The administration of President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday. Nelson said that the Biden administration had committed to working with international partners, including Russia, to continue research being conducted in the orbiting laboratory through the rest of this decade….
Biden Extends US Support for International Space Station Through 2030
Researchers Find Fossilized Egg Containing Remains of World’s Most Complete Baby Dinosaur Embryo
A fossilized egg has been found to contain the remains of the world’s most complete baby dinosaur just before hatching. The exquisitely preserved embryo was “lying like a bird” in a distinctive tucking posture. It died about 70 million years ago—and was about to hatch. The head is below the body, with the feet on…
25 Years Ago the Cassini Spacecraft Set Off on a Journey to Saturn in October 1997
Launched a quarter of a century ago on 15 October 1997, the Cassini spacecraft spent 13 years exploring Saturn. The only spacecraft to ever orbit Saturn, Cassini showed scientists the planet, its rings, and moons up close in all their splendour. In all, Cassini collected more than 453,000 images and travelled 4.9 billion miles. Cassini…
New Study Finds Social Isolation Increases Heart Problems
December 28, 2021
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An Australian study has found that older adults with poor social health—who also have low social support and are isolated—were 42 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), and twice as likely to die from it. The study’s authors define low social support as having a circle of four or less relatives or close…
NASA Spacecraft to Test Asteroid Defense Concept
It’s the stuff of Hollywood movies, but the threat to Earth by hazardous asteroids is rooted in fact, not fiction. “We look at the moon, we look at the Earth, we see that it’s full of craters. More on the Moon than on the Earth, which is, of course, telling us that impacts of small…
Metal Detectorists Uncover Largest Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Gold Coins in England, Dating Back 1,400 Years
December 27, 2021
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A hoard of 131 gold coins and a number of other gold objects dating back 1,400 years ago stand to be the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins ever found in England. In A.D. 600, England, still ununited, was divided into several smaller Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. One of the most important of these was East Angles…
Carol Tribute for La Palma Volcano Workers
The Christmas spirit could be about to settle on the volcano on the Canary Islands that started erupting in September. It’s been quiet for the past 13 days, and scientists say just one more day is needed for the eruption to be declared officially over. This would mean Christmas Day is the day that residents…
Volcanoes in 2021 Push for Eruption Forecast Research
This year was marked by numerous eruptions of volcanoes, with two topping the charts in terms of media attention and interest from the volcanologists: the Fagradalsfjall in Iceland and the Cumbre Vieja in La Palma, Spain. As usual, Etna and Stromboli continued to erupt, but more unusual volcanic events happened as well.
Stonehenge Revellers Bring in the Winter Solstice
Revellers gathered at Britain’s Stonehenge in the English county of Wiltshire on Wednesday to bring in the winter solstice. People, many wrapped in blankets and cloaks, stood inside the stone circle of the neolithic monument, singing as the sun rose. Cheers erupted, followed by singing and dancing around the prehistoric stones. The visitors traveled to…
Japanese Space Tourist Says He Would Love Longer Flight
MOSCOW—A Japanese space tourist said Wednesday that he felt his 12-day mission to the International Space Station was too short and he would love to stay a week more. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, his producer Yozo Hirano, and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin blasted off to the station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Dec. 8…
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