Have you ever imagined what it's like to take a picture in space? NASA astronaut Don Pettit, 69, did just that on his fourth mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He captured a spooky image of the SpaceX Dragon Freedom capsule after its Crew-9 mission. The black-and-white photo shows the
Did you know that lions and tigers aren't the only ones who might enjoy a little tipple? It turns out, many animals in the wild are drawn to ethanol found naturally in plants. Scientists decided to dig into this topic by looking at a bunch of scientific papers and historical accounts. They found tha
Let's talk about Comet C/2024 S1, also known as the Halloween Comet. This icy traveler from space had a special date with the Sun on October 28, but things didn't go as planned. Observed by NASA and the European Space Agency's SOHO spacecraft, the comet flew too close to the Sun and, you guessed it,
Imagine this: animals throughout the world are chowing down on berries and fruits that have turned slightly alcoholic. This phenomenon, scientists now believe, is widespread and has been happening for ages. Kimberley Hockings from the University of Exeter explains that ethanol, the type of alcohol f
In a twist of cosmic fate, a comet dubbed the "Halloween comet" met its end on Monday. Discovered on September 27 by an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Hawaii, this icy, gaseous, and rocky celestial body had sparked interest for its potential visibility during Halloween. However, as
Imagine digging up clues from the past with today's technology! That's what a global team of researchers did when they found the world's oldest ochre mine. This mine, located in Eswatini, Africa, is around 40, 000 years old. Ochre is a pigment used for art and decoration. By studying ochre from this
Get ready for an exciting space adventure! China is about to launch a new crew to their Tiangong space station. Among the three astronauts is China's only female spaceflight engineer, Wang Haoze. She's 34 and full of dreams! The team will perform experiments to help China's goal of landing on the Mo
Have you ever thought about what's in the smoke you see during a wildfire? Besides being scary and bad for the environment, it also contains chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These are created when things like wood burn. Usually, we encounter tiny amounts from car fumes and i
Imagine a comet zipping through the cosmos and suddenly getting too close to the Sun. That's exactly what happened to Comet 2024 S1 ATLAS on October 28, 2024. This comet, discovered in Hawaii by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Laser Alert System (ATLAS) project, was initially mistaken for an asteroi
NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon is making significant progress. The core stage of the Space Launch System rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, July 23. This massive rocket stage, measuring 212 feet (65 meters), was transported by NASA's Pegasus barge from New Orleans ov
