post combines all...
Launch startup Astra reaches orbit for the first time
The ranks of orbit-capable spaceflight companies just grew ever so slightly. TechCrunch reports Astra has reached orbit for the first...
SpaceX and NASA plan to crash a satellite into an asteroid next week
Since 2017, NASA has been in the process of testing to see whether crashing a satellite into an asteroid can...
Soon Robots Will Learn How To Open Doors And There Will Be Nowhere Left For Us To Hide
Robots can do many things right now, but if there is one thing that robots have yet to learn, it...
SpaceX plans first Starship orbital test flight for January 2022
SpaceX's hopes for a timely Starship orbital flight haven't gone according to plan, to put it mildly, but there might...
Celebrating LGBTQ+ in Conservation Science
Simon Dowell – Science Director I grew up in the 1970s and 80s which was a difficult time for LGBTQ+...
Scientists Have Found The Second Person In The World To Recover From HIV Naturally
Getting HIV these days is no longer the death sentence that many had thought to be the case back in...
Satellite space debris forces ISS astronauts to seek shelter aboard docked capsules
On Monday, astronauts on the International Space Station had to seek safety aboard their transport craft when the station passed...
Magnet Tiles Ideas that are Magnificent for Kids
There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. I am so grateful to have activities...
The Science of My Favorite Thanksgiving Foods
I don't think there's a meal I like better than a classic Thanksgiving turkey with potatoes, squash, stuffing and cranberry...
Alice Hargrave: Art + Science Award – Honorable Mention
©Alice Hargrave 2021, Lake Baikal, Russia, warming In the Lenscratch call Art + Science Award: The Heart of the Matter,...