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New effort to clean up space junk prepares to launch

New effort to clean up space junk prepares to launch

Known as ELSA-d, the mission will demonstrate technology that could help capture space junk, the millions of pieces of orbital debris that float above Earth.
by Chloee Weiner

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Next pandemic: Scientists fear another coronavirus could jump from animals to humans

Next pandemic: Scientists fear another coronavirus could jump from animals to humans

Researchers worry another coronavirus will spill over from a bat or some other creature. They're hunting for sources — and finding evidence that a new pandemic could be around the corner.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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Drawing a line in the mud: Scientists debate when 'age of humans' began

Drawing a line in the mud: Scientists debate when 'age of humans' began

Scientists on five continents are hunting for geological evidence to pinpoint exactly when humans became a major force shaping life on Earth. But settling on the date could unleash a larger debate.
by Rebecca Hersher

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How a building block of life got created in a flash

How a building block of life got created in a flash

Lightning strikes may have supplied a key ingredient that allowed life to emerge on the early Earth, according to a new study of "fossilized" lightning.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Mapping Máaz: NASA uses Navajo language to name features on Mars

Mapping Máaz: NASA uses Navajo language to name features on Mars

Members of NASA's Perseverance rover team, in collaboration with the Navajo Nation, have been naming features of scientific interest with words in the Navajo language.
by Catherine Whelan

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China, Russia announce plan to build moon research station

China, Russia announce plan to build moon research station

The two countries' space agencies say the proposal, which sets no time frame, could include an orbiting station, a base on the surface, or both.
by Scott Neuman

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