A rare, daring mission is underway in Antarctica to rescue one, but possibly two sick crew members at the frigid, isolated and dark Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Right now, two propellor-driven DeHavilland Twin Otter aircraft are on the ground at … Read More
On Sunday, the Jeff Bezos-backed spaceflight company Blue Origin will air a test launch of their space system live for the first time online. This will mark the fourth time this particular New Shepard rocket and capsule have flown a … Read More
The Science Channel wants to show you how to build everything. Well, at least they’re going to try. SEE ALSO: VR takes ‘Nashville’ scene to the next level On How to Build … Everything, scientists, experts and other generally smart humans … Read More
A couple new selfies beamed back to Earth from NASA’s Curiosity rover show the intrepid Mars explorer looking like a social media star on the red planet. The new selfies were taken on May 11 as Curiosity posed at a … Read More
At least five Fort Hood soldiers died on Thursday and four more were still missing on Friday after rushing floodwater flipped over a military truck during a training exercise at the Texas military base. Three more soldiers were taken to … Read More
The Louvre museum in Paris will close its doors on Friday as officials work to move artwork away from rising floodwaters Museum staff will move some work upstairs to protect against the nearby Seine River, which has overflowed its banks … Read More
The International Space Station has a brand new astronaut hangout. On Saturday, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, with the help of mission controllers, expanded the new Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), a 13-foot-long by 10.5-foot-wide room now attached to the outside of … Read More
You are almost definitely slowly killing yourself. Eating poorly, smoking, riding motorcycles, watching The Bachelor — they’re all statistically proven to shorten the average life span (except maybe that last one). As for using your cellphone? Not so much. The … Read More
Partial results from an ongoing $25 million, federally-funded study into the dangers of cellphone radiation found a tentative link between such radiation and two rare types of tumors in male rats. However, the study won’t settle the ongoing debate regarding the … Read More
Cory Richards had just summited Mount Everest, without oxygen, and his attempt to share his hard won victory with the world was being scuttled by the most mundane of tech issues. He was standing more than 29,000 feet above sea level, … Read More