Lightning strikes aren't stopping the planned Artemis I launch — yet
NASA is sending an uncrewed spacecraft to circle the moon and return to Earth. It's set to launch Monday, despite thunderstorms over the weekend.
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NASA is set to return to the moon. Here are 4 reasons to go back
NASA's Apollo missions already sent astronauts to the moon from 1969 to 1972. But scientists say there's still lots of good science to do there. The moon also could be an ideal stepping stone to Mars.
Why manikins and Snoopy will make up the crew of NASA's Artemis I mission
The Artemis I mission is uncrewed, but that doesn't mean the spacecraft is empty. Lots of mementos are making the trip, along with manikins that will help NASA prepare to send humans back to the moon.
An ice-age bison was discovered! Then soon eaten — once the foul taste was smothered
Shortly after researchers unearthed the mummified body of a 55,000-year-old Steppe bison in the Alaskan tundra, they sliced off a piece of its neck. To eat!
When did human bodies evolve to sweat? We don't know exactly when
All summer, NPR's Science Desk has been looking at sweat. Humans are covered with millions of sweat glands, but it wasn't always that way. When did humans start to sweat?
What you should know about Rett syndrome, the condition that Richard Engel's son had
NBC correspondent Richard Engel announced that his son Henry, who had been diagnosed with Rett syndrome as an infant, died on August 9. Here's what to know about the disorder.
NASA's James Webb telescope has taken new images of Jupiter's moons, rings and more
The telescope uses a camera with filters that can make a color map out of infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.
Spiders show signs of REM-like activity, raising the question: Do they dream?
A team of researchers filmed jumping spiders overnight and observed behaviors that mirror rapid eye movement sleep in other species. It helps that baby jumping spiders have translucent exoskeletons.
What happens to sweat in outer space (Hint: There's no gravity to help it drip away)
Humans' ability to sweat is useful on Earth — but when people go up into space, they find that perspiring in zero gravity presents some unique challenges.
China plans to use chemicals to generate rain to protect its grain harvest
The hottest, driest summer since the government began recording rainfall and temperature 61 years ago has wilted crops and left reservoirs at half their normal water level.