Sci-Fi

Investors and entrepreneurs are beginning to bring new diagnostic tools to market that promise better results for cancer patients through the identification of mutations in cancer cells that can create more targeted therapies. Earlier this […]

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recently dove deeper into the sun’s atmosphere than any spacecraft before. And it has the photos to prove it.  Launched four months ago, the heavily-shielded probe — an exploration craft that […]

There’s a flurry of new numbers on marijuana product labels, and the ratios can feel like a confusing math problem. But there’s a method to the madness — one based more on anecdotes than broadly […]

Stanford University, over the course of a year, recruited 223 participants in a fascinating study at the intersection of diet, exercise, and DNA. Researchers sought individuals willing to take DNA tests to educate them of […]

VSS Unity First Powered Flight, April 5, 2018. Image: 2018 Virgin Galactic By Miriam Kramer2018-12-13 16:50:21 UTC And just like that, Virgin Galactic made it to space. For the first time in the company’s 14-year […]

The Geminid meteor shower Image: Shutterstock / Genevieve de Messieres By Miriam Kramer2018-12-12 22:08:16 UTC Get ready for what might be the best meteor shower of 2018.  The Geminid meteor shower, which peaks late at […]

It’s been just over a month since Rocket Lab’s inaugural (and long-delayed) commercial launch, “It’s Business Time,” and it’s about to take another customer to space: NASA. Tonight’s 8PM scheduled launch will take 10 small […]

Image: mashable composite/getty images By Morgan Sung2018-12-11 20:47:59 UTC NASA wants Steph Curry to know that yes, the moon landing was real, and they’re even inviting him to check out some space rocks to prove […]

Atop the globe, there’s probably no turning back. Melting trends in the Arctic today are increasingly stark. The 2018 Arctic Report Card, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), depicts a thawing world […]

Let’s be honest, spacewalks, as a whole, can be pretty boring to watch.  Yes, it’s one of the most dangerous things an astronaut or cosmonaut can do in space: floating out into the void with […]