Extreme weather events, from heavy rainfall to heat waves and droughts, are increasingly threatening crop yields globally, so new solutions are needed for agriculture. An international team from the ...

With $2 million in backing from an anonymous alumnus, Duke research will soon reach new heights. Last week, the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences announced a new multidisciplinary initiative that ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth’s climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe. This year’s budget expires at the end of ...

The proposed orbiter-lander mission would launch around 2042 and arrive in the Saturn system in 2053. The European Space Agency (ESA) is setting the long-term goal of sending a spacecraft to Saturn's ...

Traveling to space is brutal on the body. Spaceflight can cause astronauts’ bones to lose density, their brain and eye nerves to swell, and their genes to change expression. Research suggests spending ...

BOSTON, MA – September 29, 2025 – The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, a production of GBH, today announced the two-part documentary special “OPERATION SPACE STATION” will premiere November 5 ...

Floating high above Earth's atmosphere, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured some of the most breathtaking images ever seen — galaxies colliding, stars being born, and nebulae glowing in cosmic ...

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has ...

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said Thursday that climate and earth science at the agency will “move aside” as it refocuses solely on space exploration. “All the climate science and all of the ...

These are the author's own views and not that of any institution or organisation. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has become part of the government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT ...

Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA for a little more than a month, has vowed to make the United States great in space. With a background as a US Congressman, reality TV star, and television ...