Predicting Harmful Algal Blooms and Toxicity in the San Francisco Estuary
In fall 2023, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a five‑year, $3 million Monitoring and Event Response Research Program (MERHAB) grant to improve Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) detection in the San Francisco Estuary.
Read MoreComet MAPS faces a make-or-break moment as it dives toward the sun on April 4 — could it shine in the daytime sky?
Comet MAPS is about to face its ultimate test as it sweeps just 101,000 miles above the sun’s surface.
Read MorePronatalists want more babies. Their solutions aren’t rooted in science
Conservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how humans evolved.
Read MoreSecrets of the Bees zooms in on life in a hive
A new documentary available on Disney+ and Hulu appeals to our sense of wonder to highlight why bees need saving.
Read MoreA comet may have flipped its spin and entered into a death spiral
Gases jetting out of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák may have caused it to reverse its spin in 2017, possibly leading to its eventual destruction.
Read MoreQuantum physics can confirm where someone is located
The concept of entanglement links far-flung particles. That relationship can prove that someone is in the location they claim to be.
Read MoreHeavy soil tilling for agriculture can do more harm than good
The tiny seismic signals of rainwater moving through the ground show how heavy tilling damage soil.
Read MoreThe US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess
The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System was due for completion in 2016. Ten years later, the software for controlling the military’s GPS satellites still doesn’t work.
Read MoreWhat will happen if Artemis 2 astronauts get hit by a solar storm during NASA’s ambitious moon mission?
“If an event is particularly bad, there are some places in the capsule, such as storage bays and down by the toilet, that the crew can go to.”
Read MoreHow to use your Unistellar smart telescope to track the Artemis 2 rocket light curve in the name of science
Unistellar co-founder tells Space.com about how citizen scientists are using smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense.
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